Rhymes for Rascals: Ages 5-7

RIC-6247 4.3/147

Rhymes for little rascals (Ages 5–7) Published by R.I.C. Publications® 2008 Copyright© Lee-Ann Holmes 2008 ISBN 978-1-74126-756-3 RIC – 6247

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Titles in this series:

Rhymes for little rascals (Ages 5–7) Rhymes for rascals (Ages 8–10) Rhymes for big rascals (Ages 11+)

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Foreword Rhymes for little rascals is one title in a three-book series, each containing 20 original poems written with humour, catchy rhythm and rhyme. Each anthology, with its comical punchlines, is appealing to children and adults alike. Written especially with performance in mind, with guides supplied for each poem, each book provides new material for those involved in classroom recital activities, school assembly items, concerts and eisteddfods.

The poems are easy to learn or recite by both mainstream and special needs students. The topics chosen for the poems are easy for students to relate to and the language used reflects how they often speak. Rhymes for little rascals will have students enjoying the genre, engaging with literature and wanting more!

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The books in this series are: Rhymes for little rascals Ages 5–7 Rhymes for rascals Ages 8–10 Rhymes for big rascals Ages 11+

Teachers notes ................................................................................................................................................... iv – v About this book ............................................................................................................................................................... iv Performance guide ........................................................................................................................................................... v Curriculum links . ............................................................................................................................................................ v Clown face . ............................................................ 2–5 Make a clown! . ............................................................ 4 Circus training game ..................................................... 5

Shopping spree ................................................... 42–45 A conversation . .......................................................... 44 Lollies in the trolley .................................................... 45

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The mouse is out! ............................................... 46–49 Punctuation ................................................................ 48 Comparing prisms . ..................................................... 49

A costly kip ......................................................... 10–13 Word study ................................................................. 12 Read and think ........................................................... 13

Summoned by the teacher .................................. 50–53 Adding ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ . ................................................. 52 Dealing with difficulties .............................................. 53

Waiting at the doctor’s ........................................ 14–17 Write a recount . ......................................................... 16 Following instructions ................................................. 17

My prayer ........................................................... 54–57 Write a letter .............................................................. 56 Storing stuff ................................................................ 57

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There’s a ghost in our house ............................... 18–21 Big and little ............................................................... 20 Scary rhymes .............................................................. 21

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The thief ................................................................. 6–9 Exclamation! or question? ............................................. 8 Checking out chocolate . ............................................... 9

The firefighter ..................................................... 58–61 Firefighter jargon ........................................................ 60 Uses for a bucket of water ........................................... 61

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The potato .......................................................... 22–25 Investigating rhyme .................................................... 24 Science experiment . ................................................... 25

Dinnertime! ........................................................ 62–65 Sequencing events ...................................................... 64 Dividing a pizza .......................................................... 65

Homework excuses ............................................ 26–29 Homework sheet ........................................................ 28 Homework helper . ..................................................... 29

BOO! . ................................................................. 66–69 Words that sound the same ......................................... 68 Waking during the night ............................................. 69

Magic! ................................................................. 30–33 Work some ‘Magic!’ . .................................................. 32 Same or different? . ..................................................... 33

’Cos I’m the youngest ......................................... 70–73 Write your own poem ................................................. 72 Time line .................................................................... 73

The lifesaver ....................................................... 34–37 Write a poem .............................................................. 36 Count-back facts ......................................................... 37

Teacher’s first class ............................................. 74–77 Pranks ........................................................................ 76 Write a letter .............................................................. 77

Our little pool ..................................................... 38–41 The long ‘oo’ sound .................................................... 40 Circular or round shapes ............................................. 41

Five babysitters . ................................................. 78–81 Great babysitters ......................................................... 80 Working with number facts ......................................... 81

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About this book Writing poetry is just one more way people are able to express themselves. When it is written with humour, catchy rhythm and rhyme, and is based on topics children can relate to, you have a winning combination which will have students enjoying the genre, engaging

with literature and wanting more. Rhymes for little rascals will do just that! Poetry from the book has been taught to and performed by numerous students with excellent results.

Rhymes for little rascals consists of 20 original poems. Each of the 20 poems forms the basis of a unit consisting of four pages. These are: • teachers notes

• an original poem

• two blackline masters relating to the poem.

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Teachers notes page

The performance guide provides a few tips or points to help students recite the poem. Refer to page v for detailed information.

A list of suggested activities relating to each Key Learning Area (KLA) is included. The activities provide opportunities for students to be introduced to, reinforce, or expand their current knowledge on topics related to the poem. They are not exhaustive and are intended as a guide.

Teachers can choose to explore: • all of the activities for a lengthy unit • a selection of the activities in depth • all or a selection of the activities briefly • activities from one KLA • similarly-themed activities across the KLAs.

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Answers are provided for the two student blackline masters. Some are suggestions for possible answers and others will require a teacher check.

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An original poem is provided, accompanied by appropriate artwork.

Each poem has a catchy rhythm and rhyme and is written in a humorous manner. The contemporary topics referred to are those which students can relate to. The final four poems in the book are written especially for group or choral work.

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Student blackline pages Two of the suggested activities from the Teachers notes have been expanded into age-appropriate blacklines which can be photocopied for student use.

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Performance guide Written especially with performance in mind, Rhymes for little rascals provides an anthology of poems suitable for individual, group or choral work at classroom recital activities, school assembly items, concerts or eisteddfods. A substantial number of teachers who are asked to prepare their class for any of these activities have had little or no experience in doing this. For these teachers, the performance guide at the top of the Teachers notes may give them an idea or a place to start. The guide consists of a few tips or points to remember about the specific poem being treated. It is intended as a guide only and not necessarily the right or only way to perform it.

