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language themes © ReadyEdPub l i cat i ons treasure chest •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y• By Mar y Serenc & W endy Harrap Mary Wendy

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Illustrated by Terry Allen. © Ready-Ed Publications - 2002. Published by Ready-Ed Publications (2002) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood W.A. 6024 Email: info@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au COPYRIGHT NOTICE Permission is granted for the purchaser to photocopy sufficient copies for non-commercial educational purposes. However, this permission is not transferable and applies only to the purchasing individual or institution. ISBN 1 86397 467 9

Introduction In this book you will find three popular themes, each with a suggested unit of sequential language activities and a variety of teaching and learning experiences. These are supported by extra extension activities and photocopiable pages at the end of each unit.

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The topics in the Language Themes Treasure Chest book are:

The structure of the book provides a practical, easy-to-use resource which teachers can use when planning language activities in the lower school.

At the beginning of each unit is the suggested focus task or outcome for the unit, which provides a meaningful context or purpose for the activities.

The unit framework involves three phases:

the topic, building on prior knowledge, and getting the children interested and involved in the theme;

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Application Phase – providing experiences where children are actively engaged in representing or using information / knowledge in a meaningful way – the doing phase;

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Consolidation Phase – sharing experiences and new understandings through listening, reading, writing, talking and viewing – the culminating phase.

needs of their classes. The extension ideas and photocopiable masters at the end of each unit make it easy to do so.

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Introduction Heads and Tails, Paws and Scales Teachers’ Notes 5 Advertisement: Pet Shop Tom’s Tucker: Food Label Your Budgie Welcome Home My Pet Pony Fishy Wordfind A Home for Pepper Beginnings and Endings The Crooked Man (traditional nursery rhyme) Mary Had a Little Lamb (traditional nursery rhyme) Puppy Dogs Kittens Wishes and Rainbows Teachers’ Notes 24 Magic Wand Star Light (poem) Three Wishes Birthday Wishes See a Rainbow Fairytale Picture Cinderella (poem) Rainbow Ice Cream Night and Day (poem) Ship Ahoy Teachers’ Notes 37 I Saw a Ship A-Sailing Parts of a Ship Captain Duckfoot’s Orders Pirate Prattle Pirate Grid Map Pirate Puppets Exploring a Shipwreck Ship Ahoy Crossword Percy Parrot In the Deep Blue Sea A Pirate I Want to Be ... (poem) North, South, East or West (poem) One-eyed Jack (poem) Story Shell

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Children will explore, learn and share knowledge about the characteristics and needs of pets and particularly cats, through discussion and examination of environmental print. Then as part of a problem-solving activity, children will help ©R eady EdP bl i cat i ons design and complete amissing catu poster.

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Materials

• Pet Shop Advertisement (Page 11) • Tom’s Tucker: Food Label (Page 12) • Large sheets of paper and cardboard, drawing paper, coloured pencils felt pens and crayons.

1. Introductory Activities

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• Advertisement: Pet Shop (Page 11): As a whole class read the Happy Hounds Pet Store advertisement. Ask children questions to check comprehension, e.g. Which pets can you buy there? Is it open on Sundays? What can you buy for your cat at the store? Why do you think it is called ‘Happy Hounds ‘?

a - ant, Alsatian, angelfish b - budgie, bat, beetle c - cat, cockatoo, canary, chicks, catfish d - dog, Dalmatian, duckling e - earthworm f - fish, frogs g - goldfish, galah, guinea-pig h - horse, hermit crab I - ibis, Irish wolfhound J - jabiru, jellyfish k - kitten l - lizard, lovebird, Labrador m - mice n - numbat o - ostrich, octopus p - puppy, pony, pigeons, parrot, piglet, Persian cat q - quokka (short tailed wallaby) r - rat, rabbit s - sheepdog, snail, snake, spider, Siamese cat t - tadpoles, turtles, tabby cat u - unicorn v - vixen, viper w - watchdog x - extra cute kitten y - yak z - zebra

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• Group Work: To complete the sheet, children can confer with others in the group to come up with names of pets starting with each letter of the alphabet. Allow for unusual and unlikely pets also, e.g. boa constrictor, zebra. Share answers as a class and list these on a large sheet of paper. Here are some of the possible answers:

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2. Application Activities

• Tom’s Tucker: Food Labels (Page 12): Children design a label for Tom’s Tucker cat food. Collect and display a variety of catfood labels. Discuss the sorts of things that need to be included on a food label, e.g. serving size, nutritional information, eye-catching design, description of the food, etc. • Class Discussion: “Food is one thing a cat needs. What else does a cat need to stay healthy and happy?“ Children discuss and list their answers on a concept map. worm tablets flea powder

