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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids hsie k-2 manual english manual k-2 prue whoo educational therapeutic music for kids ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |1

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids hsie k ­ 2 stage song title summary vocals actions outcomes enes1 patterns of place location gathers information about natural and built environments and communicates some of the ways in which they interact with and care for these environments cues 1 identities cultural diversity communicates some common characteristics that all people share as well as some of the differences sses1 resource systems identifies ways in which their own needs and the needs of others are met individually and cooperatively cus1.3 identities cultural diversity identifies customs practices symbols languages and traditions of their family other families ens1.6 relationships with places demonstrates an understanding of the relationship between environments and people sss1.8 ­ roles rights responsibilities identifies roles responsibilities within families schools the local community and determines ways in which they should interact with others objectives identifies activities that occur in specific places uses a variety of senses to gather information about their environment page early stage 1 track 2 garden friends about 3 different animals you might find in your garden 3 early stage 1 it s ok to be different we are all different and that s ok compares their own characteristics with those of others in the class 5 track 1 sing about important family members e.g mum dad grandparents early stage 1 track 3 my best friend describes the structure of their own family 6 stage 1 track 4 talking like an aussie a study in australian colloquialisms identifies characteristics that make another family different or similar to their own 7 stage 1 recycle track 5 a song about the importance impact of recycling participates in activities to clean up environments e.g clean up australia day explains the importance of having rules in the family at school and in the local community 8 stage 1 track 6 cooperation the value of participating and working together 9 ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |2

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids garden friends prue whoo © i m a slow old snail and i have no feet i slide on my tummy to find things to eat i leave a trail of slime wherever i go and i m always running late `cause i m so slow i m a busy little ant and i have a lot of friends i go in search of food in a line that never ends and oh we work so hard by the end of the day i crawl inside my bed and i sleep the night away i m a pretty butterfly and i spread by wings i flit from flower to flower and i love all sorts of things and when the sun shines out and it s a glorious day i hear the birdies sing and i sing along hooray oh yes i hear the birdies sing and i sing along hooray notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 vocals actions 7 talk about the natural environment what sort of animals might be found in our gardens here at school and at home what would these animals feel like smell like look like using our senses how are the 3 animals in this song different are they slow or fast are they pretty or ugly preparation use an ice cream bucket with velcro for the snails shell use a headband attach black pipe cleaners for the ant s antennas butterfly wings made from wire coat hanger old stockings painted if you like actions have your students role-play the 3 animals in this song snails are slow and have no feet ants are very busy and run very fast butterflies are beautiful and spread their wings ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |3

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids snail ant butterfly ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |4

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids it s ok to be different chorus it s ok to be different it s ok to be the odd one out you see black isn t white and white isn t red i d rather be different than the same instead what i mean by different is not the same i might be short but i am not to blame you see my twin brother he is 6 feet tall because we re not the same it doesn t matter at all chorus what i mean by different is not the same some might be blind or walk with a cane some might get around in an old wheel chair because they re not the same hey i don t care chorus what i mean by different is not the same some might like to holiday and camp in the rain some might like to travel on a second class train but i like to travel up the front of the plane chorus yes black isn t white and white isn t red i d rather be different than the same instead oh yes i d rather be different than the same instead yea prue whoo © notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 vocals actions talk about the common characteristics that all people share what are some of the common characteristics that make us different compare some different characteristics between members of the class discuss the importance of accepting each of us for who we are not what we look like acceptance of other people s disabilities actons clap during the chorus act out being short tall being blind cover their eyes wheel themselves in a wheel chair plus act out being an airplane ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |5

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids my best friend my mum is a very special mum she gets me dressed when the morning comes oh my mum is a very special mum she s my best friend of all is she oh she s my best friend of all my dad is a very special dad though i run for cover when he gets mad oh my dad is a very special dad he s my best friend of all is he oh he s my best friend of all my gran is a very special gran she reads me spot and peter pan oh my gran is a very special gran she s my best friend of all is she oh she s my best friend of all and my pa is a very special pa he lets me drive when we re in the car oh my pa is a very special pa he s my best friend of all is he oh they re my best friend of all prue whoo © notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 vocals actions discuss family dynamics how are your student s needs met in the home how would they co-operate with each other to make their home school life work better how can they help members of their family or fellow students in a supportive way ask your students to describe their own family structure what are each family member s roles and relationships within the family unit ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |6