• Appearance or demeanour – Act and walk confidently (even if you don’t feel confident!)

Portrayal of the character begins as soon as a performer sets one foot on stage.

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There are many finer points to consider when performing poetry. The following is a brief, overall guide for teachers to assist students. Each area needs attention if a successful performance is to be achieved:

• Voice – Project your voice to the back of the theatre, and use pace, pitch, pause, tone and expression as required by the poem. Pay particular attention to the punctuation marks because these will tell you how the author intended the poem to be recited.

• Facial expression – Much can be said with the expression on a person’s face, even without the use of words. Make the most of this.

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The format of eisteddfods differs according to where you live. For the purposes of this book, a recitation is performed with little or no movement and no costuming, while a character poem includes movement and costumes.

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• Familiarisation with the poem – Memorise and get a feel for the poem to portray the feelings the author intended. Practise reciting the poem aloud.

Remember to introduce the title of the poem and the poet’s name when arriving on stage.

• Actions – A few actions where appropriate to put across the message can be helpful.

• Costume – Simple costume ideas create a better representation of the character in both the performer’s and audience’s minds.

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• Enjoyment – Remember, the majority of participants in a performance are nervous—probably even the adjudicator if it is an eisteddfod performance! If you have prepared well, you will be more confident and it should be a positive, enjoyable experience. Everyone should have fun!

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Curriculum links – English NSW

TS1.1, TS1.2, TS1.3, TS1.4, RS1.5, RS1.6, RS1.7, RS1.8

Vic.

ENSL0201, ENSL0202, ENSL0203, ENSL0204, ENRE0201, ENRE0202, ENRE0203, ENRE0204, ENRE0205, ENRE0206, ENRE0207, ENRE0208

WA

LS 2.1, LS 2.2, LS 2.3, LS 2.4, R 2.1, R 2.2, R 2.3, R 2.4

SA

1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10

Qld

Refer to curriculum documents on <http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au>

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Clown face

Performance guide

This character poem does not require much in the way of costume—simply paint the end of the student’s nose red, and perhaps pin a large handkerchief to his or her shirt. This poem could be performed by a four- to six-year-old using a long, pouting facial expression.

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• Discuss what happened to the child’s nose. How could the red nose have been prevented? (Reapply sunscreen, wear a hat and play in the shade.)

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• Where would you usually see a clown? (circus, theatre, parade) Brainstorm to list words that describe clowns; e.g. ‘funny’, ‘crazy’, ‘colourful’.

• What do clowns look like? In groups, students design and draw a clown and label the body parts; e.g. red nose, flowerpot hat.

Mathematics

Science

• ‘Said’ and ‘red’ rhyme in the second stanza. What other words rhyme with these? (bed, instead, led, wed, dead, head)

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• Students choose parts from different outfits to make a clown. (See page 4)

• Read the poem, ‘The circus’, by C J Dennis.

• Students learn basic number concepts as well as forward and backward directions while playing a circus board game. (See page 5) • Count the number of steps students can walk on a balance beam or ‘tightrope’ (a length of rope placed on the ground) without falling off.

• Many clowns incorporate juggling into their act. Use throwing to experiment with the shape and motion of objects.

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• Clowns make people laugh. Discuss the contribution clowns provide in caring for members of the community; e.g. clowns visiting children’s wards in hospitals.

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• Try two-person juggling: Partners throw a softball/beanbag back and forth at the same time.

• Discuss the importance of wearing sunscreen when outdoors.

The arts

• Experiment with facial expressions: Show a happy clown face. Show a sad face. When do we show this face? What other faces can we make? (surprised, angry, scared)

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• Create a circus show for parents. Students could perform as a ringmaster, dancers, tightrope walkers (rope on floor) etc.

• Discuss the sequence that should take place before going out in sunlight; e.g. ‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap (on sunglasses)’.

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Clown face

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I’m NOT going to school today.

They might call me a clown.

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Yesterday, I went in the sun.

‘Put sunscreen on’, Mum said.

When I sneezed, I wiped it off.

Now the end of my nose is red!

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Make a clown!

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Cut out the clown pictures and glue them on the person.

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Circus training game You will need a dice and tokens.

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Move ahead three spaces.

You fall off the trapeze.

Miss a turn.

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You drop a ball while juggling. Go back to the start.

You break your leg as a daredevil.

Go back three spaces.

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You make the crowd laugh while dressed as a clown. Move on three spaces.

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You lose your voice while speaking as the ringmaster.

Miss a turn.

You walk the tightrope!

Go ahead three spaces.

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You teach a dog to jump through a hoop.

Go ahead three spaces.

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The thief

Performance guide

This poem would best be performed by a confident young girl who is able to master the different voices in the poem. She could have chocolate smeared around her mouth as part of her costume.

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Activity

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• Students retell the story of ‘The thief’.

• Ask: Who really ate Daddy’s chocolate? How old do you think Renae is? (3–6) How do you know?

(She plays with Teddy and Barbie™ dolls.)

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• Ask literal comprehension questions about the text; e.g. Whose Easter egg was eaten? Who did Dad ask first? Did Renae eat the chocolate in the morning or in the afternoon?

• Discuss the difference between a statement and a question. Identify a question and a statement in the poem. (See page 8)

Mathematics

Science

• Write a procedure for making hot chocolate or chocolate mousse.

• Use a bar of chocolate as a concrete aid for problem-solving; e.g. ‘If Rose ate two squares of chocolate per day, how many days would the bar of chocolate last?’

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• Identify stanzas, rhyme and rhythm in the verse.

