Take pupils on an adventure around the globe with Travelling Tales: The Snail and the Whale. The Travelling Tales series are a one-stop shop for teaching storytelling to KS1 pupils. They include everything you need to teach a cross-curricular series of lessons based around a quality text, including a Teacher Guide with ideas and inspiration for lessons.

In this Travelling Tales, teachers are provided a copy of The Snail and the Whale written by the amazing Julia Donaldson and illustrated by the talented Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is a heart-warming story about one snail’s dream to see the world, and the unlikely friendship that sparks adventures around the globe.

Also included in the Travelling Tales story sack is a variety of resources that can be used alongside The Snail and the Whale to teach effective storytelling lessons.

• Give your voice a break and let the incredible talent of Imelda Staunton read The Snail and the Whale to your pupils by playing the included CD.

• Tell the story using physical representations of the characters with soft toy versions of the Snail and the Whale.

• Use the play mat to help pupils envision the journey the two protagonists take.

• Teach cross-curricular themed lessons using the Catch and Count maths-based game.

• Explore creatures from the ocean using the tub of plastic sea mammals and fish and learn all about them with Kings of the Ocean, a non-fiction book that investigates large ocean creatures.

What’s in the Travelling Tales sack?

1 x copy of The Snail and the Whale

1 x copy of Kings of the Ocean

2 x soft toy representations of the main characters

1 x play mat

1 x Catch and Count game

1 x tub of plastic sea mammals and fish

1 x Teacher Guide

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