Snail Nonfiction Unit

Looking for fun and engaging springtime activities? This All About Snails resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes snail craft pattern, nonfiction unit booklet, lap book, snail life cycle worksheet, answer key, graphic organizers, and writing activities.

This comprehensive packet includes 3 pdf files: nonfiction unit booklet, craft guide, and writing activities booklet.

Snails Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are snails?
☼ What do they look like?
☼ Where do they live?
☼ How long do they live?
☼ What do they eat?
☼ What do they do?
☼ How do they grow? (Snail Life Cycle)
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ Are snails male or female?
☼ What will happen to a snail if it gets in contact with salt?
☼ How do snails breathe?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned

Snail Craft
☼ Assembly Guide
☼ Colored Patterns
☼ Tracing Patterns

Matching Reading to Writing Booklet
☼ Before Reading
☼ K-W-L
☼ Can, Have, Are
☼ Note-Taking
☼ Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details
☼ Comparing and Contrasting
☼ Author’s Purpose
☼ After Reading
☼ Opinion Writing
☼ Expository Writing (Presenting Facts)
☼ Expository Writing (Explaining a Process)
☼ Story Writing
☼ Tracing, Drawing, Coloring
☼ Comic Strip Writing