Opposites (2014) (4)

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

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