Traditional Tales - Resources

Tutorial: 'Tiddalik the Frog was thirsty, thirsty'

Story: Tiddalik the Frog, Part 1

Song: 'Tiddalik the Frog was thirsty, thirsty' (vocal)

Song: 'Tiddalik the Frog was thirsty, thirsty' (backing)

Music activity: copying rhythm patterns

Listening music: didgeridoo solo

Teacher's Notes (pdf)

Illustrated story: Part 1 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Tiddalik the Frog was thirsty, thirsty' (pdf)

Music: 'Tiddalik the Frog was thirsty, thirsty' (pdf)

Sequencing activity (pdf)

Outline drawing - Tiddalik (pdf)

Word search puzzle (pdf)

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

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Writing sheet (pdf)

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Tutorial: 'Oh, dear! The streams are all dry!'

Story: Tiddalik the Frog, Part 2

Song: 'Oh, dear! The streams are all dry!' (vocal)

Song: 'Oh, dear! The streams are all dry!' (backing)

Music activity: clapping the beat and off-beat

Listening music: 'In the Hall of the Mountain King'

Teacher's Notes (pdf)

Illustrated story: Part 2 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Oh, dear! The streams are all dry!' (pdf)

Music: 'Oh, dear! The streams are all dry!' (pdf)

Sequencing activity (pdf)

Outline drawing - Snake

Word search puzzle (pdf)

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

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Writing sheet (pdf)

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Tutorial: 'Down by the river it's as hot as can be'

Story: Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman, Part 1

Song: 'Down by the river it's as hot as can be' (vocal)

Song: 'Down by the river it's as hot as can be' (backing)

Music activity: slow and fast rhythms

Listening music: sitar solo

Teacher's Notes (pdf)

Illustrated story: Part 1 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Down by the river' (pdf)

Music: 'Down by the river' (pdf)

Sequencing activity (pdf)

Outline drawing - the palace

Word search puzzle (pdf)

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

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Writing sheet (pdf)

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Tutorial: 'Lakshmi walks through the night'

Story: Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman, Part 2

Song: 'Lakshmi walks through the night' (vocal)

Song: 'Lakshmi walks through the night' (backing)

Music activity: different note patterns

Listening music - Satie: Gymnopédie No 1

Teacher's Notes (pdf)

Illustrated story: Part 2 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Lakshmi walks through the night' (pdf)

Music: 'Lakshmi walks through the night' (pdf)

Sequencing activity (pdf)

Outline drawing - Lakshmi

Outline drawing - the wealthy washerwoman

Word search puzzle

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

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Writing sheet (pdf)

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Tutorial: 'Anansi the Spider'

Story: Part 1

Song: 'Anansi the Spider' (vocal)

Song: 'Anansi the Spider' (backing)

Music activity - pitch

Listening music - 'Yellow Bird'

Teacher's Notes - Anansi

Illustrated story: Part 1 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Anansi the Spider' (pdf)

Music: 'Anansi the Spider' (pdf)

Sequencing activity

Outline drawing: Anansi (pdf)

Word search puzzle (pdf)

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

Writing sheet (pdf)

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Tutorial: 'Anansi went walking'

Story: Part 2

Song: 'Anansi went walking' (vocal)

Song: 'Anansi went walking' (backing)

Music activity: rhythm patterns

Listening music: 'Symphony No 5' Beethoven

Teacher's Notes - Anansi

Illustrated story: Part 2 (pdf)

Lyrics: 'Anansi went walking' (pdf)

Music: 'Anansi went walking' (pdf)

Sequencing activity (pdf)

Outline drawing - Little Deer (pdf)

Outline drawing - Anansi and Little Deer (pdf)

Word search puzzle (pdf)

Vocabulary sheet (pdf)

Writing sheet (pdf)

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