Play School (1966)

Opposites (2014) (4) (292x4)

: 02, 2014

Series 292: Opposites (2014) Up and down, happy and sad, big and small, hot and cold - this week in Play School we look at opposites! Opposites are one of the simplest and most important concepts for pre-schoolers to understand. It helps them to improve their communication as they learn how to describe different things. This series explores this important concept through fun games, songs, stories and activities. Episode 4 PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg and Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Henry and Amy Author: Stephen Michael King Publisher: Scholastic Press Australia FILM Making Arancini Balls (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Jump up and down like a frog. Do some sewing in and out of some material. Make an elephant puzzle. Stick a picture of an elephant on a piece of paper; draw a line on top of the elephant from the edge of the paper to the other. Cut on the line. Put the two pieces together to make an elephant puzzle. SONGS This Little Boy Composer: M. Miller & Paula L. Zajan Publisher: Allen & Co. How Are You Feeling? Composer: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control If You’re Happy And You Know It Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin / ABC Music Publishing The Elephant Wobbles Composer: Peter Charlton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Hanging Around Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: Control Going Shopping Composer: Jane Fulford Publisher: Control Running To The Corner Composer: Ann North & Martin Wesley Smith Publisher: Control MAKE AND DO  How to Make a Topsy Turvy Doll You will need: - Cardboard tube approx 30cm long - Buff paper strips pasted on as a head Scrunchies - Fabric for skirt - Coloured markers - Pom poms - String, masking tape, wool and tinsel for hair  Scrunch up some strong paper for a head and tape it to both ends of the tubes. This will make two heads. Decorate the heads by drawing on faces and taping