Snails Have One Foot

Snails Have One Foot

Materials

  • small square of black or brown construction paper
  • liquid glue and small containers for the glue
  • snail clip art
  • glitter
  • aluminum pans

Background Information

Snails have one foot. They move along on their foot by creating a snail trail of slippery slime. When the slime dries, it sparkles.

Activity

The children glue a cut out snail on the right side of their paper.

Let them dip a finger into the glue and make a snail trail behind their cut out.

Put the picture into an aluminum pan and let the children sprinkle the trail with glitter.

Activity provided by:

Fontenelle Forest
1111 N. Bellevue Blvd.
Bellevue, NE 68005
www.fontenelleforest.org

Age:
_ 0-1
_ 1-2
_ 2-3
✓ 3-4
✓ 4-5
✓ 5-6

Category: Crafts

Iowa Early Learning Standards:
8.2, 13.1, 14.3

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