The Rainbow Serpent. Use the following words to fill in the missing parts of the story. grow. Serpent. lakes. plains

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1 Use the following words to fill in the missing parts of the story. laws riverbeds grow Dreamtime water formed Serpent ground frogs land snake lakes sleep human plains stone tribes Long, long ago in the D, the earth lay flat and still. Nothing moved and nothing grew. One day, a beautiful s awoke from her slumber and came out from under the g. This snake was known as the Rainbow S. She travelled for a very long time, far and wide. As she made her way across the l, her body formed m, valleys and r. The Rainbow Serpent was the Dreamtime creature who f the earth. After all of her travelling, she grew tired. She curled up and went to s. After some rest, she returned to the place she had first appeared and called out to the f, Come out! The frogs woke up very slowly because they had so much w in their bellies. The Rainbow Serpent tickled their stomachs and the water began to fill the tracks that the Rainbow Serpent had left. This is how the l and rivers were formed. After this, water, grass and trees began to g. All the other animals that lived in rocks, on the p, in the trees and the air began to wake up and follow the Rainbow Serpent. They were all happy with the earth.

2 The Rainbow Serpent made l that they all had to obey. Some did not like this and began to cause trouble. The Rainbow Serpent said, Those who obey will be r ; I shall give them h form. But, for those who don t, they will be p and turned to s. The t of people lived together on the land given to them by the Rainbow Serpent. They knew that the land would always be theirs, as long as they took care of it. They believed that no one should ever take it away from them. 1. Use the word Serpent and create an acrostic poem. Illustrate your poem. 2. Create a word search using all the words that are associated with this story. 3. Draw The Rainbow Serpent creating the, valleys and rivers. Make sure to include the other characters that are mentioned in the story. 4. What do you think the main message of the story is? Write down your ideas in a sentence.

3 Use the following words to fill in the missing parts of the story. laws riverbeds grow Dreamtime water formed Serpent ground frogs land snake lakes sleep human plains stone tribes Long, long ago in the, the earth lay flat and still. Nothing moved and nothing grew. One day, a beautiful awoke from her slumber and came out from under the. This snake was known as the Rainbow. She travelled for a very long time, far and wide. As she made her way across the, her body formed, valleys and. The Rainbow Serpent was the Dreamtime creature who the earth. After all of her travelling, she grew tired. She curled up and went to. After some rest, she returned to the place she had first appeared and called out to the, Come out! The frogs woke up very slowly because they had so much in their bellies. The Rainbow Serpent tickled their stomachs and the water began to fill the tracks that the Rainbow Serpent had left. This is how the and rivers were formed. After this, water, grass and trees began to. All the other animals that lived in rocks, on the, in the trees and the air began to wake up and follow the Rainbow Serpent. They were all happy with the earth.

4 The Rainbow Serpent made that they all had to obey. Some did not like this and began to cause trouble. The Rainbow Serpent said, Those who obey will be ; I shall give them form. But, for those who don t, they will be and turned to. The of people lived together on the land given to them by the Rainbow Serpent. They knew that the land would always be theirs, as long as they took care of it. They believed that no one should ever take it away from them. 1. Use the word Rainbow Serpent and create an acrostic poem. Illustrate your poem. 2. Use a dictionary to find the following words: awoke, slumber, creature, tribes and laws. 3. What laws do you think the Rainbow Serpent created? Write a list of five laws. 4. Draw your favourite part of the story and write a paragraph explaining why it is your favourite.

5 Use the following boxes to work out which words below are missing from the story. Dreamtime past future snake frog bird ground grass Serpent Serpant Serpernt sea forests land valleys rivers rivers valleys designed started formed sleep slepped slepe rabbits dingoes frogs water food grass streams riverbeds lakes grow grew growed plans planes plains laws creatures rules awarded human animal creature awarded stone rocks groups families tribes Long, long ago in the, the earth lay flat and still. Nothing moved and nothing grew. One day, a beautiful awoke from her slumber and came out from under the. This snake was known as the Rainbow. She travelled for a very long time, far and wide. As she made her way across the, her body formed, valleys and. The Rainbow Serpent was the Dreamtime creature who the earth. After all of her travelling, she grew tired. She curled up and went to. After some rest, she returned to the place she had first appeared and called out to the, Come out! The frogs woke up very slowly because they had so much in their bellies. The Rainbow Serpent tickled their stomachs and the water began to fill the

6 tracks that the Rainbow Serpent had left. This is how the were formed. and rivers After this, water, grass and trees began to. All the other animals that lived in rocks, on the, in the trees and the air began to wake up and follow the Rainbow Serpent. They were all happy with the earth. The Rainbow Serpent made that they all had to obey. Some did not like this and began to cause trouble. The Rainbow Serpent said, Those who obey will be ; I shall give them form. But, for those who don t, they will be and turned to. The of people lived together on the land given to them by the Rainbow Serpent. They knew that the land would always be theirs, as long as they took care of it. They believed that no one should ever take it away from them. 1. What do you think the moral of the story is? Write a brief paragraph to explain your answer. 2. Create a story board of The Rainbow Serpent. Remember to write down a couple of sentences underneath each picture to explain what you have drawn. 3. Imagine that you are one of the animals in the story. Write a journal entry about a day in your life. 4. Draw your favourite part of the story and write a paragraph explaining why it is your favourite.

7 Answers 1. Dreamtime 2. snake 3. ground 4. Serpent 5. land riverbeds 8. formed 9. sleep 10. frogs 11. water 12. lakes 13. grow 14. plains 15. laws human stone 20. tribes 1. Student answers may vary. Some answers may include: - If you follow the rules you will be. - If you break the rules and do the wrong thing you will be. - Respect is important to our world and the way we must live. 2. Answers and responses will vary. 3. Answers and responses will vary. 4. Answers and responses will vary. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Awoke - A past tense of the word awakes. To wake up and become active. Slumber - To sleep, especially lightly. To doze or to be in a state of inactivity, or calm. Creature - An animal, especially a nonhuman. Tribes - Any group of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions. Laws - A system or a collection of rules. 3. Answers will vary. 4. Answers will vary. 1. Answers and responses will vary. 2. Answers and responses will vary. 3. Answers and responses will vary. 4. Student answers may vary. Some answers may include: - If you follow the rules you will be. - If you break the rules and do the wrong thing you will be. - Respect is important to our world and the way we must live.