• Explore concepts of rows, columns, and odd and even numbers while answering questions about a bar of chocolate. (See page 9) • Read about the process of making chocolate, From cocoa bean to chocolate, written by Robin Nelson.

• Chocolate bilbies are available at Easter time and a percentage of the revenue from sales goes towards the protection of these endangered animals. Find out about the bilby.

• Experiment with melting, then cooling chocolate (liquids and solids).

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• On a map of the world, locate where cocoa beans are grown or where bilbies are found.

HPE/PDHPE

• Is chocolate a healthy food? Discuss positives and negatives.

• Students devise a healthy morning tea.

The arts

• Students design and make Easter cards by cutting letters from magazines and sticking them onto cardboard.

• In the classroom, set up a ‘home corner’ (with furniture) where students can have ‘morning tea’.

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• Design an invitation to morning tea for Teddy and Barbie™, considering font size, colour etc.

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3. (a) I will be seven years old. (b) It is a cloudy day. (c) Yes, it is 8 pm.

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(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 60 (d) Teacher check (e) Every second column is coloured. (f) even (g) 6 tens

2. Numbers circled should be: 14, 50, 12, 56, 2, 28, 44, 60, 36, 42, 22, 30, 52, 20, 18, 8, 26, 16.

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‘Who ate my Easter egg?’

Said Daddy, Easter Day. ‘It wasn’t me!’ said Billy.

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‘It wasn’t just for me.

Ted and Barbie™ came to play.

We had it for morning tea!’

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Exclamation! or question?

A statement has an exclamation mark when it is said with strong feeling.

For example: ‘It wasn’t me!’

A statement has a question mark when it is asking something and needs an answer.

For example: ‘Who ate my Easter egg?’

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(c) Is it time for bed?

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Checking out chocolate 1. Answer the questions about the block of chocolate. (a) How many rows of chocolate are there?

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(b) How many columns are in the block of chocolate?

are there altogether?

(d) Write counting numbers in the squares of the block of chocolate.

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(e) Even numbers end in 2, 4, 6, 8 or 0.

Colour all the even numbers yellow. Can you see a pattern?

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A costly kip

Performance guide

This poem could be used as a recitation or a character poem for a girl of 6 or 7 years of age, showing pride in the way she applied make-up to her father’s face. Actions for the character could include applying the eye shadow, spraying the hair etc. while holding a make-up kit in one hand. A deeper voice needs to be used for that of the pastor, and a different voice again for the visitors.

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• Students retell the story in the poem by defining who, what, where, when and why.

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• Students offer their own experiences about applying make-up and relate it to the text.

• Help students to understand meanings of words and phrases from the text and reinforce the ‘ck’ sound. (See page 12) • Discuss how some authors use poetry to create humour. How is this poem funny?

• Students discuss and write a story about something they did when their parent(s) were having a rest.

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• Students complete literal, interpretive and evaluative questions about the text. (See page 13)

Mathematics

• The girl painted her dad’s fingernails red. Do a study of the number 10—spell it, write it in words and numerals, think of + and – sums that equal 10, counting forwards to and backwards from 10 etc.

Science

• Discuss how energy is something we need in our daily lives and that we are tired when we run out of energy and need a rest.

SOSE/HSIE

• Discuss if some students attend church, temple, mosque etc. Ask what it is they feel when attending these places of worship.

• Identify the significance of marriage in the community.

• Identify the role of the leader of a place of worship and speak respectfully about his/her role.

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• Identify that the amount of sleep or rest we have plays a part in our growth and management of emotions; e.g. we become cranky when we are tired.

The arts

• Continue the study of the number 10 by singing ‘Ten little teddy bears’ and other songs about 10.

• Explore role-plays of different jobs such as a beautician or a pastor.

Technology

• Students discuss a procedure for applying make-up based on observation and personal experience.

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2. (a) A man and a woman who had come to collect the pastor so he could perform their marriage ceremony. (b) The pastor was wearing make-up and fingernail polish. (c) Possible answer: ‘Pastor, I think you had better clean your face and hands before we go!’

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(e) 45–60 (Because she ‘sprayed glitter in his grey hair’.)

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Daddy was feeling quite tired.

‘I’ll just have a lie-down’, he said.

While he was peacefully sleeping, I painted his fingernails red.

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On his tie I drew a brown bear.

And gee he looked handsome when I Sprayed glitter in his grey hair.

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‘Pastor Ned,’ they asked, ‘are you ill?

Aren’t you saying our wedding?’

‘Of course,’ he assured them quickly, ‘That’s just where I was heading’.

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Word study 1. Read the poem ‘A costly kip’ again. Match the words and phrases from the poem to their meanings. (a) costly

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(e) pastor

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2. ‘Costly’ and ‘kip’ start with the same sound.

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Read and think 1. Use one or two words to answer these questions. (a) What colour did the girl paint her dad’s fingernails?

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(b) What colour eye shadow did she use? (c) What is the pastor’s name?

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(e) How old do you think the pastor is? Circle your answer.

20–30

How do you know?

45–60

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Waiting at the doctor’s

Performance guide

The performer of this poem should act like a hypochondriac. There are many opportunities here to show panicked facial expressions and actions that suit. This poem could also be used with middle-primary school students.

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• Make connections between the students’ own experiences at the doctor and those of the text.

• Clap the syllables in the words wai/ting, arth/ri/tis, con/junc/tiv/i/tis, whee/zing and prob/ab/ly.

• In the poem, the character kept changing position. Complete an activity on following directions; e.g. right, left, beside, under. (See page 17)

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• Discuss disease transmission via touch or open sores. Discuss how personal hygiene minimises risk of infectious disease; e.g. conjunctivitis.

