Down By the Bay
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.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (phonological awareness).
- We are learning to listen for rhyme, letter patterns, syllables and sounds in words.
Curriculum alignment
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
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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.