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June Crebbin - 'The Train Ride'

June Crebbin - 'The Train Ride'
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  • June Crebbin - 'The Train Ride'
  • Duration: 02:22
  • 'The Train Ride' written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Stephen Lambert. A train journey through the countryside to the coast reveals a variety of interesting sights, from horses to hot air balloons. Rhyme and rhythm combine to help tell the story with a special person at the end. This clip has subtitles available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Literacy

       Topic:

    Poetry

  • Keywords: rhyme, rhythm, repetitive language, train, journey, seaside, special people, June Crebbin, Stephen Lambert, subtitled
Ideas for use in class
  • As a focus for discussing journeys or special people. To develop prediction skills 'what might they see next?' or as an example of rhyme and the way the rhythm of the train is echoed through the repetition of 'that's what I see'.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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