• Discuss the importance of drinking lots of water to remain healthy.

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• In pairs, perform a short role-play of visiting the doctor because of a sore throat.

• Demonstrate and practise the proper procedure for washing hands.

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There’s a ghost in our house

Performance guide

Five- to seven-year-olds with good vocal and facial expression could perform this poem either as a recitation or a character poem. Some simple actions could be used; e.g. finger up to the mouth for ‘quiet as a mouse’ and cup the hand at the side of the mouth and lean slightly forward for the last two lines.

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• Question the students to gain their level of understanding of the text: What does the ghost in the poem do? Who is the ghost? Who gets the blame?

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• Identify the two questions in the poem. Identify the statement in the poem that includes an exclamation mark.

• In the poem, the author introduces the main character and a little brother. Talk about ‘big’ and ‘little’: What things are big? What things are little? What other words can be used instead of ‘big’?

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• Students choose from given words to make some scary rhymes. (See page 21)

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• If a tap is left running for three minutes, how much water would be wasted? Time water running into a bucket for three minutes. Measure this volume in cups and then use it to water plants.

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• Students cut and paste photos of themselves or people from magazines, in order of age, to show how people change over time.

• Discuss the students’ roles and responsibilities as a family member. Do you think the older child in the poem should own up to the accidents or continue letting the younger child take the blame?

• Conduct role-plays using assertive voices; e.g. what to say when a friend wants to break a school rule.

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The potato

Performance guide

‘The potato’ gives students the opportunity to show an array of emotions. This poem can be performed as a recitation or as a character poem by five- to seven-year-olds. In the first verse, the performer can show their indignation at being cut up, or it could be recited with a sheepish or scared voice. The second verse builds up to a crescendo, each line getting a little louder.

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• Students make an invitation (transactional text) asking the principal to join them for a potato soup lunch.

• Use non-standard and standard units to measure, order and weigh different-sized potatoes.

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• Students use scales and cups to measure ingredients to make potato soup.

• Students grow potatoes and keep a growth chart of the height of the plants.

• Study catalogues for types and prices of potatoes. Use potatoes for addition and subtraction problems.

• Play the ‘1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4’ elimination game.

• Discuss what the students think a plant needs in order to survive.

• Conduct a science experiment suspending a potato in water with toothpicks. Watch it grow.

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• Study the food chain of how potatoes are grown and the steps taken to get them on our table.

• Cooperatively evaluate how potato farmers and other primary producers contribute to the environment.

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• Make up games with potatoes, such as dribbling a potato around markers with your feet.

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• Students dance to the song ‘Hot potato, hot potato’, by the Wiggles.

• Students re-enact the story of ‘The giant turnip’.

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Homework excuses

Performance guide

Just before saying the last line, or perhaps even after the last word, the performer could produce a small bunch of flowers from behind his/her back. In the first verse, the performer can experiment with different ways to say each line. Be sure to observe punctuation in verse two, and pile on the charm in verse three.

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• Students make connections between their own experiences and those of the character in the poem by listing reasons their homework has sometimes not been completed.

• Discuss how imaginative texts can entertain and teach us about ourselves.

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• Count, read, write, say and order the numbers from one to 10 and write/state 10 homework excuses.

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• Talk about ordinal numbers when listing excuses in the poem (i.e. first, second, third, fourth, fifth).

• Make up a basic timetable for after school (from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm) where homework, reading, play and extracurricular activities are included.

• Complete problem-solving activities about time; time taken to complete homework, to have an afterschool snack etc.

• In science there are no excuses—only facts! Scientists work in groups to solve problems. Students can provide ‘theories’ and ‘hypotheses’ about why homework is not being completed.

• Write a problem–solution table; e.g. Problem – Callum wants to play after school until dinnertime.

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• Discuss the correct home environment for doing homework: e.g. clear, clean area; sharp pencil; eraser; no distractions.

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• Discuss how homework can help students’ personal development; e.g. develop responsibility, reinforcement of school work, time management.

The arts

• Change the popular song ‘Ten green bottles sitting on the wall’ to ‘Ten lame excuses ...’; e.g. ‘Ten lame excuses given to the teacher … and if one lame excuse should accidentally fail, there’ll be nine lame excuses given to the teacher’.

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• Students explain familiar sequences of their after-school activities. (See page 29)

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Magic!

Performance guide

A five-year-old girl wearing a fairy costume would be best suited for this character poem. With each spell cast, she could perform a flourish with her wand, until the last two lines, when she could stand with her hand on her hip and have a ‘get real’ look on her face.

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• Discuss and define the words ‘magic’ and ‘illusion’.

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• Discuss how the illustration and the title of a poem reflect the subject matter of the text.

• Establish that the final letter sounds in a word affect the rhyme and rhythm of a poem (e.g. shake, take).

• Identify the rhyming words in each stanza. What other words rhyme with these?

• More capable students can discuss how humour is created in the poem. (The fairy performs ‘magic’ throughout the poem, then suddenly drops out of character for the last two lines.)

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• Examine the topics of probability and statistics using a deck of cards; e.g. sort cards into piles of those that have the ‘same’ symbol and those that are ‘different’.

• Complete a chance and data activity on ‘same’ and ‘different’. (See page 33)

• Talk about ‘possible’ and ‘impossible’ situations; e.g. ‘Is it possible that my hair will be blue tomorrow? Is it possible that I will sneeze today?’

Science

• Conduct science experiments that seem like magic; for example: Place a lit piece of paper inside a bottle, then place a shelled hard-boiled egg on top and watch it get sucked in. Or place carnations in coloured water and watch the flowers change colour.

