RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi

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BUSH DANCE Preparation • Copy the words on the invitation onto a poster as a stimulus for or introduction to the lesson. Presentation • Share the poster with the class and discuss the term ‘bush dance’. • Say the rhyme with the actions for the class. • Ask the class to relate experiences involving the animals mentioned in the rhyme. Stimulus questions may include the following: – Have you ever eaten barramundi? Where? When? How did it taste? – Has a possum ever come to live in your roof? What happened? Additional activities/information • Change the words of the rhyme using the names of other Australian animals. Add suitable actions. For example: I can dance The willy wagtail I can dance The quokka hop. I can dance The brumby gallop I can bush dance ’Til I drop! Bush dance for all bush families Saturday 3 September 4 pm – 7 pm at Gum Tree School, Wattle Road Ringo Possum’s Band & bush tucker supper ALL WELCOME! – How does a kookaburra sound? Do you think it is as jolly as it sounds? Why/Why not? – Do you know the names of any other Australian animals—especially those with unusual names? (Examples may include numbat, bilby, dugong, bandicoot, mopoke, babbler, dollar bird and barking owl.) • Say the rhyme again, with the actions, for the class. • The class claps the beat while saying the rhyme. • The class says the rhyme with the actions. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Lines 1 & 2 Waggle tail. 3 & 4 Rest chin on paws and hop. 5 & 6 Gallop hands on thighs. 7 Clap twice. 8 Clap once. Drop. • In 1696, when Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh saw quokkas on an island off the mouth of the Swan River, Western Australia, he described a quokka as a ‘kind of rat as big as a common cat’. He named the island ‘Rottenest’ (Rat nest). The island is now known as Rottnest. • ‘Brumby’ is an Australian name for a wild bush horse. I can dance the barramundi 2 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Bush dance I can dance The barramundi I can dance The possum hop. I can dance The kookaburra ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy I can bush dance ’Til I drop! Lines 1 & 2. Palms together. Swim hands. 3 & 4. Rest chin on paws and hop. 5 & 6. Flap elbows. 7. Clap twice. 8. Clap once. Drop. R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 3 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Page 1 and 2: RIC-6277 4.3/88 ©R.I.C. Publicatio
Page 3 and 4: Foreword I can dance the barramundi
Page 5: Teachers notes Action rhymes serve
Page 9 and 10: Echidna Rustle Rustle Hustle Hustle
Page 11 and 12: Emu feather As I was fl oating In t
Page 13 and 14: Pet cat My lady cat strolls In and
Page 15 and 16: Getting up Woke up Out of bed Queas
Page 17 and 18: Dugite Br-ea-th-ing in Th-ink-ing t
Page 19 and 20: Gum tree Diddledy diddledy Dumpty A
Page 21 and 22: Bush damper Flour and water Pinch o
Page 23 and 24: Wombat It was a wild and Windy nigh
Page 25 and 26: Crossing a creek Stepp-ing o-ver st
Page 27 and 28: Trolley Shopping trolley trundling
Page 29 and 30: Where am I? Feeling funny Squirm in
Page 31 and 32: Old house Old house Creaking door R
Page 33 and 34: Jackaroo I crack my whip I gallop m
Page 35 and 36: Cane toad It chomps up the middle I
Page 37 and 38: Magpie I love My dappled magpie tre
Page 39 and 40: Koala Crunch Crunch Munch Munch Yum
Page 41 and 42: Spring things Butterfl ies Buzzy be
Page 43 and 44: Ducksailing On the water Crumpled,
Page 45 and 46: Veranda When I stay with Grandpa An
Page 47 and 48: Southern Cross I’m looking for Th
Page 49 and 50: Joey In his mother’s pouch When h
Page 51 and 52: Hills ® hoist Washing on the Hills
Page 53 and 54: Walking bus Off we go On the walkin
Page 55 and 56: Kakadu Skip with me Mum and Dad And
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Bunyip Rompa Stompa Rompa Stompa Be
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Sandcastle I built a castle On the
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Matilda waltzing I saw Matilda walt
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Karri We love The giant karri trees
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Platypus Dig your burrow Deep and d
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A bird’s-eye view I spread my win
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Windmill Windmill turning Round and
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Dingo Lost dog dingo Running down t
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Tin roof Snug and warm In my soft b
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Crocodile Deep down on the riverbed
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Daintree Come with me Take my hand
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Rottnest Cuddly little quokkas Snoo
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Bush tales Tiptoe out Tuck yourselv
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Possum Brush-tailed possum Ran away
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Phillip Island seal Flap Flip Flip
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