RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi
PLATYPUS Preparation • Collect pictures of platypus and 20-cent coins. Presentation • Read the following to the class, telling them they must guess which Australian animal you are. WHAT AM I ? • I am a warm-blooded Australian mammal. • I lay eggs. • I live in a burrow in a riverbank. • I have a bill like a duck’s. • I am a strong swimmer because I have a tail like a paddle and webbed feet. • I have waterproof fur that keeps me warm in the freezing river in winter. • I am almost 60 centimetres long. Additional activities/information • When the platypus dives underwater, it closes its eyes, ears and nostrils. However, receptors in its bill detect tiny electric currents from molluscs and worms concealed in the rocks and mud of the river bed. The platypus catches the worms and molluscs with its bill and stores them in its cheek pouches. When it swims to the surface, it grinds up the catch and swallows it. The platypus eats molluscs, worms, shrimps, frogs and insects. It fossicks and fishes from dusk to dawn. The platypus is a vulnerable little animal. Its survival is threatened by pollution and destruction of its home. • Share and discuss the pictures with the class. • 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. • View 20-cent coins, which feature the platypus swimming underwater. The design was created by Stuart Devlin. • The platypus is the faunal emblem of New South Wales. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy I can dance the barramundi 60 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Platypus Dig your burrow Deep and dry Safe from scary passers-by. Frolic in Your secret stream Where the water’s cool and green. Catch a worm Or two for tea Watch a leaf fall lazily. Crawl inside Your burrow deep Curl up, Platypus, and sleep. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Lines 1 & 2. Dig. 3. Look left, Look right. 4, 5 & 6. Roll hands over and over. 7. Bite. Chew. 8. Bite. Chew. 9. Look high. Look low. 10 & 11. Wriggle. 12. Curl up. Close eyes. R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 61 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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Platypus<br />
Dig your burrow<br />
Deep and dry<br />
Safe from scary passers-by.<br />
Frolic in<br />
Your secret stream<br />
Where <strong>the</strong> water’s cool and green.<br />
Catch a worm<br />
Or two for tea<br />
Watch a leaf fall lazily.<br />
Crawl inside<br />
Your burrow deep<br />
Curl up, Platypus, and sleep.<br />
©R.I.C. Publications<br />
Low Resolution Images<br />
Display Copy<br />
Lines 1 & 2. Dig.<br />
3. Look left, Look right.<br />
4, 5 & 6. Roll hands over and over.<br />
7. Bite. Chew.<br />
8. Bite. Chew.<br />
9. Look high. Look low.<br />
10 & 11. Wriggle.<br />
12. Curl up. Close eyes.<br />
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