RIC-6277 I can dance the Barramundi
TIN ROOF Preparation • Collect pictures of tin roofs. Presentation • Share and discuss the pictures with the class. • Say the rhyme with the actions for the class. Additional activities/information • Discuss the sound the rain makes; e.g. drip-dropping, pitter-pattering, gushing and rushing along the gutter, gurgling down the drainpipe, and splashing into a rainwater tank. • Read the following rhyme to the class. Once the students are familiar with the rhyme, organise a performance in the following way: – The students speak the title and the last line in unison. – Groups speak verses in sequence and cumulatively. The students use the suggested movements or improvise appropriate movements to accompany the verses. (Unison) RAIN Group A: Drip – drop (Flick forefi nger and thumb of each Drip – drop hand.) Drip – drop Drip – drop Group A & B: Pitter – patter Pitter – patter Pitter – patter Pitter – patter (Wiggle fi ngers.) Group A, B and C: Group A, B C and D: (Unison) Gush – rush Gush – rush Gush – rush Gush – rush Gurgle - gurgle Gurgle – gurgle Gurgle – gurgle Gurgle – gurgle (Move arms forward gradually while clenching fi sts and spreading fi ngers.) SP – L – A – SH! (Wave arms.) • The class claps the beat while saying the rhyme. • The class says the rhyme with the actions. • Discuss what sounds you might hear at night in the city and the country; e.g. sirens, horns, footsteps in the street in the city and possums in the roof, wind in the trees and owls in the country. • Say the following rhymes to the class. For ‘Sounds in the city’, have the students improvise appropriate actions. For ‘Sounds in the country’, have the students identify the animal sounds. SOUNDS IN THE CITY Tired boots trudging Down the street Trainers jogging Down the street High heels tapping Down the street Thongs fl ip-fl opping Down the street. (Thump chests) (Jog on the spot and pump elbows.) (Click fi ngers) ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy (Roll hands over and over. Start at your nose and stop at your knees.) (Flip fl op hands on thighs) COUNTRY SOUNDS What says ‘Baa’? What says ‘Quack’? What says ‘Moo’? What says ‘Neigh’? What says ‘Cock– What says ‘Buzz, buzz, buzz,’ a–Doodle-Doo’? All day? What says ‘Cluck’? And when at last What says ‘Meow’? It’s time to sleep What says ‘Bow wow What says ‘Cheep cheep, wow, wow, wow, wow’? cheep, cheep, ch- ee- p’? I can dance the barramundi 68 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
Tin roof Snug and warm In my soft bed I heard a sound Above my head Drip Drop Drip Drop Drip Drop ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy ... drip-drop! Lines 1 & 2. Close eyes. Snuggle. 3. Hand to ear. 4. Look up. 5, 6, 7. Flick forefinger and thumb of each hand. 8. ... give a quick flick-flick! R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au 69 I can dance the barramundi ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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- Page 27 and 28: Trolley Shopping trolley trundling
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- Page 75 and 76: Crocodile Deep down on the riverbed
- Page 77 and 78: Daintree Come with me Take my hand
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Tin roof<br />
Snug and warm<br />
In my soft bed<br />
I heard a sound<br />
Above my head<br />
Drip Drop<br />
Drip Drop<br />
Drip Drop<br />
©R.I.C. Publications<br />
Low Resolution Images<br />
Display Copy<br />
... drip-drop!<br />
Lines 1 & 2. Close eyes. Snuggle.<br />
3. Hand to ear.<br />
4. Look up.<br />
5, 6, 7. Flick forefinger and thumb of each hand.<br />
8. ... give a quick flick-flick!<br />
R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricgroup.com.au<br />
69 I <strong>can</strong> <strong>dance</strong> <strong>the</strong> barramundi<br />
ISBN 978-1-74126-424-1
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