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• Identify similarities and differences and what can be gained by listening to stories from different cultures.

• Discuss the fact that people are different and we each have our own characteristics and qualities that make us unique.

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The lifesaver

Performance guide

2007 was the Australian Year of the Surf Lifesaver. This character poem was written to commemorate the event. The excitement of saving someone can be portrayed here by a boy of five to seven years of age, dressed in a lifesaver cap and board shorts.

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• Discuss how the topic of the text is usually reflected in its title and illustration.

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• How did the author create humour in this poem? (The boy wants to save people, yet he can’t even swim.)

• Students write directions (‘right’, ‘left’ and street names) to give the route from their school to the closest beach.

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• Introduce the count-back strategy, using a beach theme. (See page 37)

• Discuss the different observable features of a natural beach environment; e.g. sun, sand, ocean, shells, rocks.

• Students give examples of living and non-living things found at the beach; e.g. starfish, sand, towel, empty bottle.

• Provide a list of things found at the beach for students to sort into plant or animal/living or non-living.

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• Talk about the role of lifesavers and their voluntary contribution to society.

• Students identify from assorted beach resort pictures what is natural and what is built.

• Invite a local lifesaver (or other local volunteer) to speak to the class about his/her duties.

• Discuss the importance of ‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap!’ at the beach.

The arts

• Students role-play a lifesaver helping someone in distress.

Technology

• Students carry out research or interview someone to find the colours of a lifesaver’s cap or flag, and then make their own.

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Our little pool

Performance guide

This poem should be spoken with lots of variation in tone and pitch of the voice. When reciting ‘right over the rim’, the performer could stand on tiptoe as if lobbing a basketball into a hoop. A little hand wave in front of the nose could accompany ‘smelly’. ‘SHOUT’ should be spoken loudly. Pause between the words at the end of the poem, ‘just–threw–out!’

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• Ask students to explain what made Mum shout.

• Explain any unfamiliar words or concepts; e.g. rim (of toilet), disinfectant (‘dizzy fectant’).

Mathematics

• Many children develop a fascination with the toilet when they are little. Ask students to make connections with their own personal experiences; e.g. ‘Whose younger brother or sister has thrown something in the toilet? Have you?’

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(Perhaps ‘he’ was a favourite toy.)

• ‘Our little pool’ has a few long ‘oo’ sounds in it. Complete an activity with the long ‘oo’ sound as the focus. (See page 40) • The ‘little pool’ in the poem was round. What other things are round? (See page 41)

• Measure to compare the volume of water used in a half-flush and a full-flush. (see Science)

Science

• Ask a plumber how much water a toilet uses on a half-flush and a full-flush. Talk about wasting water and when each type of flush should be used.

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• Students share stories from their grandparents about toilets used long ago (outhouse) or in different countries.

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• Ask: Why did Mum disinfect her two rings? (To kill the germs on them. They were too valuable to throw away.) Why did she throw out the toothbrushes? (To guard against risk of infection.)

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• Discuss germs associated with toilets (e.g. E. coli) and why proper hand washing is essential.

• Practise proper hand washing techniques to reinforce personal hygiene.

• Pretend to be a T. rex stalking prey. Use appropriate music as an accompaniment.

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• Use collage materials or box construction to produce a simple model of T. rex.

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Performance guide

Shopping spree

This trolley is filled with all the things children love, so this has to be expressed on the performer’s face, in his or her voice and with appropriate actions; e.g. wide eyes, rub the tummy, huge smile. The tone changes for the last two lines when the performer lets the audience in on what’s happening.

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• In one sentence, write what ‘Shopping spree’ is about.

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• Read through the poem and list the items the child chose for his/her trolley.

• Focussing on questions and answers, students write the conversation happening between the mother in the poem and her friend. (See page 44)

Mathematics

• Play ‘I went shopping’ to build memory skills. Player A says, ‘I went shopping and I bought _____’.

Player B says what Player A bought and adds another item to the list. Continue around the class. If students make a mistake, they are out until the next game.

• Students interpret data in a graph about types of lollies in a shopping trolley. (See page 45)

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• Ask: What would you choose for your shopping trolley? Make a list.

• Use shopping trolley items for simple addition problem-solving; e.g. ‘If Ben put 2 packets of chips in the trolley and Sally put in 3 more, how many are there altogether?’

• Calculate the change they would receive after buying certain items; e.g. ‘If doughnuts cost $2 and I gave the shopkeeper $5, how much change would I receive?’

• Use shopping catalogues to cut out prices of different items.

• Have a class vote on their favourite lolly. Students count votes for each type of lolly. Follow up with a frequency table and picture graph.

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• Discuss how food is a source of energy for our body and explain that different foods give us different amounts of energy.

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• Discuss the difference between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’; e.g. water is a need and lollies are a want.

Make a list of items for students to sort into needs and wants.

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• Students make a list of items they would choose for their shopping trolley. For every two healthy foods, you are allowed one unhealthy food (just for today).

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• Sing or play the song ‘Food, glorious food’, from the musical, Oliver.

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A conversation Write Mrs White’s responses to Mrs Brown’s questions and statements.

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Performance guide

The mouse is out!

If performing ‘The mouse is out!’ as a character poem, the performer could run on stage as if looking for the mouse. For any actions (e.g. ‘Uh-oh’), ensure the student does not cover his/her face or mouth with his/her hand. The performer could point on ‘There he is’ and cover his/her ears on ‘screaming down the house’. This poem is also suitable as a recitation.

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• Read the poem and write the sequence of events.

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• Read books, fairytales or nursery rhymes about mice; e.g. Town mouse and country mouse, ‘Three blind mice’.

