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Down By the Bay

Down By the Bay
Music
Phonic & Word Knowledge
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Description

Students play with rhyme while singing this classic kids song “Down by the Bay”. The included cards have fantastic drawings to help students’ developing
literacy skills, and with so many options, no two games are ever going to be the same. Sing it as a whole class, or even in small groups.

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9EFLY09 9

Recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness)

ACELA1439 8.4

Recognise and generate rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words

ENe-4A old

Demonstrates developing skills and strategies to read, view and comprehend short, predictable texts on familiar topics in different media and technologies

ENE-PHOAW-01 new

Identifies, blends, segments and manipulates phonological units in spoken words as a strategy for reading and creating texts

VCELA168

Identify rhyming words, alliteration patterns, syllables and some sounds (phonemes) in spoken words

Differentiation

EXTENSIONS

Older, or students more familiar with the song, should be encouraged to try and come up with their own rhymes to keep the game going.

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