Snails Levels 1-2

In Snails, a boy and his father create a special home called a vivarium for snails by carefully adding items such as soil, pebbles, and leaves. This procedural text supports early literacy through the repeated phrase œWe put in the¦ and introduces basic high-frequency words including œWe, œin, and œthe. Students also encounter a wide range of content words relevant to natural science and habitats, such as œsticks, œgrass, and œsnails. Phonics and punctuation are emphasised, with attention to initial letter sounds and plural ˜s'. This title builds students' awareness of how living things depend on their environment, offering a meaningful context for discussing responsibility and animal care. The story also encourages students to explore sequencing and one-to-one word matching, while the hands-on content lends itself to both literacy and science-based classroom exploration. The accompanying activities and materials-including mirrors, play dough, and a real or toy snail-enhance interactive learning.

Educational Benefits

• Develops understanding of procedural text and sequencing.
• Reinforces phonics awareness with focus on specific consonants and plural forms.
• Supports reading fluency through repetition and familiar sentence structures.
• Promotes vocabulary related to habitats, animals, and responsibility.

Classroom Ideas

• Create a classroom vivarium and observe real snails.
• Write and illustrate a œhow to guide based on the book's sequence.
• Sort and label natural items such as leaves, sticks, and stones.
• Role-play the building of the vivarium using play dough and props.

Safety & Information

• Ages: 4-6 years
• Book dimensions: 14.5 cm x 16.5 cm
• 16 pages, softcover
• Adult supervision recommended for any live snail habitat or use of mirrors and scissors