• Write meanings for the words ‘gap’, ‘hosting’, ‘trodden’, ‘squirm’, ‘wriggle’ and ‘retrieve’.

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• Use numbers of mice legs or whiskers for addition and subtraction problems; e.g. ‘If a mouse had 5 whiskers on each side of its nose, how many whiskers would it have altogether?’

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• Students complete an activity on comparing prisms (mice houses). (See page 49)

• If any students have pet mice, they could bring them into the classroom for the day. Discuss how to look after a pet mouse.

• List the distinguishing features of a mouse.

• Do a study on mice. Find out about their food, young, habitat, life span etc.

• Research what the following animals are and where they are found: mouse deer, mouse hare, mouse spider.

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• Sometimes mice make nests in people’s homes. List ways we can guard against this; e.g. block holes where mice are entering.

The arts

• Watch the movie Stuart Little (animation) with the students as a listening comprehension task.

Discuss the values expressed in the movie. What differences are there between Stuart and real mice?

Technology

• Show students a regular mouse trap and list advantages and disadvantages or what they like and don’t like about the trap.

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Summoned by the teacher

Performance guide

This poem is suitable for either a recitation or as a character poem. During the first two lines of the first and second stanza, the performer should sit or stand up straight, then slouch for the following two lines when he/she realises he/she is not going to get a sticker. At the end of the poem, the performer could walk off the stage with shoulders slumped and head hung low.

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• Explain the meaning of ‘summoned’.

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• How was humour created in the poem? (The child thought he/she was finally going to receive a sticker, but instead the teacher wiped jam off his/her face.)

• Students complete a page of spelling activities with words from the poem. (See page 52)

Mathematics

• Use numbers of stickers for problem-solving activities; e.g. ‘If Terri received one sticker every school day for a week, how many stickers would she have at the end of the week?’

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• Students can look through their maths book and count how many stickers they have.

• Students estimate, then measure the distance from their desk to the teacher’s desk.

Science

• Students recognise and describe variations in appearance of students in their class.

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• Talk about the poem in terms of ‘past’, ‘present’ and ‘future’; e.g. Who has ever felt overlooked for a sticker or wrongly accused over something in the past? Sometimes we are having a bad day (present), but tomorrow may be better (future).

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• Students describe the emotions felt by the character in the poem; e.g. recurring excitement and disappointment. Students discuss and suggest ways to deal with disappointment.

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• Students offer alternatives and choose the correct path in the ‘Dealing with difficulties’ flow chart.

(See page 53)

The arts

• Explore different ways of moving ‘to the teacher’s desk’; e.g. slowly, quickly, skipping, crawling, hopping, backwards.

• Students appraise and reflect on their own and others sticker art work (see Technology).

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Dealing with difficulties • Read the right and wrong way to deal with the difficulties in Situation 1.

• Fill in the missing parts in Situation 2.

• Draw what your face would look like at the end of dealing with each problem.

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My prayer

Performance guide

The child saying this prayer could kneel with his/her eyes closed if performing this as a character poem, opening one or both eyes to look heaven-ward now and then for effect. Note the pause after ‘But …’

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• Students in turn read the poem aloud to the class and listen attentively while others read.

• Suggest ways the child in the poem could avoid having his/her new toys broken; e.g. keep them out of the younger child’s reach.

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• Write meanings for these words: ‘blessings’, ‘suggestion’, ‘always’ and ‘extend’. Arrange them in alphabetical order.

• Write a letter of apology from the main character to the younger sibling for throwing his teddy on the fan. (See page 56)

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• Explore advantages and disadvantages of being an only child versus being a child with two siblings.

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• Students complete problems associated with extending and reducing hours students sleep; e.g. ‘Jo sleeps 10 hours per night. If she slept one hour longer, how long would she have slept?’

• Build towers with building blocks. Students estimate, then measure how tall the towers are in centimetres, hands, blocks and pencils.

• How many hours are there in one full night and half a day?

Science

• Discuss how the environment changes from day to day and day to night.

SOSE/HSIE

• Discuss why some people pray.

• Talk about some of the rules that exist in students’ homes. What is the purpose of having rules?

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• Explain how siblings sometimes fight or squabble with each other. But, does fighting solve the problem? Note that the child in the poem is no angel either—he/she threw Teddy on the fan!

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• Invite students to recite a prayer they might say before bedtime.

Technology

• Students plan where items are to be stored on a bookshelf to avoid a younger sibling touching them.

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The firefighter

Performance guide

‘The firefighter’ is suitable as a recitation or a character poem, with the performer dressed as a firefighter. In the last stanza, the performer could walk with bended knees and arms moving in a breaststroke motion, then shield his/her eyes for the third line.

There should be a sudden change of action and character before the last line is spoken.

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• Ask the students why the child in the poem decided to become Mayor instead. (Mayors don’t have to do anything dangerous.)

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• Write sentences with words and phrases from the poem; e.g. (a) shiny bell (b) long, red hose (c) tall buildings.

• Match some firefighting terms to their meanings. (Explain the meaning of ‘jargon’.) (See page 60) • Count the rungs on a ladder. How can we measure the height of a ladder? (Lay it on the ground.)

• Estimate the height of a building.

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• Spread a school garden hose out. Estimate, then measure the length of it.

• How much does a bucket of water hold? How many 1L milk cartons is it equal to?.

Science

• A great natural treatment for burns is the aloe vera plant. Simply break a part off and wipe the sap on the burn. If possible, give a stem to each student to grow at home.

SOSE/HSIE

• Organise a visit from the local fire brigade. Have the students prepare questions about things they want to learn prior to the visit.

