"Rainbow Fish" book experience
"Rainbow Fish" book experience
Sharing and recreating the story
Materials Required
- Book - Rainbow fish by Marcus Pfister
- Paper
- Pencils
Play experience profile
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Age:
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Min Playtime30 - 45 Minutes
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Skills
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Energy LevelQuiet Play
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Messiness Rating
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EYLF Outcomes
Play Experience Preparation
Borrow or buy the book - Read the bookExperience Steps
- Read the book together or share in the story with Lynette at the Discovery Space: use the link below.
- Recreate the story using a different animal e.g. rainbow bird, rainbow butterfly.
- Retell the story to others.
- The story includes lots of different types of punctuation. Can you find some? Can you try and explain why they have been used?
What to talk about, or questions to ask during the experience
- Punctuation - Full stop - to end a sentence.
- Exclamation - to show a strong emotion
- Descriptive language - shiny etc.
- Animal characteristics - fins etc. Compare these between animals - does a dog have fins? I wonder why/why not?
Build on this...
- Visit a library and find out lots of information about fish. Create a simple infographic on the types of fish there are in the ocean.
- Create a food chain about fish and other animals.
- Decorate your own rainbow fish using collage or other recyclable materials.
- Describe the ways the Rainbow Fish felt throughout the story. How did this make the other fish feel?
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This is a sedentary activity. After the activity you could find something colourful (scarves) and put some water inspired music on and imagine you are fish in an aquarium and encourage movement through dancing.
EYLF Outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators.
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The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators. View PDF
- Children feel safe, secure, and supported
- Children become aware of fairness
- Children use information and communication technologies to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking
EYLF Principle
Principle 1: Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships. Through a widening network of secure relationships, children develop confidence and feel respected and valued.
EYLF Practice
Practice: Intentional teaching. Intentional teaching is deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful. They use strategies such as modelling and demonstrating, open questioning, speculating, explaining, engaging in shared thinking and problem solving to extend children’s thinking and learning.
https://www.earlystartdiscoveryspace.edu.au/storytime-the-rainbow-fish/ Share the story with Lynette at the Discovery Space, Early Start, University of Wollongong
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/professionals/learning/ecliteracy/interactingwithothers/Pages/readingwithchildren.aspx
https://www.earlystartdiscoveryspace.edu.au/discovery-at-home/?_sf_s=story Share more stories with the educators at the Discovery Space, Early Start, University of Wollongong
https://raisingchildren.net.au/preschoolers/play-learning/literacy-reading-stories/reading-with-preschoolers
https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/
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