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. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy 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 36 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Spring things Butterfl ies Buzzy bees Baby birds Sneezy breeze – SPRING! ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Lines 1. Link thumbs. Flutter fingers. 2. Watch a bee buzz by. 3. Flap elbows. 4. Sneeze twice. 5. Twirl around. R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 37 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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- Page 3 and 4: Foreword I can dance the barramundi
- Page 5 and 6: Teachers notes Action rhymes serve
- Page 7 and 8: Bush dance I can dance The barramun
- Page 9 and 10: Echidna Rustle Rustle Hustle Hustle
- Page 11 and 12: Emu feather As I was fl oating In t
- Page 13 and 14: Pet cat My lady cat strolls In and
- Page 15 and 16: Getting up Woke up Out of bed Queas
- Page 17 and 18: Dugite Br-ea-th-ing in Th-ink-ing t
- Page 19 and 20: Gum tree Diddledy diddledy Dumpty A
- Page 21 and 22: Bush damper Flour and water Pinch o
- Page 23 and 24: Wombat It was a wild and Windy nigh
- Page 25 and 26: Crossing a creek Stepp-ing o-ver st
- Page 27 and 28: Trolley Shopping trolley trundling
- Page 29 and 30: Where am I? Feeling funny Squirm in
- Page 31 and 32: Old house Old house Creaking door R
- Page 33 and 34: Jackaroo I crack my whip I gallop m
- Page 35 and 36: Cane toad It chomps up the middle I
- Page 37 and 38: Magpie I love My dappled magpie tre
- Page 39: Koala Crunch Crunch Munch Munch Yum
- Page 43 and 44: Ducksailing On the water Crumpled,
- Page 45 and 46: Veranda When I stay with Grandpa An
- Page 47 and 48: Southern Cross I’m looking for Th
- Page 49 and 50: Joey In his mother’s pouch When h
- Page 51 and 52: Hills ® hoist Washing on the Hills
- Page 53 and 54: Walking bus Off we go On the walkin
- Page 55 and 56: Kakadu Skip with me Mum and Dad And
- Page 57 and 58: Bunyip Rompa Stompa Rompa Stompa Be
- Page 59 and 60: Sandcastle I built a castle On the
- Page 61 and 62: Matilda waltzing I saw Matilda walt
- Page 63 and 64: Karri We love The giant karri trees
- Page 65 and 66: Platypus Dig your burrow Deep and d
- Page 67 and 68: A bird’s-eye view I spread my win
- Page 69 and 70: Windmill Windmill turning Round and
- Page 71 and 72: Dingo Lost dog dingo Running down t
- Page 73 and 74: Tin roof Snug and warm In my soft b
- Page 75 and 76: Crocodile Deep down on the riverbed
- Page 77 and 78: Daintree Come with me Take my hand
- Page 79 and 80: Rottnest Cuddly little quokkas Snoo
- Page 81 and 82: Bush tales Tiptoe out Tuck yourselv
- Page 83 and 84: Possum Brush-tailed possum Ran away
- Page 85: Phillip Island seal Flap Flip Flip
Spring things<br />
Butterfl ies<br />
Buzzy bees<br />
Baby birds<br />
Sneezy breeze –<br />
SPRING!<br />
©R.I.C. Publications<br />
Low Resolution Images<br />
Display Copy<br />
Lines 1. Link thumbs. Flutter fingers.<br />
2. Watch a bee buzz by.<br />
3. Flap elbows.<br />
4. Sneeze twice.<br />
5. Twirl around.<br />
R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au<br />
37 I <strong>can</strong> <strong>dance</strong> <strong>the</strong> barramundi<br />
ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1