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• Chain Writing (expanded sentences): Write the word ‘Cats‘ on the blackboard, then ask children questions to elicit three lists. 1. “What are some words that describe or tell us what cats look like?“ 2. “What are some of the things cats do?“ 3. “Where do they do these things?“ e.g. Cats 1. 2. 3. skinny jump up the tree fat bite indoors fluffy lick in the garden furry sleep on the bed sneaky catch mice in a box big give birth on the fence

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Combine the words to make different sentences. Use a ruler to point to various words as children read aloud.

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Ask children to use words from the word lists to make up their own sentences and then illustrate and share these with the class. e.g. Fat cats sleep in the garden.

*Note: You may wish to expand the sentences further by asking: When?

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in the morning at night before midnight every night

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because they are hungry because they are happy to stay warm and cosy to keep clean

or Why?

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• Read a story and ask for solutions:

Where’s Twinkle? Jessica’s foot caught in the plastic bag. She slid across the kitchen floor and the rice crispies spilled everywhere. “Jessica!“ her mum shouted, “Go to your room!“ Jessica stormed off to her room and flopped on her bed. Twinkle, who had been napping on the rug, lifted his chin and stared at Jessica, his eyes still half-closed. Something was wrong. He jumped up on to the bed and rubbed his head on her sleeve.

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“It’s not fair Twinkle,“ Jessica sulked, “I didn’t know the bag was there.” Jessica stroked his back gently. Twinkle purred. His green eyes shone. He knew something was going on. The whole house was topsy-turvy and littered with boxes and paper.

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“Don’t worry Twinkle…we’ll be going to our new home tomorrow and then everything will be back to normal. Mum and dad won’t be so grouchy then, I hope!“ Jessica added quietly. She sat cross-legged on the bed. Her lap made a warm comfortable seat for Twinkle. Jessica loved Twinkle from the day he first came to her home on her fifth birthday. Mum had picked him because she loved the small ginger kitten with his white splotchy feet which looked like tiny socks. Early next morning, mum placed a folded towel in the cat box. She lifted Twinkle and carefully placed him inside. A quick drive to the vet where Twinkle would get a needle to make him drowsy for the long drive and they were off to their new home.

The new home was different and exciting - the removal van arrived with the furniture and boxes. Twinkle was left outside in the basket on the front verandah. Jessica ran from room to room. “Wow, this is cool!“ thought Jessica. The whole day was spent opening boxes, cleaning and filling draws and cupboards.

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It wasn’t till later that afternoon that Jessica remembered Twinkle. She skipped out to the verandah. The lid of the basket was open. “Twinkle… Twinkle… little star,“ sang Jessica. But Twinkle did not come running. “Twinkle!“ called Jessica. Mum and dad helped her look for him.

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Morning came, but still no Twinkle. Jessica, her mum and dad, walked up and down the street looking under bushes and calling his name. Poor Twinkle was probably curled up asleep somewhere, sleeping off the effect of the needle. Would he be able to find his way back to Jessica?

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• Missing Posters: Ask children for suggestions as to what else Jessica can do to find Twinkle, e.g. door knock, missing posters, continue searching the street. Suggest they make a Missing Cat poster which could be delivered to letterboxes in Jessica’s street. Discuss and draw up a sample format on the blackboard. Reread parts of the story if necessary to obtain information about colour, etc. Ask children to draw up their own poster with an illustration of Twinkle, e.g. LOST! H

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Name: Twinkle Colour: ginger with white socks Shape: fat Eyes: green

A ginger male cat.

If you have seen Twinkle, please call 345425

3. Consolidation Activities Display posters around the room for children to read.

• Story Ending: Ask children to write an ending to the story. Share these with the class.

