RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

WALKING BUS
Presentation
• Read the following story to the class and
discuss how a Walking Bus is a safe and
friendly way of keeping us healthy and
active.
Children and their families are being encouraged
to walk part or all of the way to school.
Every morning, old Mrs Poppy tucks her little cat,
Winkie, in an old doll’s pram and takes her for a
walk with their neighbour, old Mr Berry and his dog,
Chummy.
On weekday mornings, the Walking Bus comes along
on its way to school.
The children say ‘Hello’ to Winkie and Chummy and
to Mrs Poppy and Mr Berry. Then Mrs Poppy and Mr
Berry and Winkie and Chummy join the bus and walk
along with the children and the mums and dads
and grans and grandfathers to school.
Walking is good for EVERYONE!
Additional activities/information
• Read the following rhymes to the class.
LOLLIPOP LADY
Lollipop lady
Smiles ‘Hello’
She stops the cars
And across we go!
• Discuss how the Lollipop lady or man keeps
the walking bus safe.
• Say the rhyme with the actions for the class.
• Ask the students ‘Have you ever been on
a walking bus? Where? When? Why? Who
were you with? Do you feel safe on the
walking bus? Who keeps you safe on a
walking bus?’
• Say the rhyme with the actions again for the
class.
• The class claps the beat while saying the
rhyme.
• The class says the rhyme with the actions.
FRIENDLY BUS
Often on our walking bus
Friends and family walk with us.
Sophie’s mum and Mandy’s gran
And Tom’s dad pushing the baby’s pram.
Today we stop at number eight
Two children wait there at the gate.
We don’t know them, I think they’re new
We smile at them and they smile too.
And then they start to walk with us
And off we go on our walking bus.
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• Discuss who helps to make your walking bus
friendly. ‘How do they help?’
• The walking bus is a safe and friendly way to
keep active and healthy. Discuss other ways.
I can dance the barramundi
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