• Name ten uses for a bucket of water. (See page 61)

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• Revise and practise the fire evacuation procedure for your school.

• Practise the ‘stop, drop and roll’ technique to avoid being burnt if clothing catches fire.

• Discuss safe management of matches, candles, heaters and barbecues.

• Watch an episode of the British television program Fireman Sam to see how he saves the day.

Ask comprehension questions at the end of it.

Technology

• Students identify and describe features and the purpose of fire alarms for houses.

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Head of fire: The front of the fire.

Flank of the fire: The left or right side of the fire.

Loom up: The term for smoke floating in the sky that can be seen from far away.

ETA: Estimated time of arrival

EMS: Emergency medical service

Red line: The small hose connected to the fire truck. Used for small fires and car fires.

Green line: Garden hose

Plug: A name for a fire hydrant.

All clear: Building is clear of people

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Dinnertime!

Performance guide

This poem provides a great opportunity for acting or miming; e.g. smelling the pizza; putting on the oven mitts; cautiously carrying and then dropping the hot pizza; shooing the cat; peeling the pizza off the tiled floor; and picking off the hair and sand; then presenting it to Dad. ‘Dinnertime!’ would be perfect as a character poem.

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• Ask: Have you ever dropped something on the floor or ground and then picked it up to eat? Should the child have given the pizza to his dad after the cat had eaten a bit of it? Why not?

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• Students place events from the poem in the correct sequence. (See page 64) • Write a list of words that describe how things taste; e.g. delicious, scrumptious, sour, sweet, bitter.

• Students write a procedure for making a pizza. (see Science)

Science

• Students complete an activity on equal parts and one-half. (See page 65)

• Devise questions about buying pizza at the school canteen/tuckshop; e.g. ‘If a piece of pizza costs $2, how many could I buy with $5? How much change would I receive?’

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• Survey the class to determine their favourite pizza toppings. Make a picture graph of the results.

• Make a large pizza with the students. Talk about which food group each bit of topping belongs to as it is placed on the pizza; e.g. base – grains and cereals, cheese – dairy, capsicum – vegetables.

• We have five well-known senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Determine which of these five senses are used in the poem and identify where.

SOSE/HSIE

• Go on an excursion to a local pizza place. Provide the students with a basic floor plan of the area for them to label; e.g. ‘This is where they put the pizzas in the boxes. This is where the ovens are.’

HPE/PDHPE

• Explain why we should not eat food that has fallen on the floor, ground, supermarket floor etc.

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• Students practise ordering and taking orders for a pizza, giving or asking for all relevant information.

• Students produce their own mini pizzas by using muffins and following a simple production procedure; e.g. 1. Spread muffin with tomato paste. 2. Cover with a layer of ham. 3. Spread four slices of tomato evenly over the ham. 4. Cover with a thick layer of cheese.

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BOO!

Performance guide

This poem would be handled well by lower-primary students.

Halve the class to read alternate lines or couplets. Start with eyes closed. On ‘Need to go pretty soon’, children could cross one leg over the other. Children could stand on tiptoe when reciting that word, and the whole class could say ‘Get a FRIGHT’.

The last verse is said relaxed and relieved—‘kissed’ could sound like a sigh. The loud ‘BOO!’ at the end should be said by the whole class and should take the audience completely by surprise. Alternatively, ‘BOO!’ could be shouted by a ghost suddenly jumping out from behind the students.

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• Students relate their own experiences about having to get up during the night to those in the poem.

‘Need to go pretty soon.’ What is this referring to? (A need to go to the toilet.)

• Why did the poet write ‘E-v-e-r-y s-o-u-n-d’ that way? (She wants it to be said in an eerie, ghostly voice.) Practise saying the line.

• Note the layout of the poem. The poet wrote short phrases to add atmosphere and to show that the performer is frightened.

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• Students complete a sheet about homophones with the same ‘oo’ sound as in ‘Boo!’ (See page 68) • Read other stories or poems about ghosts.

Mathematics

• Count the number of stanzas in the poem: How many lines? Which is the longest line? How many words in that line? How many syllables? How many letters?

Science

• Work with students to complete a problem–solution chart about being scared during the night (see HPE). (See page 69)

SOSE/HSIE

• Explore beliefs of other cultures about ‘ghosts’.

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• Investigate the American tradition of Halloween, where children dress as ghosts and other scary creatures.

• Students discuss some things they can do if they feel frightened during the night; e.g. use a nightlight, go to the toilet before bed.

• Practise walking on tiptoe.

• In conjunction with problem–solution chart (page 69), discuss the topic of inappropriate physical contact from others.

Technology

• Explore ways to make items move without touching them; e.g. using a fan or air pressure.

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Words that sound the same A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another but is spelt differently.

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’Cos I’m the youngest

Performance guide

The performer(s) of this poem could experiment with different ways of saying ‘’cos I’m the youngest’, by using pause or putting emphasis on different words; For example: ‘’cos I’m the youngest, ’cos I’m the youngest, or ’cos … I’m the youngest’. Note the change of emotion in the second verse.

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• Determine who in the class are the youngest siblings. Does this poem ring true? Could they add more advantages/disadvantages to the list?

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• Make a list of things students or the oldest child in their families complain about.

• Students write their own poem from the opposite perspective: ‘’Cos I’m the oldest’. (See page 72) • Work with opposites: youngest – oldest, biggest – smallest, early – late.

Mathematics

• Construct problems about children’s ages; e.g. ‘If Steve is five and Amanda is twice his age, how old is Amanda? Ben is three years older than Eve. Eve is three. How old is Ben?’

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• Students construct a time line of things they have done and will be able to do at different ages.