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2. Make an “All Kinds of Pets“ class booklet. Using the sheet of pets from A to Z, allocate a pet to each child to illustrate and name. Staple these together to make a class booklet,

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As a variation, try “All Kinds of Cats (or dogs, rabbits, etc.)“. Ask children for a list of adjectives to describe cats. Each child chooses one adjective to draw and label their cat. Staple into a class book to read and share, e.g. noisy

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Poetry • “Cats“ by Eleanor Farjeon • “Mice“ by Rose Fyleman • “The Little Turtle“ by Vachel Lindsay • “Jump or Jiggle“ by Evelyn Beyer • “My Puppy“ by Aileen Fisher

Nursery Rhymes • There was a Crooked Man (Page 19) • Mary had a Little Lamb (Page 20) • Hey Diddle Diddle • Hickory Dickory Dock • To Market, To Market • Goosey, Goosey, Gander Ready-Ed Publications

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Picture Books • Jeanette Rowe

“Scallywag“

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• Cathy Wilcox

“Enzo the Wonderfish“

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• Lynley Dodd

“Hairy Maclary series“ “Slinky Malinky series“

(Picture Puffin) (Keystone Picture Books)

• Wendy Orr “Amanda’s Dinosaur” Gillian Campbell (illus.) • Bruce Whatley • Tony Ross

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9. Pet poetry to play around with:

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• Puppy Dogs (Page 21): Recite poem. Colour picture. Concertina fold on the dotted lines with the “Did you know” strip at the top. Unfold to read. • Kittens (Page 22): Recite poem. Colour, then cut along the dotted line. Wrap tail closely around the bottom of the kitten with the tip tucked in, to make the kitten stand on its own.

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Design a food label for the box below. You need to include: a description of the food; the flavour; the serving sizes; special instructions for serving; pictures.

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Pepper is your new puppy. Cut out what Pepper needs and glue to another sheet. Draw Pepper too!

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Beginnings and Endings

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Cut out the paper strips along the dotted lines. Match up the start of the sentences with the endings.

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Magic Wand (Page 27) Star Light, Star Bright (See Page 28 or write up on a chart.) Three Wishes (Page 29 ) Good Fairy’s Message (write this on a large sheet, rolled into a scroll and tied with string or a ribbon.)

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“Abra-ca-dabra, Kal-a-mazoo! The good fairy has three wishes for you! Wave your wand ... And say the verse too. Believe in your dreams And they will come true.”

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• Magic Wand sheet (Page 27): Use the sheet to make a wand. Refer children back to the good fairy’s message. “The message says we need a magic wand. Let’s make one.” Ask children to colour the stars and wand using rainbow colours. Glue stars back to back. Roll the wand into a tight scroll and glue. Staple star to wand and then decorate with glitter. • Abra-ca-dabra game: “Let’s try our wands to see if they really work.” Children stand in a circle with their wands. Choose one child (IT) to stand in the centre. As children walk/ skip/hop/jump around in the circle, IT calls out a rhyme: Abra-ca-dabra, Kal-a-mazoo. I’m turning you all into lions at the zoo. Everyone assumes the shape, movement and sound of a lion. The best lion is then chosen to be IT and so on, choosing a different animal each time. Page 24

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2. Application Activities

• Verse - Starlight, Starbright (Page 28): Refer back to the fair y ’s message. “We have our wands. Next we’ll have to learn the special verse.” Children recite the rhyme. If using as a worksheet, children also colour the star, adding glitter to make it sparkle. • Whole Class Discussion: Discuss the sorts of wishes they would like to make and how it is also kind to make wishes for others. List some of these wishes on the blackboard in three groups, e.g.

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Wishes for my Family Go on holiday. Have a new car. Grandparents will visit.

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• Three Wishes (Page 29): Children write in their wishes, colour around them, cut them out and glue them to ‘The Secret Wishing Tree’ (without writing their name).

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• Secret Wishing Tree: Read some of the wishes on the tree aloud to the class.

• Make a Wish: Refer back to the fairy’s message. “We’ve made our wands. We know the verse. We’ve written our wishes. Let’s wave our wands and say the verse. Then close your eyes and if we really believe it, maybe they’ll come true. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.” • Extension: 1. Draw what you think the good fairy looks like. 2. Write a story and draw a picture about your wishes coming true.

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4. Cinderella Verse (Page 33) Read the story of Cinderella. Follow up with the verse and colour in.

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*Note: This is an ideal fairytale to role-play. Ask groups of children to role-play sections only, e.g. where the prince rides from house to house trying to find the girl who owns the slipper. 5. Rainbow Ice Cream (Page 34)

6. Night and Day Verse (Page 35)

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7. Stories to read: • Alison Lester

“Magic Beach” “Imagine”

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• Shirley Barber

“Shirley Barber’s Fairy Book - An Anthology of Verse”

(The Five Mile Press)

• Dick Roughsey

“The Rainbow Serpent”

(Angus and Robertson)

• Allan Baillie Jane Tanner (illus.)

