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Apr. 12, 2008 Australia Ideas II
KOALAS or KANGAROOS or PLATYPUSES
There was one little koala using the glue ,
He called another one, then there were two.
There were two little koalas running around the tree ,
They called another one, then there were three.
There were three little koalas knocking on our door,
They called another one, then there were four.
There were four little koalas under the hive,
They called another one, then there were five.
There were five little koalas picking up sticks,
They called another one, then there were six.
There were six litle koalas looking up at heaven,
They called another one, then there were seven.
There were seven little koalas playing near the gate,
They called another one, then there were eight.
There were eight little koalas sitting down to dine,
They called another one, then there were nine.
There were nine little koalas sitting near the pen,
They called another one, then there were ten.
Use whatever animal you want as the subject then substitute. You can
substitute the places you find the animals. I used this with my first
graders and had them make up lists of places that rhymed with the
numbers, then they chose their substituted places (nouns) and their
choices for actions (verbs) and positions (prepositions) .We managed
to
make it an activity for "parts of speech". I gave them a choice of
the
activities mentioned above to extend the activity and used as
"subtraction stories" and wrote number sentences for each line.
(sent into early childhood list by Trish)
The Wombat
The furry little wombat is something like a pig,
With a grumpy nature and an awful urge to dig.
Complete with claws made mighty strong,
For moving tons of earth along.
His eyes are small and very dim,
For daylight means bedtime to him.
The Kookaburra
The bird Australian children cherish
More than any other;
Is this plump and jolly fellow,
And they treat him as a brother.
His name is Kookaburra,
And his fame is in his song;
He starts it with a chuckle,
And he ends by laughing long.
You hear the swish of his strong wings,
As from a tree he swoops;
To seize a snake that turns and twists
And curls itself in hoops;
But kookaburra grabs it firmly,
And never lets it drop.
Then laughs and laughs and laughs
As if he'd never stop.
Australian Animal Poems
The PLATYPUS hides out and dreams
In burrows by Australian streams,
Afraid of seeming comical
Because half bird, half animal.
The EMU is the oldest bird,
His wings are really quite absurd;
He cannot fly, but only run,
Though perhaps to him that's much more fun.
Behold the Australian BANDICOOT!
Because of him the gardner squirms.
The holes he makes for his long snoot,
Digging in search of grubs and worms.
Australia's tiniest opossum,
The SUGAR GLIDER lives on blossom;
He glides about from tree to tree,
Floating on air as on the sea.
The KOALA is really not a bear,
Although his fur feels like soft hair.
He spends his life in the gum tree,
Eating eucalyptus leaves, happy as can be.
The Kangaroo
It is a curious thing that you
don't wish to be a kangaroo,
to hop hop hop
and never stop
the whole day long and the whole night, too!
To hop across the Australian plains
with tails that sweep behind like trains
and small front paws
and pointed jaws
and pale neat coats to shed the rains.
If skies be blue, if skies be gray,
they bound in the same graceful way
into dim space
at such a pace
that where they go there's none to say!
(sent in by April to first grade list)
Dramatic Play: Provide children with soft toys of Australian animals
to
play
with in the dolls corner.
Paper Wombats: Cut out wombat shapes from paper and paint them with
sponges.
Echidnas: Cut out small echidna shapes from cardboard. paint the
shapes
and,
when the paint has dried, glue on
tooth picks for spikes.
Bat Mobile: Cut out bat shapes and paint with shaving brushes. Then
these
can be hung as mobiles.
Finger Puppets: Help the children make finger puppets from cardboard
for the
children to play with.
Koala poem:
There was one little koala using the glue,
He called another one, then there were two
There were two little koalas running around the tree,
They called another one, then there were three.
There were three little koalas knocking on the door,
They called another one, then there were four.
There were four little koalas under the hive,
They called another one, then there were five.
There were five little koalas picking up sticks,
They called another one, then there were six.
There were six little koalas looking up at heaven,
They called another one, then there were seven.
There were seven little koalas playing near the gate,
They called another one, then there were eight.
There were eight little koalas sitting down to dine,
They called another one, then there were nine.
There were nine little koalas sitting near the pen,
They called another one, then there were ten.
From Lynn at Homeschooling with Heart Yahoo group. |
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Apr. 12, 2008 Australia Ideas
DOWN UNDER MAP
The most eye-opening thing for me when I went to Australia as a kid
was
to see that they had maps printed with South at the top - so that
Australia was near the top and in a prominent position instead of
lost
somewhere at the bottom! You can make your own map by tracing over a
"traditional" map onto a big piece of butcher paper and then
labeling the
countries yourself, writing so that Australia is at the top, not the
bottom. This is especially fun to explore and talk about when you
hang a
"down under" map next to a "traditional" one.
Check out http://ausinternet. com/ettamogah/ kids.htm - this website is
from an Australian Wildlife Refuge and is full of kids activities,
including
dot-to-dots and coloring sheets of Australian animals.
Baby Kangaroo
Jump, jump, jump (Make jumping motion w/index
finger,other
fingers &
Goes the big kangaroo. thumb folded over.)
I thought there was one,
But I see there are two.
The mother takes her young one (Index finger of
left hand slips
up between
Along in a pouch, thumb & fingers
of right
hand.)
Where he can nap like a child (Incline head on folded
hands.)
On a couch.
Jump, jump, jump.
Jump, jump, jump.
Art and craft:
Here are a couple of ideas that may help:
draw the outline of an emu...paint his beak, neck and legs.
