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Get ready to meet one of the garden’s tiniest travelers—the simple garden snail! Snails may be small, but they are full of amazing surprises and help the environment in important ways. Explore habits and habitats carrying cozy houses right on their backs, and learn how snails breathe—without a nose! Get hands-on by building your own “Snail Motel”—a safe and comfy place where you can gently observe your new garden guest. Watch closely as they move along on a single, strong foot, leaving a shiny trail behind. Are you ready to slow down, look closely, and enter the wonderful world of snails? Let’s go!
In this issue students will:
- Read informational text about snails
- Learn that animals have structures that serve different functions in growth and survival
- Discover mollusk relatives
- Follow written directions to make a Snail Motel
- Proofread to edit and rewrite text
- Participate in a Snail Trail newspaper reading challenge
- Calculate sums and differences to win a snail race
- Write creatively about your dream home
- Create a fact-and-opinion snail advertisement
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