(See page 73)

Science

• Discuss how people change as they grow; e.g. their feet get bigger, they need larger clothes, they eat more.

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• Share and discuss how things have changed over time. Interview grandparents about their age when they first flew in an aeroplane, first time they used a computer, the age they started working etc. Students compare their grandparents’ answers to their own.

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• Students discuss changes they have already experienced; e.g. losing baby teeth, learning to read.

• List things the students will be able to do when they are five years older.

• Working in groups of three, students take roles as a news reporter, the oldest child in a family and the youngest. Construct an interview concerning how the children feel about their position in the family. Film each interview to show to the rest of the class.

• Sing songs about being young or old.

• Students draw a picture of their family and write each person’s age under the drawings.

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Teacher’s first class

Performance guide

This poem would be suitable for verse speaking by a lower-school class as a choral speaking piece, or as a novelty (if the students whip their stickers out of their pockets to sniff at the end). There are many opportunities here for children to play up to the audience and act cheekily.

Suggested activities KLA

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• Ask the students inferential questions about the poem: e.g. ‘Her backside was bare’. What happened? (Her skirt got stuck to the chair and ripped); Why did the sign say ‘Attenshun’? (Because they couldn’t spell ‘attention’ properly); Why did the flour wreck the teacher’s tan? (It turned her skin white instead of brown.)

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• Ask: Did the teacher have her revenge in the end? What do you think the stickers smelt like?

Mathematics

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• How does the author entertain us in this poem?

• Students play a harmless prank on their parents and write about the reaction. (Perhaps send a note warning parents first!) (See page 76)

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• What age do you think the students in ‘Teacher’s first class’ are? (5–7) How do you know? (Because of the illustration and they couldn’t spell ‘attention’.)

• Students pretend to be the class in the poem and write a letter to the teacher, apologising for their mischievous behaviour and asking for her to return. (See page 77) • Count the number of pranks the students played in the poem.

• Use ordinal numbers when describing pranks; e.g. The first prank was …

• Allot a prank to each day of the week. Students place the days of the week in the correct order.

• Students study the motion of a fan by making a windmill from cardboard. Experiment with blowing on it from different directions. Students note their observations.

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• Students differentiate between natural and built features of their school environment.

• Students extend their understanding of size and shape by drawing a simple map of the classroom and labelling different shapes; e.g. rectangles indicating where the teacher’s and students’ desks are.

The arts

• Discuss the imagery of the poem. Draw a humorous picture for each stanza and write a suitable caption to match.

Technology

• Students set up a prank by following a set procedure: e.g. 1. Blow up a balloon. 2. Clamp its end by placing it in the closed door to the classroom. 3. Ring for the principal. 4. Watch his or her reaction when he/she opens the door! (You may want to secretly arrange this with the principal prior to the class.)

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• Play games aimed at tricking students; e.g. Ask Student One to hide his/her eyes. Ask Student Two to secretly move out of sight. Student One has to guess which of his/her peers is missing.

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Teacher’s first class

We were our teacher’s We were our teacher’s First class ever.

First class ever.

But who on earth But who on earth Made her quit?

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When she got up, She was pretty cross Her backside was bare.

It wrecked her tan.

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But who on earth Made her quit? We? Never!

We were our teacher’s First class ever.

But she forgave us.

She said we were clever!

All we did was Put a sign on her back.

Saying ‘Attenshun parents, Give me a smack’.

She gave us all A sticker, or two.

You scratch and sniff, And they smell like … Eeeewww!

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Pranks A prank is a practical joke or a piece of mischief.

Play a harmless prank on someone in your family; e.g. swap some dresses from Mum’s wardrobe with a few shirts from Dad’s.

Write about their reaction.

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What did Mum say and do?

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Write a letter Pretend you are a student in the ‘Teacher’s first class’. Write a letter of apology to your teacher apologising for your mischievous behaviour and asking for her to return.

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Performance guide

Five babysitters

This poem could be recited, or used as a character poem by an individual or class. Include appropriate pace and mischievous looks. Props such as a whoopee cushion and toy snake could be used. This poem could also be used as a teaching aid with lower school to reinforce counting.

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• Check the poem to match the ordinal number with the correct mischievous act of the child.

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• The author doesn’t say what the child did to the fifth babysitter. Students can make suggestions for this verse.

• Discuss reasons why a babysitter is sometimes required.

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• In groups, students come up with five qualities of a good babysitter. These are shared with the rest of the class.

• Students complete an activity about qualities of a great babysitter. (See page 80)

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• Students talk about their own experiences when being babysat: e.g. ‘We were hungry, so the babysitter made us toast’ etc.

• Count backwards from 5 to 1 as in ‘Five babysitters’; then backwards from 10, then 20.

• Revise ordinal numbers; first, second, third ... up to 10.

• Students complete simple number facts associated with the poem. (See page 81)

• Recognise and discuss that people grow old (e.g. grandparents) and can not always look after young children.

• Give examples of how people change as they become elderly.

• Students list some of the rules that exist in their homes; e.g. no playing outside after the evening bath, no running inside.

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• In some families and cultures, grandparents or relatives are used for babysitting. Discuss when this would be an option. (If they live in the same house or nearby.)

The arts

• Students respond and reflect on the poem and how it makes them feel; e.g. ‘I felt sorry for the babysitter because the kids were a bit naughty, but I know it is only pretend’.

Technology

• Students write a sequence of steps for the babysitter to follow if he/she were to look after them from 6 pm until 9 pm; stating dinnertime, bedtime etc.

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Working with number facts Read the story, draw a picture, then write a matching number fact. (a) Tim put three frogs in the babysitter’s hat.

One jumped out. How many are left?

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