Have children draw around their hands on paper they have
already painted black (streaky), cut them out and then glue
onto the body - starting from the lower edge. No matter
how their cutting is..the feathers will look great!
draw an outline of an echidna and paint the snout, add
pink tongue flicked out to catch ants. Have them roll small
(depending on size of echidna body) squares of paper
(painted brown) around a pencil and glue edge when
rolled.
Slide off pencil and let dry...then glue onto echidna,
starting from rear.
aboriginal art.....dot painting on predrawn snake. Put paint
in a meat tray and have children paint the dots using end
of pencil or cotton bud. Use brown, black, yellow, orange,
red and ochre colours.
Music:
Song:
(Tune is Frere Jacque)
Cuddly Koalas
Cuddly Koalas, Cuddly Koalas (Make ears on top of you
head)
Possums too, Possums too ((hands around eyes as a
circle)
Wallibies and Wombats, Wallibies and Wombats (right
hand to left shoulder then left hand to right shoulder)
kangaroos, Kangaroos (Hands in front like a kangaroo)
Little grey Kiwi
Little grey kiwi, Little grey kiwi ((finger from one hand
moving in circles on other hand)
Kakapo too, kakapo too (same as for possums)
kakareki flying, kakareki flying (make birds flying
actions with hands)
checky kea! checky kea! (waggle finger in the air)
Play "Kangaroo, Skippy Roo"
Have children sit in a circle on mat - one child in middle
on a chair, blindfolded or with eyes closed.
Children in circle sing or chant:
Kangaroo, Skippy Roo, Dozing in the morning sun,
Comes a hunter, run, run, run,
at this point a child selected by pointing finger at him/her
comes up and touches kangaroo on shoulder saying
guess who caught you, just for fun.
Child on chair has to attempt to identify speaker. If guess
is correct - they change places....three wrong guesses can
take a look before changing places.
Koala: predrawn outline, child fringe crepe paper strips and
use this to decorate, gluing first srtip at bottom and
continuing to top. Add black claws, eyes and nose.
Oz birds are very colourful... ....the "28" has a green body,
yellow strip=e around neck and black head.
Galahs can either be grey and pink or white and yellow.
rosella parrots are red, blue etc......
Make a didgeridoo.. ....aboriginals use these at their
corrobborees:
large cardboard cyclinder
paint it brown
dot paint design over it
hum into the end to make musical sounds.
Make boomerangs.. ..trace around a template on
heavy card, cut out, decorate and go outside and try
throwing them.
Wattle flower:
Draw a green line across a piece of paper - about 6 - 8
inches in length,crunch up yellow tissue or crepe paper into
small balls and glue down stem for about 4 - 6 inches...and
about 2 inches wide. Balls must be very close together
filling entire area.
Bottle brush flowers:
again draw a green stem.
staple 6 pieces of red crepe paper 2 x 4 inches down the
middle, fringe this and glue onto one end of stem. When
dry, fluff it up.
* Cooking:
Blinky Bill's Bush Damper:
Ingredients:
3 cups self raising flour
1 tspn salt
1 1/2 cups of milk
4 tspn butter
strawberry jam - think you call it jelly?
Pour flour and salt into bowl, add milk and mix into a soft
dough
Divide dough into equal portions and shape like thick
sausages
Push a green stick (non poisonous, please!) through
middle and hold over hot fire, turning until golden brown
Slide off stick and fill hollow with butter and jam.
yummy!
From Lynn at the Homeschooling with Heart Yahoo group. |
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Feb. 13, 2008 Make an Adobe Brick (for Mexico study)
You will need:
2 cups garden dirt (with rocks and sticks removed)
1/2 cup powdered clay
2 cups water
a handful or dry grass
1 quart cardboard milk carton, rinsed and dried and with the top cut off
Mix the clay and dirt together and fill the carton 3/4 full. Add water and stir until the mixture is like soup. Add grass until the mixture is stiff. Smooth the top until it is flat. Let the brick dry in the sun. When the brick is completely dry, tear off the cardboard carton.
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Feb. 13, 2008 Make a Mexican "Basket" (Mexico Study)
You will need:
tin cans or plastic jars, cleaned and with labels removed
heavy yarn, string, or jute
white glue
paintbrushes
markers or paint
Brush tin can or plastic jar with white glue. Wrap string around the can or jar. When dry, paint or use markers to make designs.
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Feb. 8, 2008 Make an easy Pinata (for a Mexico study)
This is very simple project! You will need:
1 paper sandwich bag per child
Construction paper
watercolor paint and brushes
yarn
glue
stapler
candy (or something to use as filling)
Paint the paper bag with desired designs and let dry. Cut a piece of construction paper lengthwise to make streamers. Glue to the back of the paper bag. Put small treats into bag. Lay a two foot piece of yarn across the front of the bag (near the top.) Make sure yarn is centered and an equal amount hangs from both sides. Fold top of bag down and staple shut. Tie yarn near the top. Place pinata in tree and enjoy!
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Feb. 8, 2008 Make a State or Country Brochure
How would you entice people to come visit your state? Make a brochure for them! You will need a several sheets of colored paper or construction paper, pictures from the internet, that you have made, or from actual brochures.
Include the following:
Page 1-- Geography-- What are some important natural features in your area?
Page 2--Climate--What is the climate?
Page 3--Natural Resources--What resources are found here?
Page 4--Government--The system of government is?
Page 5--How do people make a living in this area?
Page 6--What are some interesting places to visit?
Make a cover page for your booklet and then tell your family why they should visit!
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Feb. 4, 2008 Links to help with country studies
Feb. 3, 2008 Create a China Study Unit
Jan. 13, 2008 Country Study-- Canada
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