RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

WINDMILL
Preparation
• Collect pictures of Australian windmills.
Presentation
• 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.
Additional activities/information
• Share the following information with the
class.
• Why does a farmer need a windmill?
A farmer needs to pump water from under
the ground for his/her stock to drink and to
irrigate his/her property.
• How does a windmill go around?
The wind turns the blades of the windmill
around; the wind creates energy which
drives the blades.
• How does a farmer use wind energy?
A farmer uses this wind energy to pump
water from the ground into dams, water
tanks and drinking troughs for thirsty
animals.
• Read the following story to the class. The
students could then make up or talk about
their own windmill stories.
WINDMILL
‘Nearly there Josie’, said Aunty, as they turned off
the main road and drove along the winding bush
track to the farm. The two kelpies, Tia and Bailey,
jumped off the veranda and rushed to the car,
barking and wagging their tails.
‘Kettle’s on!’ said Uncle as he kissed Aunty and
hugged Josie.
Josie was eight years old and this was her fi rst
visit by herself to the farm.
‘I’m going to check the windmills this afternoon’,
said Uncle. ‘Would you like to come Josie?’
‘Yes, please’, said Josie, and after lunch they set
off in the ute over the paddocks.
‘How many windmills have you got, Uncle?’ asked
Josie.
‘We’ve got two windmills’, said Uncle. ‘One windmill
for each dam.’
Josie had never seen a windmill.
‘They are so high’, she said.
‘Our windmills are about eight metres high’, said
Uncle. ‘That’s about as high as the power post in
front of your house in the city. On a farm a windmill
has to be the right height for the right wind.’
‘Who looks after the windmills?’ asked Josie.
‘I check them regularly’, said Uncle. ‘If something’s
not working properly I take my tools up and fi x it.’
‘Is it scary up there?’ asked Josie.
‘It’s scary when the wind changes’, said Uncle. ‘I
have to hang on with everything, including my toes
and fi ngernails!’
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That night Josie cuddled up with her teddy in the
little bed in the spare room. In the distance across
the paddocks she could hear the windmills turning
... turning ... turning ... in the wind.
I can dance the barramundi
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