RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

SANDCASTLE
Presentation
• Read the following to the class and ask them
to guess where you are.
Hot sand
Summer sky
Salty sea breeze
Where am I?
• Ask the students to tell what a beach is.
Additional activities/information
• Write a recipe for a sandcastle. Include a list
of ingredients and utensils and instructions.
Illustrate the recipe and then share it with a
friend.
• Share the following rhymes with the class.
Have the students listen for the rhyming
words to complete each one.
Sea breeze
The sea is asleep
On a hot summer’s day
’Til the sea breeze whispers
‘It’s time to pl___!
Waves
Waves swell
And surge and roar
And crash and splash
Upon the sh___.
• Why are beaches special?
• Discuss various aspects of visiting beaches;
e.g. having fun, sun protection, playing
safely on the beach and in the water.
• Say the rhyme with the actions for the class.
• The class claps the beat while saying the
rhyme.
• The class says the rhyme with the actions.
• Encourage the students to talk about their
experiences with waves and sandcastles.
• Discuss the questions:
Why do children love the beach?
Why do parents love the beach?
Why do grandparents visit the beach?
• Collect reusable materials to create threedimensional
pictures of the beach. Display
the pictures during National Recycling Week
in November.
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