“Drac and the Gremlin”

(Viking Kestrel)

• Dee Huxley

“Morgan and the Tooth Fairies”

(Margaret Hamilton Books)

“Possum Magic”

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“Princess Smartypants” “Prince Cinders”

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Materials

• I Saw a Ship a-Sailing (Page 42) • Parts of a Ship (Page 43) • Captain Duckfoot’s Orders (Page 44)

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• Brown paper lunchbags (one per two children) or drawing paper, pencils, felt pens, coloured pencils, glue, scissors, string or ribbon.

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• I Saw a Ship a-Sailing (Page 42) Nursery rhyme: Read aloud and recite the nursery rhyme. Discuss the meaning of key words, e.g. sails, mast, hold, four and twenty. Locate rhyming words. Check comprehension by asking questions such as “What sorts of ‘pretty things’ might the ship be carrying?”, “What sort of ship do you think it is?”, “Where do you think the ship is sailing to?” Ask children to colour the ship and draw more sailors on board.

• Parts of a Ship (Page 43) Labelling: Discuss parts of a ship already mentioned in the nursery rhyme. Discuss new words, e.g. bow, stern. Children complete the sheet by cutting out and gluing words to correct parts. Children can then draw in the pirate captain and some of his crew.

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• Captain Duckfoot’s Orders (Page 44): Using the symbols at the top of the sheet, children decode Captain Duckfoot’s secret message: Answer: “Ahoy Matey. Hand over the treasure map or walk the plank!”

• Treasure Map: On the blackboard model the making of a treasure map with the whole class. See next page for example.

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• Treasure Map (see last page)

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3. Consolidation Activities

• Treasure Map Lucky Dip: Once their maps are completed, ask children to roll them into a scroll and tie with string or ribbon. All children are to place scrolls into a large basket, then each pair pulls out a scroll to open, read and follow in order to find the treasure. Be sure to tell the children that Captain Duckfoot will not require them to walk the plank, as they have provided him with enough treasure maps to keep him sailing and treasure hunting for the rest of his pirate life.

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2. Pirate Grid Map (Page 46) Mapping skills.

4. Exploring a Shipwreck (Page 48) Labelling. 5. Ship Ahoy Crossword (Page 49) Crossword puzzle.

6. Percy Parrot (Page 50) Colour by number. 7.

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10. Story Shell (continued) Brainstorm and draw up lists of possible answers before starting. Pirate Names

Ship’s Names

Pirate Pets

Things in a Treasure Chest

Bluebeard

Dragon Wing

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gold

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The Sea Spray

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Read or write up the following as starters for discussion, story writing, role play activities or artwork. • You are the boss of a pirate gang. You are on an island, trying to decide where to bury the treasure. The pirate gang are hot and miserable. They are tired of carrying the ten treasure chests from place to place.

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• You and your crew are sailing happily on calm waters. Suddenly the ships rocks violently from side to side. You hear a thunderous roar. A monstrous sea creature rises out of the sea ... • You are snorkelling. As you move lots of little fish swim all around you. Suddenly something shiny catches your eye. You dive down and scoop up what looks like some old coins. Could there be more ... ? • You and your friends are building sandcastles at the beach. Suddenly your spade hits something hard. Your friends help you dig it out. It is a rusty old tin box with a padlock. You try to smash the padlock with a rock ...

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Pirate Tales - Stories to Read 1. Pamela Allen

“I Wish I had a Pirate Suit”

(Puffin Books)

2. Michael Salmon

“The Pirate Who Wouldn’t Wash”

(Lamont Publishing)

3. John Ryan

Pugwash Series

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“Pugwash and the Ghost Ship”

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“Captain Pugwash”

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5. Janeen Brian

“Beach Pirates”

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“Tough Boris”

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“I wish I’d sailed with Captain Cook” (Weldon Kids)

8. Colin & Jacqui Hawkins “Pirates”

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9. Schneider Antonie “Treasure Hunt” & Duroussy Nathalie

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I Saw a Ship A-Sailing I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea. And it was fully laden, With pretty things for me.

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There were lollies in the cabin, And apples in the hold. The sails were made of silk, And the masts were made of gold. The four and twenty sailors, That ran along the decks, Were four and twenty mice, With ties about their necks.

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A Pirate I Want to Be ... ‘Tis a pirate I want to be, Sailing the angry sea. So fearsome and bold, Robbing ships of their gold, Yes, that is the life for me!

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One-eyed Jack, the pirate chief, Was a terrible, fearsome ocean thief. He wore a peg, Upon one leg; He wore a hook – And a dirty look! One-eyed Jack, the pirate chief, A terrible, fearsome ocean thief.

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