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MONDAY
Presenters
Karen Pang and Rhys Muldoon
Songs
Hickory Dickory Dock
The Tug Boat
Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands
Chicken Talk
Two Little Apples
Poss' Avere un Gelato
Story
Where's Wilbur by The Play School Team
Films
Gelato Making 2003
Ideas for Later
Picture Book
It is interesting to find out what sort of techniques artists use to illustrate children's picture books. Visit your local library and take a look at the illustrations by artists such as Eric Carle, Jeannie Baker, and John Birmingham. You will see interesting use of different collage materials, torn paper, simple printing, painting and drawing. Try illustrating your own book. Photographs of family members and familiar objects also can provide a great foundation for a told story or picture book to share with a younger child.
Gelataria
Visit a gelataria and find out how many flavours there are to try.
Make and Do
Flap Book
Hat Guessing Game
TUESDAY
Presenters
Jay Laga'aia and Karen Pang
Songs
Changes
I'm A Dog
I'm The Man In The Wellington Boots
May I Come Over To Your Place
Story
Good Morning Sam by Marie-Louise Gay (Allen & Unwin)
Animation
My Dog Bill Play School (ABC)
Films
Shoe Making - Ballet
Ideas for Later
Colour Mixing
Find out what new colours you can create by experimenting with the primary colours, red, blue and yellow.
Try two colours first. Edicol dyes with water can create beautiful secondary colours.
Mix a ¼ teaspoon of edicol dye with a third cup of water to make water paint.
Pattern Making
Using paints, textas or crayons find out the different patterns you can make using lines and dots and swirls.
Take a look around your house, yard or neighbourhood and see if you can see more stripy patterns, spotty patterns or swirls.
See if you can find some of these patterns on leaves or plants, fences and paths or on clothes or curtains.
Make and Do
Gum Boot Painting
WEDNESDAY
Presenters
Karen Pang and Rhys Muldoon
Activities
Songs
Wash Your Dirty Hands
Put A Spot Over Here
Have You Seen Spaghetti
Roly Poly Ever So Slowly
Rock My Soul In The Bosom of Abraham
Bravo Bravissimo
Story
Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore (MacDonald Young Books)
Films
Tie-Dyeing
Ideas for Later
Wash your dog and then take your dog for a walk or go to the park and watch other dogs playing. Go to an Animal Show or watch Dog Training classes in your local community.
Create a ramp or track for a ball or a maze for marbles using recycled materials such as cardboard tubes, plastic piping and boxes.
Make and Do
Pom Pom Rosette
Coconut Fruit Balls
THURSDAY
Presenters
Karen Pang and Rhys Muldoon
Songs
Standing On One Leg
One Finger, One Thumb
Fairy Penguin Walk
How Do You Feel Today?
One Grey Elephant Balancing
Story
Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (John Johnson, UK)
Animation
Five Grey Elephants
Film
Montage of Things Being Wrapped
Ideas for Later
Find out whether you can balance your soft toys to create a tower or find out how long you can balance on one leg.
Visit the library or look on the internet to find out more about penguins - where they live, what they eat and what they like to do.
Make and Do
Lucky Dip Game
Mural
FRIDAY
Presenters
Justine Clarke and Jay Laga'aia
Songs
How Many People Live At Your House
A Squeaky Old Truck
Walking in the Bush
Chicken Talk
Hush-a-Bye Baby
Mix a Pancake
Story
Schhh... Don't Wake the Baby by The Play School Team
Additional Book
Animal Roundabout by Johnny Morris (Penguin, UK)
Film
New Baby - Bringing Baby Home by Johnny Morris (Penguin, UK)
Ideas for Later
Take a walk around your neighbourhood. Have a look at the different houses…what sort of roofs do they have? How many windows? Are there any shops? Is there a bus or train or ferry? Ask an older person to tell you about where they lived when they were small and who lived in their neighbourhood.
Visit a new baby and watch the baby feeding, sleeping or playing... or having a bath
Make and Do
Box Town
