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Character Poem

Sandy Snail is a little sea snail that lives on the beach. Sandy slithers across the tiny grains of sand. Can you tell me where her home is?

Beach Week with Sandy Snail™

Good morning:) Sandy Snail will be helping you discuss the beach today- so gather up all of your beach related items. Set up your sand and water tables, find your seashells and other beach-vacation goodies. Photos, magazines and books on beach related topics come in handy. "Think vacation", and you'll be sailing through this week!

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Monday

Beach Week with Sandy Snail

Slow Counting

Sandy's Shell Book

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Sandy Art

Fun with Sandpaper

A Beach Collage

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Lobster Painting

Crustacean Creations

The Lonely Lobster Story

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Name that Beach Towel

Beach Towel Picnic

Sandcastle Art

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Under the Sea "Water Play"

Salty Water Science

My Aquarium

Introduce the Character Sandy Snail. Discuss her appearance and read her poem. "Sandy Snail is a little sea snail that lives on the beach. Can you tell me where her home is"? Have children answer questions about Sandy Snail that may encourage a short story; Why do you think Sandy Snail lives on the beach? "Do you think Sandy Snail moves fast or slow? Record answers on your Beach Stationary Page and copy EFEC for children to take home today. If time permits: Read related books about the beach and or show pictures of beach scenes. EFEC™ means, "Enough for Each Child.™. CP™ means, Construction Paper™.

Sandy Snail's Shell Book

Have children color the front page of Sandy Snail's Bookcover Page. Cut and paste the front cover onto blue CP, EFEC. (Use 2 pieces of CP and 4 pages of white paper. Staple, yarn or brad the book together.

Add all this week's related artwork and send home with children on Friday.

Get your "personal notes" home effortlessly with Sandy Snail's Newsletter Stationery!

Sandy Snail's Opposites

Fast and Slow, Hot and Cold, Wet and Dry

Seaside Snacks

Using soft cheese that squirts from a can, draw a fish with front gills on a paper plate EFEC. Press oyster crackers into the cheese gills and serve it up. Or let children do it! Copyright© 2001-2007 Fara & Friends All rights reserved.

Slow Counting Activity Math

Allow children to color The Four Snails Page. Help children cut each apart. Instruct children to begin counting each snail. Show them how to line each snail in a row as they count. (Variation) Count the snails in different sequences once colored. "What ideas do you have for this page?

Good for Table or Floor activity.

Swim, Sandy, Swim! Large Motor Skills

Have the children use their arms as if they were swimming. Play, "Swim, Sandy, Swim". Instruct children to swim forward, backward and "Butterfly stroke". Allow children to continue swimming until you shout "Swim Sandy, swim"! children must swim as fast as they can in any style.

Fun for Outside, too!

Sandy's Home

Allow each child to draw any items that Sandy Snail may have Inside Sandy's House page. Discuss the different things you may find in, or outside someone's home.

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