RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

HILLS ® HOIST
Presentation
• Say the rhyme with the actions for the class.
• Read the following information to the class:
• Lance Hill was an Australian soldier in World
War II. In 1945 the war ended and Lance Hill
came home. Before the war he had been a
motor mechanic and one day his wife asked
him to think of something better than the old
clothes line and ‘prop’ she used when she
hung out the washing.
• Lance set to work and designed a handle
that could be turned round and round to
hoist the washing up to catch the breeze.
Additional activities/information
Now many Australian homes have a Hills ®
hoist.
• Count the homes you know which have a
Hills ® hoist.
• Ask your grandparents and parents about
props and old clothes lines.
• The class claps the beat while saying the
rhyme.
• The class says the rhyme with the actions.
• Another Australian invention is the Victa mower, invented by Mervyn Victor Richardson in 1951.
He called it the Victa after his middle name. Some grandfathers call their Victa mower their ‘toy’.
• Invent a toy you can play with on a fine day, a rainy day, in the car, at the beach, in bed when
you aren’t feeling well etc. Draw a diagram of your invention, label it and give it a name.
• Many years ago, in 1907, Frederick Peters arrived in Australia and began making ice-cream each
morning to sell in the afternoon. Peters ice-cream became one of Australia’s favourite brands of
ice-cream.
• Invent a new ice-cream. Draw a picture of it, list the ingredients and give it a name. Yum!
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