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The Snail and the Whale

Last updated Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Author: Julia Donaldson
Date of Publication:
ISBN: 0803729227
Grade Level: 1st Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Feb. 2006

Synopsis: A tiny mollusk that longs to see the world hitches a ride aboard a humpback whale in this charming picture book. After seeing far-off islands, underwater caves, and storm-filled skies, the snail feels impossibly small--until the whale is beached in a harbor, and she saves the day by writing a note on the blackboard of a nearby school to summon help. The message that even the smallest among us can help others will not be lost on children, and neither will the poetic language: "A humpback whale, immensely long,/Who sang to the snail a wonderful song/Of shimmering ice and coral caves/And shooting stars and enormous waves." Donaldson's smooth, sprightly rhyming scheme buoys the story and never falters. The flat, cartoonish look of Scheffler's multimedia illustrations perfectly complements the tone of the text.

Discussion topics for before reading:

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Do you have a best friend? Who is it and can you describe him/her?

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What makes a person a good friend?

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What kinds of nice things do you do for your friends?

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What kinds of animals do you see on the cover of this book?

Discussion topics for during/after reading:

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How big is a snail? A whale?

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What does the snail want to do in her life?

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What does the whale offer the snail? Would you go with the whale? Why or why not?

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Where do the whale and snail go? Which place would you want to go?

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What other animals do they see?

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How does the snail end up helping the whale? What adjectives describe the snail?

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Why do the other snails join the whale in the end?

Craft ideas:

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Create your own ocean scene. Color in a Styrofoam tray with waves on the bottom and add animals to the scene. Then cover it with saran wrap to make it look like an aquarium. Bring ahead option: Styrofoam tray and saran wrap.

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Make puppets of the snail and the whale and act out the story.

*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. You can expand upon them, or add your own twist. Remember, though, that the focus of your time should not be on the development and execution of a craft; the focus should be on the read-aloud and the enjoyment of the book!

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Samling af worksheets - colouring, life in the sea m.m.

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The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson. Children's read-aloud story with illustrations.

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In this post, learn how to make a cute Tissue Paper Snail Craft with kids. This easy craft includes a printable template, making it perfect for home, school, daycare, or camp.

My first grade teacher loved tissue paper crafts. In between worksheets, free play, reading, and math, there were always baskets of tissue paper squares to create with. This tissue paper snail craft is perfect for kids who are working on developing fine-motor skills.

If wrapping the tissue paper around the pencil is too difficult, kids could use their fingers to squish the tissue paper into a small ball or glue it on flat. Alternatively, they could simply color or paint the snail's shell.

To Make This Craft You Will Need

Directions

After gathering supplies, invite kids to color the snail's body. We chose to use a grey marker, but any bright color would be a great choice.

Next, cut out the snail's body and shell with scissors. Tape or glue the snail's shell to the top of the body.

Glue 2 wiggly eyes to the snail's face, then draw a smile on the snail's face with a black marker.

Press a piece of tissue paper around the eraser end of a pencil, squeeze a drop of glue on top of it, then press it to the snail's shell.

If you are making this craft with a large group of kids who are sharing supplies, pour glue onto paper plates so they can simply dip their tissue paper into the glue instead.

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Repeat until the entire shell is covered.

Cute, isn't it? My kids enjoyed hanging up their snails in their rooms.

Click the images below to view more adorable animal crafts for kids.

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This content contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. In this post, learn how to make a cute Tissue Paper Snail Craft with kids. This easy craft includes a printable template, making it perfect for home, school, daycare, or camp. My first grade teacher loved tissue paper crafts.

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The Snail and the Whale Crafts: Movable Paper Plate

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Last year at school my son studied The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and I remember thinking at the time that there weren't that many The Snail and the Whale crafts about so after making our movable paper plate ghost last week I thought it would be fun to try and make a little craft of the two friends off on their adventure around the world!

The Snail and the Whale Crafts Materials:

Paper plate

Blue paint in two shades

Craft stick

Washi tape

Card - white or blue / grey for your whale

Felt tip pens

Yellow card

Scissors

Let's make it:

Start by painting your paper plate in two shades of blue paint. Of course if you don't have two shades of blue you can improvise by adding a bit of white to what you have or if you have yellow you could perhaps recreate the scene where the whale gets stuck on the beach. Don't think the kids can wait for paint to dry? Fair enough! You could colour in your scene with felt tip pens instead which is a great way to give more detail too.

If you are painting then while it's all drying you can make your snail and your whale. On a piece of card draw a picture of the two friends and colour it. I recommend using card rather than paper as it will stand up better when you play with your paper plate. Attach a craft stick to it using washi tape or sellotape. You could of course use glue for this but PVA takes a while to dry and the glue sticks can be a bit less durable once your snail and whale start getting played with!

Cut a sun shape out of your yellow card and glue this onto your paper plate and then carefully cut a line along the bottom of the paper plate - this should go from one side to the other but not go to the actual edge or you'll cut the bottom off the paper plate.

Pop your craft stick through the hole in the paper plate and your snail and the whale craft is ready to be played with!

Want to make sure you don't forget about this craft? Make sure you bookmark this page or pin the image below so you've got it to hand when you need it! Want more activities for kids books? We've shared lots so why not check out some of the ones below.

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The snail and the whale art activity for children. I set up this invitation to create with a humpback whale and tiny snail cut outs (I drew them myself and cut them out) and invited my children (2.5yo and 5yo) to bring them for another adventure.

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, an egg carton made the perfect garden base for planting our "flowers". This time we got creative with egg cartons when we made this
Egg cartons are one of those hidden gems in the crafting world. Not only are they a great for recycled crafts, but egg cartons can also create amazing three dimensional crafts. When we made our Flower Garden Craft whale craft for kids. I just love the way it turned out!
[This craft post was originally published on April 18, 2015 and has been updated to include a craft template and video tutorial.]
How to make an Egg Carton Whale Craft

Read our easy step-by-step instructions below for how to make your own egg carton whale. Make sure to watch our video tutorial inside this post too, before you get started.

