Session 1 Session WALT Vocabulary 1) as black as soot . 2) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Session 1

Session WALT – Vocabulary 1) … as black as soot . 2) … slithered all over the rock and gazed at the sea… 3) How I long to sail. 4) … the other snails in the flock … 5) … the tiny sea snail sighed and sniffed … 6) I’ll hitch a lift . 7) A humpback whale, immensely long… 8) … of shimmering ice and coral caves… Choose one of the words. Use a dictionary to find its meaning. My Word: ______________________________ Word class: ______________________________ Dictionary Definition: _____________________________________________

This is a tale of a tiny snail And a great big, grey-blue humpback whale. This is a rock as black as soot, And this is a snail with an itchy foot. The sea snail slithered all over the rock And gazed at the sea and the ships in the dock. As she gazed she sniffed and sighed. “The sea is deep and the world is wide! How I long to sail!” 1) What words and phrases on this page tell you that the snail wants to sail the Said the tiny snail. . seas? 2) Why do you think a snail was chosen as the animal to star in this story?

These are the other snails in the flock, Who all stuck tight to the smooth black rock And said to the snail with the itchy foot, “Be quiet! Don’t wriggle! Sit still! Stay put!” But the tiny sea snail sighed and sniffed, Then cried, “I’ve got it! I’ll hitch a lift!” This is the trail Of the tiny snail, A silvery trail that looped and curled And said…

This is the whale who came one night When the tide was high and the stars were bright. A humpback whale, immensely long, Who sang to the snail a wonderful song Of shimmering ice and coral caves And shooting stars and enormous waves. And this is the tail Of the humpback whale . He held it out of the starlit sea And said to the snail. “Come sail with me.”

WALT - Retrieval 1) Which two animals star in this story? The two animals which star in the story are ________________. 2) How is the snail’s foot described? The snail’s foot is described as ____________. 3) What did the other snails in the flock want the tiny sea snail to do? The other snails in the flock wanted the tiny snail to ______________. 4) What did the sea snail write on the rock? The sea snail wrote ‘_______________________’ on the rock. 5) What time of day was it when the whale arrived? When the whale arrived it was _______________. 7) What four things did the whale sing about? The whale sang about _________, ____________, ________ and ________. Write your answers as complete sentences.