Beginnings The first few years of life are full of new beginnings. Young children are often eager to explore and investigate what is new. They use their senses and their bodies as they encounter and play with new objects, experiences and people. At other times, new beginnings can be daunting. Sometimes young children need reassurance from family or carers and seek the company of familiar toys as they begin something for the first time. This week in Play School we sing songs, play games and share stories that reflect exploring new things as well as feeling safe and secure. Monday SONGS I Jump Out of Bed in the Morning Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Ten in the Bed Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing PRESENTERS Karen Pang Andrew McFarlane PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Cuddle Time By Libby Gleeson & illustrated by Julie Vivas Text 2004 Libby Gleeson Illustrations 2004 Julie Vivas Broadcast by permission of the publisher Walker Books Ltd, London Singing in the Kitchen Composer: Shel Silverstein Publisher: Universal Walking the Dog Composers: J Kane & M Walmsley It s So Nice to Have a Cuddle Composer: Sandy Tobias Offenheim Heads and Shoulders Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing FILM New Puppy ANIMATION It s So Nice to Have a Cuddle IDEAS FOR LATER Play Ten in the Bed with your toys! Create some animal friends from recycled materials. Ask an adult to help you make porridge! Top with milk, banana and honey and serve with a glass of fresh orange juice! Page 1 of 10
MAKE AND DO How to Make a Puppy You will need: Recycled plastic bottle Coloured cardboard Scrap of material Safety scissors Tape Marker Paddle pop sticks Cut a strip of coloured cardboard that will fit around the body of your water bottle. This will be your puppy s coat. We used black material for a black puppy, brown cardboard for a brown puppy and white cardboard with black spots for a Dalmatian puppy. Wrap the cardboard or material around the water bottle and secure with tape. Draw a circle on a piece of cardboard for your puppy s face. Add some puppy eyes, a big wet nose and a smiling mouth. Cut out and tape to the lid of your bottle. Cut two flippy, floppy ears from cardboard. Tape to either side of your puppy s face. Tape four paddle pop stick legs to your puppy. Cut a thin strip of material for a wiggly, waggly puppy dog tail and tape to the back of your bottle. Page 2 of 10
Tuesday SONGS Do-Re-Mi Composer: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II Publisher: Williamson Music Co, NY Ooh Aah Aah Composer: Jay Laga aia PRESENTERS Karen Pang Jay Laga aia PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Little Apple Goat Caroline Jayne Chuch Oxford University Press 2007 FILM Making Soap ANIMATION Here is the Sea IDEAS FOR LATER Make some colourful play dough and mould it into muffins, cakes and pies. Have a sudsy bubble bath! Blow some bubbles! Mix some water and detergent, then dip a bubble blower (or a pipe cleaner twisted into a loop) into the soapy water and gently blow through the loop to create a bubble. Walking in the Bush Composer: Tony Strutton Zoom Composers: Peter Charlton & Paul Reade Rolling All Around Composer: Val Donlon Five Currant Buns Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Glorious Mud Composers: M Flanders & D Swann Publisher: Chappel I m Forever Blowing Bubbles Composer: Jaan Kenbrovin & John William Kellette Publisher: A&C Black, London 1977 Page 3 of 10
MAKE AND DO How to Make Paddle Pop Puppets You will need: Paddle pop sticks Coloured markers, crayons and pencils A pipe cleaner Coloured cardboard Safety scissors Three pieces of white A3 cardboard We made a paddle pop puppet called Ruby and drew three different locations for her to explore! Each drawing had a horizontal slit that we stuck Ruby through so she could move from one side to the other. We also made aeroplane and boat paddle pop puppets for Ruby to travel in. Paddle Pop Puppets Use coloured markers to draw a face, hair and some clothes on the top half of a paddle pop stick. Twist a pipe cleaner around the middle for arms. Draw a small aeroplane and a small boat on coloured cardboard and cut out. Tape a paddle pop to the back of each one. Cardboard Scenes Draw three different scenes on pieces of A3 cardboard we drew a park for Ruby to walk in, a cloudy sky for Ruby to fly through and a wavy sea for Ruby to sail on. Use scissors to cut a horizontal slit in the middle of each scene. Page 4 of 10
