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Monday
Actors: Justine Clarke and Matt Passmore
Pianist: Peter Dasent
Songs
"Morning On The Farm"
Composer: Mark Weeks
"Build It Up"
Composer: Peter Charlton
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Round and Round and Round We Go"
Composer: Colin Buchanan
Publisher: Rondor
"Down on the Farm"
Composer: Graham Beebee
Publisher: BBC/KPM
"Little Boy Blue"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC
"This Little Boy"
Composer: M. Miller & P. Zajan
Publisher: ABC
"Old MacDonald"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC
Stories
"Where Is That Cow?"
Author: Play School
Films
"Building a Brick Wall"
(Play School, ABC)
Ideas for Later
FINDING NURSERY RHYMES
• See how many Nursery Rhymes you can find that mention cows or sheep.
DIFFERENT FLAVOURED MILKSHAKES
• If you enjoy milkshakes, you could try other combinations. You might like to try milk with a little honey and a banana, or a ripe pear and milk.
CREATE YOUR OWN FARM
• You could make your own farm out of boxes, or perhaps play dough or cut outs from a magazine, or whatever you like.
Make and Do
FARMHOUSE
This was made using appropriate boxes, and cardboard to form the farmhouse and veranda. You could use some of these ideas, and your own, to make something a little different.
FARMERS
To make your own farmers, you can use cardboard rolls and decorate them to make Farmer Jill and Farmer Pete. They can be dressed and decorated in many different ways; using whatever materials you have available.
Tuesday
Actors: Justine Clarke and Matt Passmore
Pianist: Peter Dasent
Songs
"Everybody Do This"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC
"Cricket Round"
Composer: John Shortis
Publisher:
"Punchinello"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC
"Old King Cole"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
"Little Bo Peep"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC
"Hey Diddle Diddle"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC
"Little Boy Blue"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC
"Baa Baa Black Sheep"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC
"Jollity Farm"
Composer: Leslie Sarony
Publisher: ATV Northern Songs
Story
"Island Counting 1 2 3"
Author: Frané Lessac
Publisher: Candlewick Press USA
Films
Windows Segment:
"Farm Animals Montage"
(Play School, ABC)
Animation:
"Baa Baa Black Sheep"
(Play School, ABC)
Ideas For Later
BALL GAMES
• Next time you go for a picnic, take a large ball. There a many different games you can play with a ball and everybody, including grandparents or younger brothers, sisters, cousins or friends can join in. What about Tunnel ball? Everybody stands in a long line with their legs apart, and the leader rolls the ball as far as possible, through the legs. Repeat the fun with the next person.
GUESS THE ANIMAL
• Play "I'm thinking of an animal that goes…" and make the appropriate noise. Whoever guesses first has the next turn. This is fun on a long car journey.
Make and Do
FUN HATS
To make fun hats you will need:
• Pastel Crayons
• Stickers
• Pom poms
• Tape and Paste
• Cardboard
Matt decorated his Punchinello hat with Pom poms, and some crayon features, finishing it with stickers.
Meanwhile Justine added shiny shapes, and crayons marks to her regal crown.
Wednesday
Actors: Justine Clarke and Matt Passmore
Pianist: Peter Dasent
Special Guest: Gertrude Sheep
Songs
"Baa Baa Black Sheep"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"What Can A Cow Do But Moo?"
Composer: P. Gosling and M. Cole
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Little Boy Blue"
Composer: Trad.
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Three Little Woolly Lambs"
Composer: Max Lambert and A. W. I Chitty
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Green, Green, Green"
Composer: Deanna Hoerman and Doreen Bridges
Publisher: Holmes McDougall
"New Shoelaces"
Composer: Adrian Bell
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Chicken Dance Song"
Composer: W. Thomas and T. Rendall
Publisher: Euravox Music
Story
"Where Is The Green Sheep?"
Author: Mem Fox
Illustrator: Judy Horacek
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Film
Windows Segment:
"Ballerina"
(Play School, ABC)
Animation:
"Singing Sheep"
(Play School, ABC)
Ideas For Later
FINDING ANIMALS
• You could find pictures in books or magazines of other animals with four legs, a tail and with a coat of either wool or hair.