Supplies Needed for this Whale Craft:

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Instructions for Making this Egg Carton Craft

1. Start with a whole egg carton and cut it into individual sections. Depending on how many whales you would like to make, you can use an egg carton that fits 6 eggs, 12 or even 18. After you have cut the carton apart, paint each section with blue paint and let it dry completely.

2. Use a craft knife (for adult use only) or scissors to cut an X at the top of each egg carton piece. This will become the blowhole of the whale craft.

3. Next, take a blue pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Take the 2 new shorter pipe cleaners and bend those in half. Intertwine them together at the bend.
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4. Pinch the intertwined pipe cleaner ends together and push them through the X at the top of the blue egg carton. Leave the intertwined section inside, so it's no longer visible. Bend or curl the top ends of the pipe cleaners, so it look like water blowing out of the whale in the ocean.

5. Cut a whale tail and fins out of blue cardstock paper. Or, print out our NEW, whale craft template. Use tacky glue or a extra strength glue stick to glue the paper tail and fins to the egg carton. I put some glue on the inside of the egg carton and tucked the tail up inside the egg carton. Use the picture as your guide.

6. After your ocean animal has his tail and fins, finish it off by adding eyes and a mouth. You can glue googly eyes on your egg carton whale craft or draw eyes with a black marker. The black marker is also works for drawing on the mouth.

Because they are so easy to make and we had leftover sections from our original egg carton, we made several different egg carton whale crafts and they turned out as cute as ever!
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Egg Carton Flowers in a Vase | Artsy Momma
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Here I'm sharing my idea for a Snail and the Whale Ocean Tray.

I expect you might have gathered by now that I LOVE everything about the ocean and I think this has rubbed off on my children too! The ocean makes for such a magical and fascinating backdrop for children's games and stories, don't you think?
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Recently we've been reading lots of ocean themed books - one of our favourites is The Snail and the Whale. If you haven't read this book with your children already, give it a whirl, you'll love it! It's such a sweet story of how even a tiny creature can make a difference in saving her friend - the whale. This book is one of Little M's favourites at bed time. We love looking at the illustrations and spotting something different every time we read it.

Little M's imaginative play has really exploded recently, so I thought it would be fun to make him a snail and the whale ocean in a tray, as an invitation to play. This was really quick and easy to do, it literally took me about ten minutes!

You can make a similar tray just with toys and bits you already have around the house. Make one as a surprise for your child or involve them in the making. Or set them a challenge to hunt for things to go into the ocean!

I based our tray on the story of The Snail and the Whale, but you can add anything you like to your ocean! You honestly don't need anything fancy. This is more about a simple idea to spark your child's imagination and give them a fun play opportunity.

I'll go through the things that I used to create our ocean tray to get you started. You'll come up with a few things of your own to add too!

I used a foil baking tray to put the ocean in - mainly as I had one lying around! I thought the foil would look all shiny and lovely with the water. Feel free to use any other tray, or dish you might have. I put the things into the tray before adding the water.

First I put some sand in to make a beach. I used kinetic sand as it's what we had, but any sand would do fine. Or a few pebbles or rocks - maybe something from the garden or park?

I parked up a tiny fire truck on the beach - as in the story the firemen help to rescue the whale.

I added a bit of branch which was supposed to be the island in the snail and the whale story. You could add any bit of branch or leaves - or skip that bit altogether!

A few rocks and stones made a little Antartica area. We had a lego penguin, so he went in! You could also add some seals if you had them - we didn't! Try raiding the lego, duplo or playmobil boxes, you'll be surprised what you find!

A big piece of rock became the 'rock' that the snails live on in the story. I made some snails and sea stars out of play doh. This perhaps wasn't the best choice, as they didn't last that long in the water! But they lasted long enough to play for a while and we had plenty of play doh! You could use something else - maybe some wire curled up? Or some little sea shells if you have some?

Finally I added a clown fish in a little shell case, a dolphin - and of course a whale. If your child collects little 'surprise toys' from kinder eggs, blind bags and and so on then you will probably have lots of little bits lying around! Or perhaps you have some plastic sea creature figures? They would work great! Challenge your child to see what they can find!

I put some water in a cup, then added a tiny drop of blue food colouring. I carefully poured this into the tray. That was it!

Although I tried to recreate the snail and the whale story, you can really do whatever you like - maybe make a little tide pool, or a deep sea? The possibilities are endless!

Little M absolutely LOVED his ocean tray. The exact words were "I LOVE it!" He then played with it for about an hour - job done! He tinkered about with the figures and found some other things of his own to add (and of course pointed out all the things I'd forgotten from the story! Ha!)

Will you try this at home? Can you think of anything else you could add to a snail and the whale ocean tray?
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Story stones are probably one of the most well-known resources for encouraging children to become independent story-tellers. They feel so natural and part of humanity's storytelling past. But what do you do with them when you've got them?

Here's the quick answer. How do you use story stones? Some of the most effective ways of using story stones are:

Pick them out of a story bag randomly

Use blackboard paint stones for independent mark-making

Have four baskets of stones - character, setting, problem, resolution

Use abstract stones

Use coloured stones

Use character stones in small world

Use character stones linked to a story

Use assorted stones in free play

Balance the stones on something

Pick one stone per child

Create a mark-making story

I have been using story stones in many ways for the last ten years. Here is my full illustrated guide on how to get the best out of them, how to use them, how to make them and some great do's and donts.

How To Use Them

1. Use A Story Bag

This is probably the simplest way of getting the children started using story stones.

It is also possibly my most well-used, particularly when using the stones in an adult-led context.

The idea is simply to have a selection of story stones, and put them in a bag. Then you get a child to take one stone out and you start a story. Then the next child takes a stone out and you continue it.