Wednesday SONGS Chicken Talk Composer: Hooley Dooleys Walking through the Jungle Composer: Max Lambert Publisher: Penguin PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY The Little Red House (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Sky Car at the Zoo IDEAS FOR LATER Make boats out of milk cartons or plastic trays that float on water. Play with them in the bath or in a water trough! Make a cardboard box boat with a long cardboard cylinder for a mast and a sheet for a sail. Paint a pond mural. Think about what animals might live in or near a pond, such as frogs, ducks, lizards and spiders, and paint them into your mural. Spotty Song Composer: June Tillman Publisher: McMillan Education Ltd Oomba Baroomba Composer: Peter Charlton Two Little Apples Composers: P. Zajan & M. Miller Publisher: EMI Music Watermelon Song Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting Publisher: Origin/Control Crazy Conga Composers: Chris Harriott & Simon Hopkinson Page 5 of 10
MAKE AND DO How to Make an Egg Person You will need: An empty egg shell, with the top broken off so you can place things inside A short cardboard roll Things to decorate your cardboard roll with, such as coloured paint, crayons, markers or sticker dots Black marker Cotton wool balls Alfalfa seeds Small bowl of water Spray bottle filled with water Decorate a cardboard roll with coloured paint, crayons, markers or sticker dots. Place an egg shell on top of your cardboard roll, with the open end facing up. Draw a face on the egg shell with a black marker. Soak a few cotton wool balls in a bowl of water. Place them gently in the egg shell. Sprinkle alfalfa seeds on the cotton wool balls. Spray with some more water. Over the next five to six days the alfalfa seeds will grow into alfalfa sprouts and your egg person will have green alfalfa hair! Page 6 of 10
Thursday SONGS Riding in a Helicopter (Wokka Wokka) Composer: Sean O Boyle The Fire Engine Composer: A Wiechard Publisher: AMPD PRESENTERS Karen Pang Andrew McFarlane PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Mrs Muffly s Monster Author & Illustrator: Sarah Dyer Publisher: Frances Lincoln Limited Watermelon Song Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting Publisher: Origin/Control I Like to Sing Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost Publisher: Origin/Control The Time Warp Composer: Richard O Brien FILM Fire Fighter Lisa IDEAS FOR LATER Visit a fruit shop and choose some fruit for eating or cooking. Dress up as a monster using old sheets and tea towels. Use recycled materials to add big feet, horns or a tail. Do a monster dance or make up a monster rhyme. Page 7 of 10
MAKE AND DO How to Make Strawberry Jam You will need: A punnet of strawberries Four tablespoons of caster sugar Juice of half a lemon Hull the strawberries and chop into small pieces. Mix the strawberries, caster sugar and lemon juice together in a large, microwave safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for five minutes. Check on your jam every minute or so to make sure the bowl doesn t overflow. Allow jam to cool before eating. How to Make a Sponge Monster Foot Painting What you need: Large kitchen sponge Safety scissors Long cardboard cylinder Tape Coloured paint Recycled plastic containers or plates Large piece of butcher s paper Draw the outline of a monster footprint on a large kitchen sponge. Cut out with scissors. You might like to stick your monster foot onto a long cardboard cylinder so it s easier to stamp with! Pour different coloured paint into plastic containers or onto plastic plates. Dip your monster foot in the paint and stamp across a piece of butcher s paper. Try using different colours! Page 8 of 10
Friday SONGS I Love a Parade Composer: Ted Koehler & Harold Arlen Publisher: Warner Bros. Inc Trumpet Song Composer: Malcolm Carrick PRESENTERS Georgie Parker Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY The Noggins Go To Town (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Little Athletics Jollity Farm Composer: Leslie Sarony Publisher: ATV Northern Songs Bravo Bravissimo Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Publishing Running to the Corner Composers: A North & M Wesley-Smith Yippee-Yi-Yay (Hip Hip Hooray) Composers: Sophie Emtage & Peter Dasent Publisher: Origin/Control IDEAS FOR LATER Make an obstacle course for climbing, crawling, sliding and balancing. Dress your toys for a parade. Turn kitchen objects into musical instruments! Page 9 of 10
MAKE AND DO How to Make Medals You will need: Gold and silver cardboard Pencil or single hole punch Safety scissors Ribbon Draw circles on gold and/or silver cardboard and cut out with scissors. Ask an adult to carefully push a pencil through each cardboard circle to create a hole. Alternatively, use a single-hole punch. Thread ribbon through the holes and knot. Page 10 of 10