RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

SPRING THINGS
Preparation
• Collect pictures of animals, plants or other images associated with spring.
Presentation
• Share and discuss the spring pictures with
the class.
• Say the rhyme with the actions for the class.
Additional activities/information
• Say the rhymes below to the class. Have the
students listen for rhyming words.
BUTTERFLY
A gentle little
Butterfl y
Spread its wings
And fl uttered b ___.
DANGER - BEES AT WORK
Beware the bees
On spring days sunny
Busy making
Yummy hon __.
SPRING
Cough cough
Sneeze sneeze
Something sniffy
On the bree __ .
• The class claps the beat while saying the
rhyme.
• The class says the rhyme with the actions.
• Write a class diary of things that happened
in spring; e.g. ‘James helped his dad spring
clean the shed’, ‘Rory’s cat had five kittens’,
‘Lia brought her skipping rope to school’.
• Make spring butterflies using the procedure
below.
MAKE A SPRING BUTTERFLY
• WHAT YOU NEED
1 large origami square
1 butterfly template
scissors
pencil
glue
paper scraps – wrapping paper, doily paper,
tissue paper etc.
• HOW YOU MAKE IT:
1. Fold the origami square in half. Place the
butterfly template along the fold.
2. Draw around the template with the paper
still folded.
3. Cut out the shape of the butterfly half
and unfold the paper. You will have two
symmetrical halves.
4. Cut the scrap paper into different
shapes.
5. Decorate the butterfly by gluing on the
pieces of scrap paper. Allow to dry.
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Make a class springtime display by
tying fishing line around the body of
your butterfly and hanging it.
Enjoy your lovely spring thing!
I can dance the barramundi
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