White hat: Facts and information.
What did the snail write?
Find the messages the snail wrote in the book and copy them in
your very best hand writing here.
What did she write
on the rock?
What did she write
on the blackboard?
What message would you
like to write?
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White hat: Facts and information.
What is the snail like?
Look at the pictures and the words. Can you find words to
describe the snail?
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White hat: Facts and information.
The Amazing Travelling Snail!
Snail went on a very exciting adventure. Can you draw and
describe some of the things she saw on the way?
Black rocks
Icebergs
Fiery Mountains
and golden sands
Caves beneath
the waves.
Tropical islands
Tourist Beach
The School
Home again on
her rock
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Red hat: Focusing on feelings and emotions
Do you like to travel?
How would you feel at each place snail visited? Draw the
place and describe what you would feel there.
Black rocks
Icebergs
Fiery Mountains
and golden sands
Caves beneath
the waves.
Tropical islands
Tourist Beach
The School
Home again on
her rock
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Red hat: Focus on feelings and emotions.
How did snail feel when she left home?
Leaving home for the first time is a very exciting time. What do
you think she felt as she said goodbye to everyone?
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Red hat: Focus on feelings and emotions.
How did the whale feel?
Look through the book and try to decide how the whale felt at
different times.
Where did he feel happy?
Where did he feel cold?
Where did he feel
scared?
Where did he feel sad?
Where did he feel
relaxed?
Where did he feel
excited?
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Yellow hat: Focusing on the positives and benefits of an idea.
Would you like to travel on a whale’s tail?
What are the benefits travelling on a whale’s tale?
Write 5 different
good things about
travelling the world on
the tail of a whale.
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Yellow hat: Focusing on the positives and benefits of an idea.
What was your favourite part of the story?
Draw your favourite part of the story.
Explain why you liked this part of the story.
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Yellow hat: Focusing on the positives and benefits of an idea.
Which character did you like the most?
Draw your favourite character between the mermaids.
Explain why you liked the character.
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Black Hat: Focus on problems and negative issues in the story.
The problems on the trip.
Everywhere the snail went there was dangers and
problems. Look at each page and find some.
Black rocks
Fiery Mountains
and golden sands
Tropical islands
The School
Icebergs
Caves beneath
the waves.
Tourist Beach
Home again on
her rock
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Black hat: Focusing on the negatives and problems in the story.
What are the problems with snail’s rescue idea?
Snail goes into a school and writes a message on the blackboard.
Think of all the things which could have gone wrong with this plan.
Think about his
speed, how
strong he is,
and his writing
to help you.
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Black hat: Focusing on the negatives and problems in the story.
What are the problems of travelling by whale?
Snail travels by whale. What do you think the problems? Why is riding a whale a bad idea?
Colour the whale. Draw the snail on his tail.
Write down the problems with travelling by whale
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Green Hat: Focus on being creative.
Decorate the snail’s shell.
The snail wants to look different. What sort of shell would you
give her?
I am not a normal sea
snail. I want to look
different! Colour my shell
so everyone knows I am
special.
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Green Hat: Focus on being creative.
Snail writes a thank—you letter to whale.
The snail writes to say thank—you to the whale.
What does she say?
Dear Whale,
Say why you are writing
What did you like on the trip?
Where do you want to go next with whale?
Lots of love,
Snail xxx
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Green Hat: Focus on being creative.
The snail wants to see more of the world.
The snail chooses a different animal or way to travel.
Draw the way the snail travels next.
Draw and write about 4 different things the snail sees on her
new travels.
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Black hat: What are the creative possibilities in this story?
Mind Map For “The Snail And The Whale”
Draw a Snail and the whale mind map below.
My Book Review
My Feelings
Positive Points
Negative Points
My Creative
Facts and informa-
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