The adult can help as much as is necessary. You may need to tell pretty much the whole story to start with. You hope, however, that when they get into it that the children will become better at making up the story or at least parts of a story themselves.

A quick heads-up about how to make basic story stones before we go much further. The stones I use the most are the ones in the picture at the top of this article.

They are white stones with different pictures painted on. I like the white of the stones, because it really helps to bring out the colour of the images. I used a sharpie pen for the outline and acrylic paint for the colour. There are four types of stones - characters, settings, problems, resolutions.

As a simple outline you want a good mix of the following:

1. Characters - you want some good and bad characters. Examples of goodies are things like a cat, a rabbit, a princess, a frog, a parrot, a little girl. For bad characters think of things like a wizard, a witch, a dragon, and lots of other things like that.

2. Setting - Think magical fantasy settings. Good examples would be things like a spooky cave, a castle, a dark wood, the sea, and many other settings like this

3. Problem - These are basically bad things that can happen in the story. Think of things such as a poisoned apple, a fire, a huge wave, a sea serpent, a letter, a storm. Also a baddie can be a problem. Creating things like zombies, ghosts, wolves and crocodiles really help make some imaginative problems.

4. Resolution - These are things that will sort out the problem. It is often quite random, and often with children random stories are the way to go. Example resolutions are things such as a rainbow, a unicorn, a magic key, a wand, or a letter. A little bit of magic often helps things along.

In the story bag method I usually go with a random story. They just pick out a mixture of the four types of stone, and you go with that. Random, unwinding stories that have multiple settings, cliff-hangers and story twists.

However, if you want to get a bit more structure into your story then use the next method...

2. Use Four Baskets Of Stones

This is the next step from the method of creating random stories.

This starts off the kind of structure that children are going to be using in creating stories later on in their education.

The idea is to choose four baskets, or it could be four bags. If you can label them in some kind of way then that is definitely a good thing as well.

The baskets or bags are going to labelled with the four types of stone - 'character', 'setting', 'problem', and 'resolution'.

Then you quite simply split up the stones into these four separate units.

There are several ways you can use this structure. The most obvious and best place to start is in an adult-led context. Get a child to take a stone out of the first basket. If it is, for example, a rabbit, then start the story something like 'Once upon a time there was a little rabbit...'

Then move on to the next basket - 'setting'. For example, 'One day he crept into a dark, spooky cave.'

Then go on to the next, e.g. 'In the cave was an evil witch. She put a spell on him and turned him into a frog.'

From the last basket - 'Suddenly the frog found a magic key. It opened the witch's treasure chest of potions. The frog drank a potion and turned into a unicorn. He speared the witch with his horn, and was free.'

Again the adult just needs to get involved as required. Ask questions and give them time to think. Stories are sometimes hard to come up with straight away.

The next step is each child takes a stone from each basket in turn, so they each have four. Then they try to generate their own story.

3. Use Blackboard Paint Stones

This is much more child led, and the children become more responsible for their learning.

Simply paint some stones using blackboard paint. It doesn't necessarily need to be black - just any colour. The main thing is that the children are then able to draw on them using chalks.

Stones covered in blackboard paint are fantastic for child-led mark-making

This is a good thing to try when the children have been given an exposure to how to use the stones.

They can draw their own characters, settings, and everything else on the stones. Some picture prompts often work well, as some children need support to come up with their own ideas.

It is no problem at all if their pictures don't look like much. The main thing is how they use the stones and the talk and imagination that is generated.

These stones are great for placing in small world provocations or areas. Just a few stones can spark child-led mark-making in unusual areas. Ownership is one of the key motivators for young children in learning ( check out the main other motivators in this article I wrote).

4. Use Abstract Stones

These are very much a next step, and I tend not to do these with very young children between the ages of 2 to 4. After this though, these stones can work brilliantly.

The idea is rather than clear images on the stones, you draw abstract lines. Good examples would be a zigzag line, a springy line, a line that looks like a wave, dots, and circles.

The idea is that the child that picks up a stone decides what that line represents. For example, the zigzag line could be a mountain range, or shark's teeth, or a saw, or whatever they can think of.

You can use a whole set of abstract stones to make up a story. This is the harder version of using them. You pick a stone one at a time, and just come up with things that the lines may represent.

This requires extra imagination, and the children filling in the gaps mentally.

The easier way of using them, is to mix them in with the normal story stones. Then you will have abstract stones crop up in the story, and you can fill in the blanks then. Some of the abstract images are really open-ended and have lots of possibilities. The stone with dots on can be many different things - such as hailstones, rain, meteors, peas, beans, pebbles, stars, a beach. The list is nearly endless.

These stones are also fantastic for simple mark-making stories. If children are at the point when they can attempt writing patterns, then these stones are fantastic. Use big wallpaper on the floor, or big chalks. Pick an abstract stone, make up what it is, and all try to draw the writing pattern on the big paper.

This type of story-based mark-making is brilliant for more reluctant writers in particular.

5. Use Coloured Stones

This idea is also fairly abstract, and so it is open-ended which is wonderful for children to take control of their own learning.

You quite simply get a selection of stones and then paint them in different colours. This may seem slightly time-consuming, yet as with all of these story stones ideas, when you have made these stones, you have them for life.

The idea of having different colours of stones is that they can then represent different things.

For example, a pink stone could be a little pig. A red stone could be a fire engine, or an apple, or whatever you want really.

These stones are great for small world provocations. I used some recently for the Three Little Pigs - three pink stones (for the pigs), a brown stone (for the wolf), and a few other random stones for use as props in the story.

That is reasonably adult-led in its idea, but it gets the children started in the process. Often open-ended learning can come following the original understanding of how a resource can be used.

More skilful children could easily use just an array of differently coloured stones and come up with their own ideas as to what they represent.

They are good for transitional art also, and for use outside.

