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Terrific Translations
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Terrific Translations

This teacher resource complements our range of lower primary poetry units by introducing language and cultural elements.

Use our large collection of resources to identify some action rhymes or other poems with simple words that can be translated to different languages. Start by changing a few words and build up to translating the entire rhyme.

Some examples that work well include:

  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  • Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
  • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

This is a great adaptation to your poetry unit and will get your students thinking about language while performing action poems.

As a class, research and translate simple words into relevant languages for your classroom and location.
 

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to recite rhymes, songs and poems from different cultures using actions to enhance meaning.
  • We are learning to recite rhymes, songs and poems from different cultures using actions to enhance meaning.
  • We are learning to listen to, discuss and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration and rhyme, in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.
  • We are learning to recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs and explore sound patterns, e.g. alliteration, rhyme.
  • We are learning to identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs.

Curriculum alignment

ENe-1A old Communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction EN1-6B old Recognises a range of purposes and audiences for spoken language and recognises organisational patterns and features of predictable spoken texts EN1-1A old Communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations ENE-PHOAW-01 new Identifies, blends, segments and manipulates phonological units in spoken words as a strategy for reading and creating texts EN1-OLC-01 new Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions EN1-VOCAB-01 new Understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas EN1-UARL-01 new Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
VCELT172 Replicate the rhythms and sound patterns in stories, rhymes, songs and poems from a range of cultures VCELT209 Listen to, recite and perform poems, chants, rhymes and songs, imitating and inventing sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme VCELT243 Identify, reproduce and experiment with rhythmic, sound and word patterns in poems, chants, rhymes and songs

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

Differentiation

Extensions

Create your own song in a different language.
 

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