Rainy Day RosieA resource for the Early Years

Created By QM Learning 2012

Links to Australian Curriculum

The following digital resource is intended for use with younger learners to develop their scientific understanding and investigations of the forms of water in the environment and the importance of water for living things. More specifically, the content is intended to help facilitate the delivery of the following aspects of the Australian Curriculum: Science

Science Understanding

Foundation Living things have basic needs, including food and water (Biological Sciences)

Yr 1 Living things live in different places where their needs are met; Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape

(Biological Sciences)

Yr 2 Earth’s resources, including water, are used in a variety of ways (Earth and Space Sciences)

Science as a Human Endeavour

Use and influence of science

Yr 1 /2 People use science in their daily lives, including when caring for their environment and living things

Nature and development of science

Yr 1 Science involves asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events

Science Inquiry Skills

Foundation Respond to questions about familiar objects and events (Questioning and predicting) ;Share observations and ideas (Communicating)

Yr 1/2 Respond to and pose questions, and make predictions about familiar objects and events (Questioning and predicting); Compare observations with those of others (Evaluating); Represent and communicate observations and ideas in a variety of ways such as oral and written language, drawing and role play (Communicating)

Copyright• The text in this slideshow is written by Narinda Sandry and is available under the Creative Commons licences:

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• Images sourced from flickr.com are used under creative commons licences: – Rainbow Lorikeet by Michael Gwyther-Jones (cc: BY)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12587661@N06/2334815361/– Rainbow Lorikeets by aussiegall http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/1190742003/ (cc: BY)

– St George by yewenyi http://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/3038135282/ (cc: BY, NC)– Southend South Australia by Holiday pointau http://www.flickr.com/photos/holidaypointau/8022686111/

(cc: BY, NC)– Sooes River Mouth by Sam Beebe Ecotrust http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbeebe/2848237223/ – Shattuck_N2-9477, Rainbow Lorikeet, Broulee, NSW by Steve Shattuck (Southern Ants)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_shattuck/3811363412/ (cc: BY)– River in Papua by Cifor (cc: BY, SA, NC) http://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/7239766910/ - Simpson Desert by Steve Boak (cc: BY NC)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jalbarragup_artworks/4205219257/ • Animal calls:

– Beeping froglet courtesy of CSIRO– Rainbow lorikeet http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/birds/featured/Top-40-Bird-Songs

• Clip art: all sourced from clikr.com http://www.clker.com/ and http://www.openclipart.org

Teacher Notes

• View ppt. in slide show mode to hear sounds and enable animations.

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• Please note that the selection of text and slide background was made intentionally for the benefit of vision impaired students. Information regarding this decision can be found in the following document. Individual students will have unique vision needs.

• http://www.colorcombos.com/coloring-your-website-with-the-vision-impaired-in-mind-article.html

• http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1479 • http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/

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Rainy Day Rosie.

QM RV

“ Yippee!” squealed Rosie early one morning. “It’s

stopped raining at last. I hope it never ever rains

again!”

Michael Gwyther-Jonesflickr.com

“Be careful what you wish for,”

warned an older Rainbow Lorikeet named

Rusty. “Rain is very important to us all.”

QM RV

“Not me,” said young Rosie. “It makes my feathers

all wet and I can’t fly properly. Everywhere I sit

feels soggy!”

QM

“I think we need to

go on a little

adventure,” said

Rusty.

Follow me!”

aussiegall Flickr.com

The first place Rusty took Rosie was the river.

“If there was no rain, there would be no rivers,”

chirped Rusty.

Yeweni flickr.com

Rosie laughed “That’s silly Rusty.” The river is too

big to be made from rain! The river is just always

there.”

“ I know it’s hard to

believe Rosie but

the rain does make

the rivers and the

rivers are needed

by all of us. You

need the river

Rosie.”

Rosie didn’t

understand.

QM RV

Rusty and Rosie flew up the river.“ Without

rivers, there would be no homes and food for

river plants and animals,” said Rusty.

QM

“Rivers flow very long ways and across many

parts of our country Rosie,” Rusty explained.

“They carry the rainwater that animals and

plants need.”

Cifor flickr.com

Rusty flew off

again, this time

landing beside a

creek. “ I know

the river seems

like it is always

there but we only

have rivers

because the

creeks and rain fill

the river.”

QM JW

“The creeks are also very important

for so many creatures. Frogs,

insects of all kinds, yabbies, small

fish, birds, plants and many others.

These things need water and they

give us food Rosie.”QM JW QM JW

QM

Now Rosie was

really confused.

Rusty flew on

further until he

reached a

beautiful

waterfall. Rosie

had never seen a

waterfall.

“Rain helps to

make waterfalls

Rosie.”QM BC

“That is so beautiful Rusty. I never knew how

amazing water is.” Rusty took off to one last spot.

QM RV

Rosie and Rusty landed near a wetland that Rosie

knew well. “This is my favourite place in the

whole world Rusty! I love coming here to splash

and find juicy things to eat.”

QM

“I know Rosie. That’s why you need to understand

how important water is to us all. Without rain, there

would be no rivers, creeks, lakes, waterfalls and of

course favourite wetlands.”

QM RV

QM JW

QM RV

“Without rain Rosie, things would become very hard for us

Rosie. There are places where there is very little water.

They are dry and dusty places. Food is very hard to find

and there are no places to have a drink or a splash.”

Rosie didn’t like the sound of this place. It had been a silly

wish to make. Rosie had a nibble on some beautiful bush

flowers made healthy because of the rain . Then they flew

home.

Flickr.com The Waterboy

Later that day Rosie was playing with her friends.

One of them said “I’m so glad it has stopped

raining. I hope it never ever rains again!”

Steve Shattuck flickr.com

“Oh no,” said Rosie, “you must never wish for that! Let me show you why.”