1) Orangutan 2) Red-eyed tree frog
3) Boa Constrictor 4) Harpy Eagle
5) Piranha 6) Lemur
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Teaching Ideas:
Curriculum Linkage:
Music, Literacy
- In the same groups as earlier, ask the children to research the above animals and discuss as a class their findings.
- Teach the children the words of the Boa Constrictor, first as a poem and then as a song. Include actions and dynamics.
- Encourage children to take part in role play, acting as a chosen animal of the rainforest.
Curriculum Linkage:
Music, Literacy
The Boa Constrictor
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
And I don't like it very much.
Oh no, he's got my toe,
Oh gee, he's got my knee,
Oh my, he's got my thigh,
Oh fiddle, he's got my middle,
Oh heck, he's got my neck,
Oh dread, He's got my . . . (gulp!)
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
I'm being swallowed by a boa constrictor,
And I don't like it very much.
Oh no, he's got my toe,
Oh gee, he's got my knee,
Oh my, he's got my thigh,
Oh fiddle, he's got my middle,
Oh heck, he's got my neck,
Oh dread, He's got my . . . (gulp!)
*Content @ Google & teacher's own work
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A display I made when we had gathered our information
relating to the rainforest.
relating to the rainforest.