6. Use Character Stones From A Story

Stones can also be transformed into specific characters.

This is brilliant if your children are interested in a specific book, or if you teach around story based themes. Why not bring the story to life with painted stone characters from the book?

Here are my Hairy Maclary stones:

These Hairy Maclary stones are so well loved the paint is coming off!

The children have always loved these. They represent the many different dogs in the stories. The paint is coming off them a bit now because they are so well-used, but this only really adds to their character.

They are fantastic in child-led play and small-world investigation. Because there are so many Hairy Maclary stories as well, these stones are a great investment of time. The link brilliantly to about twenty different books.

I look the link of these stones to mathematical learning. They are great for weighing, as they all weigh different amounts.

They are also all different sizes so you can talk about the different lengths and widths.

I enjoy using them to count with. You read a Hairy Maclary story and act it out using the stones. It is great to count at different points, and check how many dogs there are. Several of the stories use the structure of there being one more or one less dog on each page, great for early calculating.

Sometimes just one stone is all you need. A Gruffalo stone, for example, is a great addition to any small world provocation.

Most characters can be simply created using a stone. It does not need to be a masterpiece! Just paint the stone a suitable colour, and then add a couple of lines with a sharpie pen to represent whatever it is supposed to be.

7. Character Stones In Small World Play

You could also just have some more open-ended character stones added to a learning area. For example, a ghost, a pirate, or a dragon could take on a role from a story, or just be a generic ghost, pirate or dragon.

Character stones are fantastic outside.

There is something magical about just find a painted stone in an outdoor fairy garden, or in a digging plot.

There is the element of surprise, and the sparking of talk and enquiry. Such surprises also generate that feeling of awe in the surroundings that many children don't always get enough of.

Children love to talk to characters. They tell them what they're doing, ask questions, and sometimes even boss them around.

All this is great for them structuring their thoughts, and thinking about their lives and the world around them.

8. Assorted Natural Stones

You can of course paint stones, and jazz them up in lots of different ways. However, even simpler than this is if you can get your hands on some multi-coloured and differently sized stones.

These do take a bit of getting used to for the children. They do not often link them to story-telling by chance.

However, if you show them the kinds of things they can do with them, or even better get involved in their play and link them in, then simple multi-coloured stones can become anything in your story.

A white and green one can be a lagoon, or the rolling sea. A black and yellow stone some kind of tiger or leopard. They don't even have to look like what you are saying they are.

This is simple, primal story-telling that I would like to believe our ancestors engaged in.

Using simple objects as props to let the story flow.

9. Balance The Stones On Something

Balance the stones on something

This is a kind of DIY play hack that I have tried, and that children seem to really respond to.

You basically get some kind of object that the children can balance the stones on. It then becomes a kind of storytelling mountain. You put a stone on, tell a bit of the story, and then put on the next stone.

In the past I have used a kind of old candle holder that I found in a charity shop. Here is a picture of it here:

There are other things you could use. Just an old interesting bowl will work well. Or one of those dishes with different sections.

There is just an element of curiosity when you build a story in this way. It becomes a tactile balancing experience, as well as getting the children thinking and talking about story elements.

10. One Stone Per Child

This is a simple pass-the-bag style game. It is like a circle game, and good for including everyone.

You simply have a bag of story stones (if you don't want them to look inside). If you don't want them to look at the stones first, then use a box without a lid.

The advantage of letting them look at the stones first is that some children like to choose what happens next. If there has just been a fire in the story, they want there to be a storm to put the fire out.

This is great. They are thinking about next steps, and joining story elements together. In this way, you may well get a story that seems more coherent and less random.

With either the bag or box, you simply pass the stones round and they all take one. There are several games you can do:

1. Musical stones - stand up and play some music. The children walk round in the group, and when the music stops they pair up with someone. They try to make up a story with their two stones. Repeat by walking round again, and then once again stopping the music.

2. Another fun game is an 'And Then' story. Each child sitting in the circle with their stone will get a go. The first person will say, 'One day there was a ghost'. The next person will always say 'And then' to begin the next sentence. For example, if they were holding the sea stone, they would say something like 'And then ghost went on a boat on the sea.' Continue round the circle. It will be random, but children enjoy this and often find it funny. The structure helps the less confident to be included.

3. Team up in numbers of approximately four or five. Work together to come up with a story.

11. Create A Mark-Making Story

Stones can link brilliantly to mark-making.

This is the first step in creating story maps and story boards later on.

Use a big wallpaper on the floor, or chalks on the ground, or whatever other exciting ways of mark-making you have available.

Having a few simple writing utensils available wherever you have the story stones in your setting is a great idea. Then children can choose to mark-make themselves.

Of course, in the real world many children do not choose to mark-make and will need a bit of adult encouragement.

Abstract stones are excellent for mark-making. Their simple patterns such as zigzags and dots are super for younger children, and those at that level of development. Positive fine motor activities such as this have a range of benefits for young children.

The stones with pictures on can also be simplified to this level. A cave could be a circle, the sea a wiggly line.

Children like to add marks to these stories that really represent action or conflict. For example, if you have drawn a witch going to a spooky wood, children may draw something like fire exploding out of her wand. Just a few ferocious lines make this enjoyable and relevant.

For more experienced children, drawing simple story maps may be possible.

For younger children, just simply creating a few marks that represent character, location or problem is fantastic.

How To Make Them

There are many different ways to create story stones. It may depend on how artistic you feel before starting.

I think the most important thing to remember is they don't have to look like masterpieces. People often see incredible creations on pinterest and other social media, and get scared to try things themselves, in case they don't look as good.

It really is not a problem.

Just go for it!

Basic Materials

Pick some good quality stones. You can get stones very cheaply from builder's yards and DIY stores. In the past I have used different coloured stones, but my favourite ones are definitely the white stones. They are magical and sparkly, and look like they have come from another world.

