RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

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DUCKSAILING Preparation • Collect pictures of ducks and ducklings. Presentation • Share and discuss the pictures with the class. • Say the rhyme with the actions for the class. Additional activities/information • Read the following story to the class. DUCKLINGS – A TRUE STORY One day under a palm tree by the river, Grandfather was raking leaves when he heard ‘plop!’ then ‘plop! plop!’ then ‘plop! plop! plop!’ He looked around and found six little fl uffy yellow ducklings behind him. Grandfather went to tell Gran and the six little fl uffy yellow ducklings waddled in an obedient line after him. They thought Grandfather was their mother! Gran could not believe her eyes! ‘Six little fl uffy yellow ducklings!’ she said. ‘But where can their mother be?’ So Gran rang the Council and they told her about a lady on a farm who cared for injured and deserted birds. The lady, whose name was Wendy, told Gran she was very happy to have the ducklings. ‘Keep them warm’, she said, ‘and bring them over right away.’ Wendy had prepared a large hot water bottle and tucked it up in a soft blanket in the shape of a mother duck. The six little fl uffy yellow ducklings snuggled up to their new mother and fell asleep. ‘How old are the ducklings?’ asked Grandfather. ‘A mother duck lays her eggs in the spring’, said Wendy. ‘She lays them in a warm nest lined with her own feathers. The eggs hatch in four weeks. The ducklings are wet and wobbly. If they get cold they will die so they cuddle up under their mother and sleep for several days. When they wake up, their feathers are dry and fl uffy and they can stand without wobbling. I think your ducklings are about six days old’, said Wendy. ‘What could have happened to their mother?’ asked Gran. • The class claps the beat while saying the rhyme. • The class says the rhyme with the actions. ‘Perhaps the mother duck left the nest to fi nd a safe place where her ducklings could feed’, said Wendy. ‘She might have been taken by a fox. A fox is a duck’s main predator.’ ‘What will happen to the ducklings now?’ asked Grandfather. ‘Tomorrow they’ll have their fi rst swim in our special duckling pond’, said Wendy. ‘Soon they’ll be swimming and feeding and grooming themselves in the water. They eat lots of insects and juicy water weeds.’ Wendy smiled at Grandfather and Gran. ‘In three months,’ she said, ‘your six little fl uffy yellow ducklings will have grown into six big beautiful white ducks!’ • Read the following rhyme to the class. Have the students listen for the rhyming words. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy As Grandfather was raking leaves PLOP! He heard a sound And looking down Grandfather saw A duckling on the _ ! (ground) Then PLOP! and PLOP! and PLOP! PLOP! PLOP! Grandfather stood and stared As fi ve more fl uffy ducklings Came plopping through the _ ! (air) They snuggled round his wellies And smiled at one another For they had quite decided that Grandfather was their _ ! (mother) I can dance the barramundi 38 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Ducksailing On the water Crumpled, wavy Sails a duck And duckling navy Sailing slowly Smooth and sleek But paddling madly underneath! ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Float arms up and down. Ripple fingers. 7. Tuck hands behind back and paddle legs madly! R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 39 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 and 40: Koala Crunch Crunch Munch Munch Yum
Page 41: Spring things Butterfl ies Buzzy be
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

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