Virtual KiwiChat Junior Term 2 2025
Event description
TalkLink welcomes all Primary school aged users of alternative and augmentative communication systems.
NB This activity morning is appropriate for younger students from 5 to 11. If your students are older it is not age appropriate and we recommend you joining one of our Senior KiwiChat days instead.
This time the Kiwi Chat Day will be held at : Your home or school using Zoom
THEME OF THE DAY: Drumming: Feel the beat and play along
Arrival and introductions :Welcomes, introductions and karakia – have your communication system at the ready to shout out to all your friends using devices across the country.
Body Percussion |
Let’s warm up using our bodies to make different sounds |
Fast and slow drumming |
Take part in some easy drum rhythms – fast and slow |
Drumming round the world |
A trip around the world to look at different drumming styles |
Let’s move Make a drum Chat sheet |
A dance to a good drum beat! Look at how to make a simple drum for your band We will talk you through the Chat Sheet that we have provided you to talk about following our session. |
Vocabulary suggestions: |
We are promoting the use of core words for our students who are using communication systems. These might be words such as: hear feel like fast slow make big little on off go stop |
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