If in doubt I would go for slightly smaller stones, rather than larger ones. They are a bit smaller and more other-worldly, as well as being safer.

The stones I bought cost about $10 for about 150 of them. All I needed to do was give them a quick wash when I bought them and they were ready to go.

I used these same stones for quite a few different projects. They were good for number stones, for stories linked to counting.

You also need something to draw the images with.

I normally use permanent marker pen for the outlines. You can also colour in the stones with permanent marker colours as well.

Colour is not always required. For example, for the abstract stones, all you need is pen for the lines.

The images as well do not necessarily need to be coloured in. They can work fine as just pictures on a stone.

I always paint them with acrylic paint. This will not come off even in the rain. To make them even more rain-proof, add a varnish of PVA glue.

I have worked with a nursery that has had acrylic painted stones with PVA varnish on outside for at least four years, and they basically still look the same now as they did when they made them.

Where Do You Find The Picures?

I just google things like story pictures, clip art goodies, clip art bad characters, and lots of other things like that. Just simply try to copy them.

If you do not like art, then you can always print pictures out from the internet and glue them with PVA onto the stones. This is a very quick process, and will also save you time. Perfect if you don't think your art skills are up to the job.

If given the choice I would always make my own, as this makes them seem magical and natural. However, it really is not essential.

Some Things To Watch Out For

Story stones are usually a beautiful, safe resource to use fo the vast majority of children. However, there are some children that will have to be supervised when using them.

The main thing to watch out for is if you have a 'thrower'.

These are the children that impulsively throw objects around in the setting. It can be a behavioural symptoms of a condition - for example many children with ADHD will often throw items regularly.

A thrown story-stone can do huge amounts of damage to others, so a thrower would either have to be supervised very closely, or else an alternative resource used instead.

I have found there are an increasing number of children that throw things in modern education, and so this is a key thing to look out for.

Variations On Story Stones

If you have throwers, then there are alternatives to story stones that are safer and lighter.

I found these magical glittery eggs in a charity shop. They are super light, but great for putting pictures on and using like story stones.

Glittery polystyrene eggs - a fantastic replacement if you have children that throw things

You can also get polystyrene balls. Even small pieces of wood or chopped up branches would work well, with small images drawn on. These are better if you have a setting that utilises lots of natural objects.

Story spoons are also a very popular thing at the moment. These work in a similar way to story stones, but can be safer for young children in child-initiated contexts.

Story spoons can also be used as a kind of puppet, and used as a vehicle to use different voices and get into character.

There are probably lots of random objects around your setting that you can add a few pictures to, and create a fabulous storytelling resource. Even something as simple as duplo can be turned into a story tower with a few pictures drawn onto it.

Related Questions

How do you use story dice? Get children to roll the story dice. Put the dice in a line and try to tell the story. Otherwise, roll one dice at a time, describe what you see, and then roll the next dice. This game is good for playing in a small group.

How do you use story spoons? Use story stones a bit like puppets. You can place them in front of your face, and act out using the voice of that character. They are great for repeated refrains in stories like the Three Little Pigs. Story spoons can be a part of provocations, and small world play with other resources and equipment. For a full guide on using story spoons, check this article out.

How do you get children to retell stories? Allow children to listen to stories at every available opportunity. Repeat stories they like and encourage them to join in with actions, chants and character voices. Retell well known stories verbally using props, toys or pictures, getting the children to try to join in.

Anywhere else I can read about story stones? One of my very favourite education blogs has a fantastic article about story stones. Read Juliet Robertson's ideas about story stones here - https://creativestarlearning.co.uk/early-years-outdoors/10-ideas-for-using-story-stones/ This post provided fantastic inspiration for me when I was first starting out with story stones.

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It is a beautiful story of adventure and friendship. A tiny snail meets a humpback whale; and the two travel together to far-off lands with a heroic rescue at the very end. Enjoy this lovely tale with twenty kids' yoga poses!
This is a tale of a tiny snail and a great big, grey-blue humpback whale (Snail: Lying down on your back, lift your hips up and support them with your hands. Rounding your spine allow your feet to fall over your head. Move the weight of the body on the shoulders. The legs are straight with the feet touching the floor. If comfortable, stretch your arms on the floor clasping your hands. / Whale: Lying on your back, bring the feet close to you bending both the knees. Place the arms on the floor besides you. Using the support of the arms and feet, raise the lower back high up towards the sky. The shoulders are firm on the floor. Then, slowly bring the entire body back to the floor.). The sea snail gazed at the sea and the ships in the dock (Boat: Sit on your bottom, knees bent and the soles of your feet on the floor. Lift both legs, shins parallel to ground, arms stretch forward, moving the upper body slightly backwards.). As she gazed, she sniffed and sighed. "The sea is deep, and the world is wide. How I long to sail!" said the tiny snail.

There were other snails in the flock, who all stuck tight to the smooth black rock. They said to the snail to be quiet and sit still. But the tiny sea snail sighed and sniffed and then cried "I've got it. I will hitch a lift!" With her silvery trail that looped and curled she said, "Lift wanted around the world".

The whale came one night when the stars were bright (Star: Standing up, widen your feet placing them far away from each other. Lift the arms parallel to the floor. Extend the arms at shoulder level.). He sang to the snail a wonderful song of shimmering ice and coral caves (Cave: Open your legs wide but a comfortable distance apart. Lift your arms up over your head bringing your hands together.) and shooting stars and enormous waves. He held his tail out of the sea and said to the snail "Come sail with me."