MAKING PLAY DOUGH ANIMALS
• There are special names for baby animals e.g. a sheep and her lamb, or a horse and foal. See how many you can think of and make some families out of play dough or scrap material.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING?
• Do you feel like dancing sometimes? Ask someone to put on a cd or the radio and dance around the room or outside, in any way you feel like.
Make and Do
FEEDING THE HORSES
Collect some old newspapers and tear them up to make hay ready for Farmer Jill and Farmer Pete to "feed" the horses
FOUR DANCING TOYS
Diddle is dressed in a Tutu, Maurice as an Irish Jigger, Little Ted ready for Boot Scootin', and Henny Penny.
In turn the toys are animated by Matt and Justine, as
Thursday
Actors: Karen Pang and Matt Passmore
Pianist: Peter Dasent
Songs
"Rig-A Jig-Jig"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Put On Your New Shoes"
Composer: Val Donlan
Publisher: ABC
"To Market, To Market"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC
"Kukuriki"
Composer: Traditional - English Text Schwartz & Kevers
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Little Boy Blue"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC
"Singin' In The Kitchen"
Composer: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: Essex
Chant
"Here Is The Church"
Composer: Traditional
Story
"The Cow Who Fell In The Canal"
Author: Phyllis Krasilovsky
Illustrator: Peter Spier
Publisher: Egmont Children's Books, UK
Films
"Flower Market"
(Play School, ABC)
Ideas for later
BUILD YOUR OWN CITY
• There are many interesting things to see in the city. E.g. the different buildings, parks, fountains, buses, bridges, boats, trams and many cars. Next time you drive or walk through the city, describe some of the objects to someone, and then play "city building" with blocks or boxes when you return home.
OWN RESTAURANT
• Have you ever been to a restaurant? You could make a restaurant and your toys or friends could visit. All you need are a few chairs, a table and someone to help prepare the simple food.
ANIMAL BOOKS
• Next time you visit the library, see how many books you can find about cows or sheep.
Make and Do
BUILDINGS
Matt added four cardboard cylinders to form Doric Columns as ornate decoration, to the Cardboard box "Art Gallery"
Karen added cardboard steps and ramp to a box building. Then she put on a lift to take customers to the rooftop restaurant.
The restaurant consisted of a plastic salad bowl upside down. Karen added paper trees and plants to add to the ambience of the "Garden Restaurant"
HAT BADGES
To make car hat badge you will need:
• A pre-cut cardboard car badge
• Past
Friday
Actors: Justine Clarke and Matt Passmore
Pianist: Peter Dasent
Songs
"Let's Go Driving"
Composer: J. Moss
Publisher: EMI
"Everybody Do This"
Composer: Miller & Zajan
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Baa Baa Black Sheep"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Little Boy Blue"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
"Hokey Pokey"
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Stories
"Woolly Jumper. The Story of Wool"
Author: Meredith Hooper
Illustrator: Katherine McEwen
Publisher: Walker Books
Films
"Irish Dancing"
(Play School, ABC)
Ideas for Later
EGG DECORATION
• Next time you have a hard boiled egg, you can draw a face on it with a texta, and add some decorations e.g. ear rings, a bow in the hair, or add a cap or hat. If you would prefer simple patterns, then they can be easily drawn onto the egg.
POST A LETTER
• Send a card to a friend or relation, and place a stamp on it before putting it in the letterbox.
Make and do
HOW TO MAKE RICOTTA PIE
To make ricotta pie you will need:
• 500 grams of Ricotta Cheese
• 50 grams of grated Parmesan cheese
• Chopped flat parsley
• Thyme leaves
• 2 eggs
Method:
Place in a food processor the eggs, Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese and herbs. Mix the ingredients and pour into a greased 20 cm pie dish.
Bake at 180c for half an hour, until the top is brown, and the pie has puffed up.
Serve with a garnish of small red tomatoes and sprigs of flat parsley.
