Listen to all of the Nursery Rhymes on the Digistore recording and identify the sound effects that have been added, e.g. a violin is added for the cat's meow. Task 10 Share and exchange ideas with Juinor school children in another school e.g. Tongan or Samoan classroom Relating to Others - Students will explore conventions for asking and answering questions politely. They will work collaboratively with their peers, families, students in other classes and different cultures to share and create rhymes and songs.

Explain to students that the rhyme they are going to hear is about a cat who goes to visit Queen Elizabeth the First, who lived 400 years ago. Word 124KB) word chart and hum along with the tune then start again and sing (or play CD) and echo each line of the first verse. Identify the words in Tongan that might mean, 'pussycat', 'London' and 'Queen'. Ministry of Education (2000) Fatuga F'asamoa I Aotearoa: Samoan Songs. Wellington: Learning Media (book and CD) Word 212KB) with the picture of a cat chasing a mouse under the queen's chair and locate each of the characters in the picture (appendix). When Bo the cat decided to explore a furniture van, she had a bigger adventure than she expected. She was discovered by the driver, after he had completed a trip of over 500 kilometers. It was the end of a long day. The driver and the cat were both hungry! He gave her some milk and started making enquiries. He telephoned his last customers, but they had not lost a cat. It was getting late, so he took Bo home for the night and next morning brought her to an animal hospital.

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Simple melodies can be created using just 2 notes. The notes G-E are pitched well for young children's voices. The pitch interval of the notes G-E is a Minor 3rd and is commonly used in playground chants. Margaret Wise Brown wrote hundreds of books and stories during her life, but she is best known for Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Even though she died nearly 70 years ago, her books still sell very well. Do they ask and answer in a monotone or vary their intonation? Task 6 Musical questions and answers Make a list of the songs and rhymes your class has been learning and ask if the other class know any of the same songs. Use their voices to create and recreate simple chants and melodies (PK, DI) Achievement Objectives: Music Level 1

by New Zealander Stuart Manins are a resource designed to help children listen, sing and write stories of their own. In the stories, children are encouraged to sing So-me's name to the tune of 2 notes with a minor 3rd interval. is an easy to use online space for creating 'living' documents that may include any sort of interactive media and can be viewed and/or edited and commented on from anywhere with Internet access. Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit/look at/see the Queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you do there? I frightened a little mouse under her/the chair. [2] In a Samoan village you might hear children calling out "Sau, sau" when they are feeding their cats. The children could maybe pretend to be cats, dogs and rats and act out their parts as if they are being fed. recording of any songs or rhymes that might be shared. Options for recording sound can be located on

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Explore and share ideas about music from a range of sound environments and recognise that music serves a variety of purposes and functions in their lives and in their communities. Divide the class into 3 groups (queens, cats and mice). Share ideas about what the characters are like e.g. where they live, what they look like, what they like to do and how they behave. The teacher and students could start a class vocabulary chart about queens, cats and mice while listening to the childrens' ideas. Task 5 Drama Activity (to practise asking and answering questions) Margaret loved animals. Most of her books have animals as characters in the story. She liked to write books that had a rhythm to them. Sometimes she would put a hard word into the story or poem. She thought this made children think harder when they are reading.

What truly stands out in Jones’ work is his profound respect for his young readers. He skillfully leaves ample room for them to bring their own interpretations to this endearing kitty quest, while also tapping into the powerful themes of kindness triumphing over prejudice and love triumphing over segregation. This picturebook serves as an excellent catalyst for meaningful discussions and explorations.Alice Eclair Spy Extraordinaire: A Sprinkling of Danger / Montgomery Bonbon: Death at theLighthouse Tl;dr - Even though I was skeptical about this book, I must say that it really won me over. The catchy rhyming scheme and the cute and creative illustrations will end up delighting both children and the adult reading to them. Adults might recognize Brown as the author of the timeless classic Goodnight Moon. This book was published in 1952.