The sea carried the whale and the snail on his tail to towering icebergs. Penguins waved to them (Penguin: Standing with your legs and heels together, arms to sides and palms facing down, now let's walk and waddle side to side like a penguin.). They saw fiery mountains (Mountain: Stand with the feet together, big toes touching each other. Keep the stomach tucked in, chest forward, spine stretched up and the neck straight. Bring arms close to your body. Eyes can be open or closed. Focus on the breath and the steadiness of the body.). The waves arched and crashed that splashed the tiny snail on the tail of the whale (Storm: Standing tall, extend your arms at shoulder level palms facing down. Sweep both hands to the left keeping the rest of the body facing front. Twist one way and then repeat on the other side, keeping your feet on the ground.). Beneath the waves stripy fish and sharks swam round the whale and the snail on his tail (Fish: Extend your legs long and point your toes. Drop down onto your elbows, resting on your forearms. Slide your hands underneath your buttocks. Lift your chest up, letting the head rest lightly on the mat. / Shark: Lying down on your tummy with face down, place your arms close to your body to the sides. Raise both legs from the waist. Raising your chest off the floor, extend your arms behind your back and clasp your hands together.).

The snail gazed at the sky, the sea, the land, the waves and the caves. She gazed and gazed, amazed by it all and she said to the whale "I feel so small." (Look at the Sky: Place your hands on lower back fingers pointing down. Bring elbows together, shoulders down and back. Lift your chest up to the sky while arching back.) But then the whale lost his way... There were speedboats running a race (Boat: Sit on your bottom, knees bent and the soles of your feet on the floor. Lift both legs, shins parallel to ground, arms stretch forward, moving the upper body slightly backwards.). They made the whale swim too close to the shore. The tide slipping away, the whale lied down on a beach in a bay (Relaxation: Lying comfortably on your back, close your eyes. Feeling the ground, allow yourself to melt downward. Let your feet and arms relax.). "Quick, back to sea!" cried the snail (Snail: Lying down on your back, lift your hips up and support them with your hands. Rounding your spine allow your feet to fall over your head. Move the weight of the body on the shoulders. The legs are straight with the feet touching the floor. If comfortable, stretch your arms on the floor clasping your hands.). "I can't move on land. I am too big!" moaned the whale (Whale: Lying on your back, bring the feet close to you bending both the knees. Place the arms on the floor besides you. Using the support of the arms and feet, raise the lower back high up towards the sky. The shoulders are firm on the floor. Then, slowly bring the entire body back to the floor.). The snail felt helpless and terribly small. Then she started to crawl saying "I must not fail."

At that moment, the teacher in a class was teaching, holding some chalk. And the snail was leaving a trail on the black board saying, "Save the whale". All the children in the class ran from school to the beach (Running: Making a fist with your hands, bring them close to your chest. Start jogging/running on the spot.). The firemen dug a pool (Digging: Standing up, bring your feet wide apart more than hip distance. Taking the arms behind you, interlace your fingers behind your back. Fold forward letting your arms drop over your head.), squirting and spraying to keep the whale cool (Hose: Sitting tall, fold the right knee and place the right foot close to the right hip on the floor. Raise the left leg up, holding the leg with your hands.). Finally, the tide came into the bay and the villagers shouted "Hooray!"

The whale and the snail travelled safely away. And the whale and the snail told their wonderful tale that the snail saved the life of the humpback whale. Then the humpback whale held out his tail (One-Legged Bridge: Lying on your back, bring the feet close to you bending both the knees. Place the arms on the floor besides you. Using the support of the arms and feet, raise the lower back high up towards the sky. The shoulders are firm on the floor. Raise one leg towards the ceiling.) and on crawled snail after snail. And they sang to the sea as they all set sail on the tail of the grey-blue humpback whale (Sailing: Sitting on the floor, legs straight in front of you. Pick the right leg up, holding it with your left hand. While stretching the leg out, twist your body taking the arm behind you.).

Relaxation:

What an adventurous story of the snail and the whale. A tiny snail meets a humpback whale; and the two travel together to far-off lands with a heroic rescue at the very end. A tour of the world is a dream that comes true for the snail. The snail is so brave that she leaves her home for the first time. At the end of this whole adventure, she has a great friend.

Now you can softly close your eyes and "dream" of something you always wanted to do but did not dare to do before. It might be riding bike, skipping rope, or cooking yourself an omelet... or something else... Would you like to try it just like this tiny snail? I will give you some time. Meanwhile you can imagine yourself doing it...

When you feel ready, you can slowly start to move your fingers and toes. Pulling your knees to your chest, give them a big hug. Rolling over to one side, lift up to a comfortable sitting position. Bring your hands together in front of your chest. Thank you for doing yoga with me today. Namaste!

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Hi everyone, I'm so happy to be taking part in Storybook Summer. This week is all about oceans which immediately made me think of the wonderful The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler for our storybook.

If you are not familiar with the story then I can tell you it's a tale about the friendship between a Snail and a Whale.

One tiny snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the tail of a whale. Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world. But when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail who saves the day.

It's a wonderful story with the potential for so many craft activities. My 6-year-old and I decided to make a paper plate story wheel to help re-tell the story.

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Materials for creating a story wheel for The Snail and the Whale

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How to make your Snail and the Whale Story Wheel

First, we read the story and decided how many sections we would need. We decided on 5. My 6-year-old carefully divided the plate into sections and started illustrating each one. He included the port where the snail meets the whale, the icebergs, the volcano, the huge waves and the busy beach which throws the whale off course.

Whilst he was busy drawing and colouring, I drew the snail and the whale on a piece of card and cut them out. My son coloured them in and stuck the snail on to the tail of the whale.

When the different parts were finished, I carefully put a split pin through the whale and the center of the plate. This meant we could move the whale round the world and tell the story in a new way. My 4-year-old loved hearing the story and this was a great way for her to move the snail and whale and remember the story.

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Looking for a fun way for your child to practice essential early learning skills? We have just the thing for you!

The best part is that The Snail and the Whale worksheets are a wonderful accompaniment to the beloved book, The Snail and the Whale,which follows the adventures of an unlikely pair!

Kick off the learning fun by reading the book, then have kids work on developing fine motor skills, recognizing patterns and letters, and discovering more about a humpback whale with our set of worksheets and flashcards.

