Life cycle of a snail spinner wheel science craft activity cut and paste KS1

Introduce or review the life cycle of a snail in a hands-on way with this fun spinner wheel craft activity. Use this low-prep resource as part of a snail/bugs/minibeasts topic, or as part of a garden nature lesson.

The templates

There are 2 options to choose from - one where students color the snail (template 1) and the other with a pre-colored snail (template 2). For both templates, children will color the life cycle stages, arrange them in order on the template, and assemble their spinner.

What you need

• Templates printed on A4 card
• Directions for pupils
• Life cycle stages printed on A4 white paper
• Pencil crayons
• Scissors
• Glue
• Paper fasteners

What else is included?
The activity is supported by additional printables to further explore the life cycle and features of a snail:

• Life cycle diagram (colour).
• Full-page description poster for each life cycle stage (colour). These could be printed or displayed on a screen to introduce the life cycle to children.
• Life cycle writing page - pictures of the 4 life cycle stages with space to write next to each one (some own research may be required for this).
• Label the snail cut-and-paste activity with 6 body parts (head, eye, shell, upper tentacle, lower tentacle, foot). Colour and b/w options.
• Compare and contrast a snail and a honey bee cut-and-paste activity.
• Snails ‘can, have, are’ worksheet.
• US and UK versions of the file are also included.

Is this resource editable?
No, the PDF is not editable.