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids talking like an aussie australia is known as the land down under i wonder how they speak or what they like to eat australia is known as the land down under and i wonder what it s like down there prue whoo © chorus it s g day mate what s for brekkie billies boiled `you beaut bring ya cozzies yeah no worries i ll come in me ute g day mate watch for mozzies blokes out in the shed you re as mad as a meat axe i don t understand that or anything else that you said like hello to us ­ g day goodbye for us ­ ooroo when we talk about our kangas we just shorten it to roo mind my place ­ it s a pozzie mosquito is a mozzie by crikey jones you ve got it now you re talking like an aussie a barbeque s a barbie a sausage is a snag if you think you re friends been silly you just tell her she s a dag wear your bathers bring your cozzie mosquito s still a mozzie by crikey jones you ve got it now you re talking like an aussie chorus the football here is `footy the toilet is a `loo we play cricket here in summer have you been to timbucktoo mind my place ­ it s a pozzie mosquito s still a mozzie by crikey jones you ve got it now you re talking like an aussie don t mention it ­ no worries it s as easy as can be a cuppa in the afternoon is known as arvo tea mind my place it s a pozzie mosquito s still a mozzie by crikey jones you ve got it now you re talking like an aussie chorus x 2 you re as mad as a meat axe i don t understand that or anything else anything else anything else that you said g day notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 vocals actions discuss the fact that all english is not the same colloquialisms are common to all countries australians have their own way of talking some australian families use different expressions languages ask the children how their family differs or is similar to other students in the room discuss meanings of different colloquialisms discuss how we abbreviate everything eg bar-b-que barbie mosquito mozzie etc actons have the students join in the verses and chorus with the aussie names like pozzie/mozzie/footy/loo etc ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |7

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids recycle prue whoo © we don t like rubbish lying round `cause it takes up too much room in the ground and if it doesn t decompose the rubbish tip just grows we must recycle yea recycle we must recycle to protect our mother earth you see the papers and the bottles that we use must be recycled to resemble something new so the book your read today can come back another way we must recycle yea recycle we must recycle to protect our mother earth oh we don t like rubbish lying round `cause it takes up too much room in the ground and if it doesn t decompose the rubbish tip just grows we must recycle yea recycle we must recycle to protect our mother recycle to protect our mother recycle to protect our mother earth notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 vocals actions discuss the importance and relevance of recycling how does this impact on our environment what sort of things can be recycled and what do they make what can your students do to improve their own environment talk about the growth of the clean up australia campaign the benefits to the world actons i like to empty a bucket of paper and plastic bottles all over the floor and get the kids to pick them up and put them in the relevant bins the kids can also sing along with this easy to learn song ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |8

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prue whoo ·· educational therapeutic music for kids co-operation © prue whoo chorus co-operation means working together yea working together til it s done co-operation means working together yea working together can be fun sometimes i help my brother get dressed in the morning before the sun s even awake sometimes i help my brother get dressed in the morning yea i can co-operate chorus sometimes my mum says can you help set the table before our dinner tonight sometimes my mum says can you help set the table yea i can co-operate chorus if you just look around you may help someone if you just look around you can see if you just look around you may help someone hey it might even be me chorus x 2 oh yea working together yea working together yea working together can be fun notes 1 2 3 4 5 6 vocals actions discuss the value of cooperating working together talk about the different rules they have in their home at school by cooperating participating everyone s tasks become easier discuss the roles responsibilities different family members have how could co-operating improve relationships the working order of their homes school actions vocalising working together working together till it s done clapping bring in percussion instruments role play getting dressed setting the table for dinner ph 0412 875 514 email pruewhoo@pruewhoo.com.au website www.pruewhoo.com.au p age |9

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