Read more about what's included in this set of printables below.

Find more preschool worksheets your kiddos will enjoy learning with!

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Snail And The Whale Printables

In this printable set of worksheets, we've included the following:

Label the Humpback Whale worksheet

Line Tracing worksheet

Letter Ss worksheet

Finish the Pattern worksheet

The Snail and the Whale character flashcards

Kids will explore and identify different parts of the magnificent humpback whale with our first worksheet. They will cut and paste the labels in the correct place and then color in the whale once they've finished. This is a great way to talk about the anatomy of this gentle giant!

The second sheet will have kids honing their fine motor skills and pencil control when they trace the paths to the different book characters. The lines get progressively more difficult, so it's a great challenge for kids.

You can laminate the sheets or put them in a page protector so your child can practice with a dry erase marker over and over again.

Next up is the S for snail worksheet where kids will color in all the uppercase and lowercase letter Ss. This is a great way for kids to get some letter recognition practice as they search for the letter.

On the finish the pattern worksheet, kids will learn to recognize patterns which will enhance their ability to observe, classify, and make predictions.

This worksheet also encourages critical thinking and problem solving as they learn to identify the sequence and apply logic to complete patterns. Patterns are a fundamental part of math, so by gaining an understanding of sequencing and repetition, they're setting a solid foundation.

Finally, we've included a set of flashcards where your preschooler can learn the names of the different characters found in the book. This is a great way for your child to expand their vocabulary and awareness of the world around them.

Ocean Of Possibilities Ideas For Kids

Let's dive into an ocean of possibilities with some captivating craft and activity ideas! Kids will love exploring the wonders of the sea with our engaging and educational projects.

So get ready to make a splash by including some ocean themed crafts and activities this summer!

Best Books About The Ocean

Have you ever considered how effective reading books to your kids can be for their development? It's more than just a fun bedtime activity. Reading to your children can improve their language and literacy skills, stimulate their imagination and creativity, and enhance their cognitive abilities.

Check out these fun ocean children's books:

The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson, author of the famous book The Gruffalo, brings kids another fun book about an unlikely set of friends. Snail and Whale have lots of fun together in this colorful book!

Shark Lady - This children's book is based upon the true story of Eugenie Clark, aka, The Shark Lady. Learn about her love of sharks, her discoveries, and the inspiring message of going after what you want in life.

The Rainbow Fish -This is a classic children's book with a wonderful message for children. In it, a fish learns to share his favorite possession, his glittery scales, with his friends!

Ocean Creatures Crafts

Crafting offers numerous benefits for children! It enhances fine motor skills, boosts creativity, promotes self-expression, improves problem-solving abilities, and fosters patience and perseverance.

Engage your child in the joys of crafting with our ocean themed ideas below. Discover the magic of the sea while reaping the developmental rewards!

Paper Plate Crab - Bring a charming crustacean to life with a simple paper plate, some paint, and our free template! Kids will let their artistic talents shine as they create their own crab. So grab the paints and brushes to get started on this crab-tactic project!

Hammerhead Shark Puppet - Kids' imaginations can swim wild as they bring their very own hammerhead shark to life. They can go on thrilling oceanic adventures when they use their new puppet for storytelling and puppet shows!

Octopus Handprint Craft - With a splash of creativity, kids can bring an octopus to live with their own handprints! Each finger becomes a playful tentacle, adding a personal flair to your aquatic masterpiece.

Whale Handprint Craft - This fun paper craft will make a splash with your little ones! They'll incorporate their own handprints into the design, making it an adorable keepsake. This is the perfect craft to keep boredom at bay!

Ocean Themed Activities

These ocean animal worksheets will immerse kids in the wonders of the ocean while providing a fun educational experience!

Kids will enhance their fine motor skills through tracing and coloring, work on early literacy with letter identification and handwriting, and learn basic math concepts by completing patterns and counting with these worksheets.

Raise your tentacle if you're ready to learn about an octopus! These octopus worksheets will have kids exploring the anatomy of these unique creatures while also practicing writing and letter recognition of the letter O.

Navigate your way through a maze by finding all the letter Oo's and perfect writing them as well!

These shark connect the dot printables are a fantastic way to get kids engaged and learning! As they connect the numbered dots, a cool shark illustration will take shape.

Connecting the dots will foster number sequencing skills, and give kids a sense of accomplishment as they complete the picture.

Download our jellyfish cutting activity pages for a fun hands-on activity that promotes fine motor skills and scissor control.

Kids will practice matching, counting, and cutting with each of these activity pages. They're great to include in any ocean-themed study, so be sure to include them!

A great resource to have on hand during an ocean study are these sea turtle life cycle coloring pages. They'll introduce kids to the life cycle of a sea turtle through coloring and a memory match game of the different stages of its life. So dive in to get your preschoolers learning!

Ocean Fun

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Snail and the whale craft

The snail and the whale written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler is by far my son's favourite book. I can pretty safely say that i now know the entire story off by heart. Fortunately i love every children's book they've ever made together so it's never a chore reading it over and over. The BBC also aired a short film of the snail and the whale at christmas too which we absoloutely love to snuggle up and watch. It was from watching this that we came up with our cute snail and the whale craft which has taken pride of place next to his paper plate gruffalo in his room!

You will need

Paper plate

Card

Glue

Blue paint

Black Marker

Coloured paper

Scissors

Googly Eyes

Take your paper plate and paint on a blue crescent on the top half of your whale's head. Put your plate to one side to dry.

Take your A4 piece of card and cut out the shape of your whale's tail. If necessary, paint your tail blue and put aside to dry.

Cut out the shapes to make your snail, you'll need a slug shaped body, two feelers and a curvy shell. Use a marker to decorate your shell.

Glue your pieces of snail together and then finish her off by adding two googly eyes and by drawing on a big smiley mouth.

Now to make your whale! Take your marker and draw a smiley mouth along your blue crescent line. Draw several lines down from the mouth to the bottom of the plate.

Cut out two white circles for your whale's eyes and use your marker to colour some pupils. Glue them down on your paper plate.

Finish off by sticking down your snail on the whale's tail. How cute do they look?!

Did you like this craft? Why not check out this Rockin' paper plate orca?
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A day at the coast can be great fun whether you're exploring rock pools, walking the coast path, having a paddle or swim or just building a sand castle.
Natural England, Macmillan Children's Books and the Marine Management Organisation are offering some more inspiration for fun days out at the coast with an activity booklet for children aged 4-8, inspired by the family-favourite story of The Snail & The Whale.

With the help of their ' The Snail and the Whale Coastal Adventure' booklet, children and their families can go on their own outdoor adventures. It gives tools and information to explore the coast - from matching animals to their coastal homes and learning fun marine animal facts to advice about keeping our coasts free from marine litter.

The Snail and the Whale, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's brilliant tale of adventure and friendship, tells the story of a tiny snail who hitches a lift around the world on the tail of "a great big, grey-blue humpback whale" and together they go on an amazing journey. The little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world but when disaster strikes and the whale is beached in a bay, it's the tiny snail's big plan that saves the day.
Before you set off on your coastal adventure:
Download The Snail and the Whale activity booklet here.
Countryside Code: Respect - Protect - Enjoy

Remember not to disturb animals or birds when visiting the coast.

Keep an eye on the weather and have sunscreen and a hat with you.

Before you visit the coast take a look at the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's Coastal Safety Guide.

Looking after our coast - m arine litter

It's important to remember the Countryside Code.

Respect other people: leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available.

Protect the natural environment: Leave no trace of your visit and take you litter home.

Staying safe on the coast: do not enter areas where there could be mud or deep water and do not climb or go near cliff edges.

At the beach, be aware of coastguards and flag warnings and remember the sea is very powerful.

When exploring rock pools, check high tide times and make sure you can always get back to shore safely.

Arrange a meet-up place in case you become separated from your family and friends.

The England Coast Path National Trail
One problem we can all help with is marine litter, particularly plastics. Plastic takes many years to disappear and if it gets into the ocean it can kill wildlife, destroy their homes and pollute water.

You could take a bag or bucket on your visit to the beach to collect any litter you see and put it in the bin. Be careful what you look to pick up, especially if you think something might be sharp or dangerous. You could have a race and see who can pick up the most litter in two minutes! There might be a beach clean event close to where you live that you can get involved in too.

The England Coast Path will be a 2,700 miles long National Trail around the whole of the English coast. Once completed it will be the longest coastal walking route in the world. It will link up the best existing coastal paths and create new ones where there were none before, as well as joining up with the Wales Coast Path and walking rights in Scotland.

Whether you are taking a short stroll or embarking on your own long distance adventure, it provides the perfect opportunity for everyone to explore the coast's beauty and diversity.

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We love Julia Donaldson books and today I'm sharing our favourite The Snail and The Whale craft ideas and activities to make and do alongside reading the book. There's lots of inspiration here with everything from sensory play to teaching ideas and from paper plate crafts and origami to measuring activities, reading worksheets and process art - tons of fun ideas!

The Snail And The Whale Craft Ideas and Activities

As well as loads of The Snail and The Whale craft ideas you'dd find some fun educational activities as well so you can choose the activities that are best suited to your kids age and interests. All the activities are shared in the order in which they appear in the image below but with 20 The Snail and The Whale activities for kids there's obviously more ideas than there are in the picture so make sure you take a look through the whole list to find yourself some new favourites. Want to make sure you don't forget any of these ideas? Be sure to bookmark this page or pin the image below! Want more activities for Julia Donaldson books? You'll find some more inspiration at the bottom of this page.

CD snail from Arty Crafty Kids

The Snail and The Whale movable paper plate craft from Crafts on Sea

W is for Whale craft from Kids Activities Blog

The Snail and The Whale painted rock from The Inspiration Edit

Whale suncatcher from A Little Pinch of Perfect

The Snail and The Whale sensory bin from Growing Book By Book

Sea shell whale from Crafts on Sea

Paper plate whale from Crafts on Sea

Whale measuring activities from Preschool Powol Packets

Shake painted snail rocks from Kids Craft Room

The Snail and The Whale process art from To Be A Kid Again

Model magic snail and whale from 3 Dinosaurs

Story telling wheel for The Snail and The Whale from Rainy Day Mum

The Snail and The Whale teaching ideas from Teaching Ideas

The Snail and The Whale reading worksheets from TES

Egg carton whales from I Heart Crafty Things

Origami whales from Red Ted Art

Paper bag whale from A Little Pinch of Perfect

Tissue paper snail from Fireflies and Mudpies

Button snail from I Heart Arts and Crafts

More Activities for Julia Donaldson books

Have you seen our paper bag puppets for The Scarecrows Wedding? Perfect for a bit of imaginative play!

Or this What The Ladybird Heard paper plate craft can be adapted for young or older kids

Love sensory play? This Superworm sensory bin is great fun!

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Help children to recognise the world with this illustrated map!

This beautifully illustrated world map is perfect for hanging up in your classroom or at home.

Featuring hand-drawn illustrations and key places from the Originals story, ' Around the World with Max and Lemon', this map is great as a reference but also for helping children to retell the main events from the story.

The map shows the names of the seven continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia, Antarctica) and five oceans (Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean) that children learn in geography.

If you're looking for more display posters, have a look at our Dinosaur Poster PDF.

When do children begin using world maps in school?

Children are never too young to begin using world maps! As long as they're age-appropriate, maps can help to develop children's spatial thinking.

A world map can also help children to begin to understand worldwide differences in climate (weather), languages, native animals and plants, and transport.

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