Round and Round · 2 x short pipe cleaners ... (On My Merry-Go-Round) Composer: Lucille Wood Publisher: Alfred Music Round and Round ... house or next time you’re out walking

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Series 305: Round and Round

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Round and Round

This week in Play School we discover things that go round and round!

Join us as we spin the Spinners are Grinners Wheel and learn about things that twist, turn

and twirl in the home, on the farm, in the city and outdoors.

We also explore body movement, see how wheels help us move and look through the

windows to see some children sing Ring a Ring a Rosie, have a teddy bears’ picnic and

play with things that go round and round in the park!

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Episode 1

PRESENTERS

Eddie Perfect and Zindzi Okenyo

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

The Acrobat

Author: Gabriel Alborozo

Publisher: Child’s Play International

FILM

Let’s Spin

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Visit a butterfly house and see all the

different kinds of butterflies.

Ask a parent, friend or carer to trace

around you while lying on some paper on

the floor. Draw features – face, hair,

clothes.

Roll hula hoops down a hill with a parent

or carer

SONGS

Round and Round

Composer: Kylie Montague

Publisher: Control

Round and Round We Go

Composer: Colin Buchanan

Publisher: Rondor

Ring A Ring O’ Roses

Composer: Traditional

Publisher: ABC Music Publishing

Let Everyone Clap Hands With Me

Composer: M. Miller & Paula L. Zajan

Publisher: Music Sales Australia

Roly Poly

Composer: Angela Moore & Peter Dasent

Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing

I Can Fly Like a Bird

Composer: Lucille Wood

Publisher: Chambers Harrap

Fluttler Flutter Butterfly

Composer: Lesley Lees

Publisher: Ward Lock Educational

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Roly Poly Clowns

You will need:

Cardboard

Coloured crayons

Circle stickers

Masking tape

2 x short pipe cleaners

Drinking straw

Cylindrical cardboard box or tube, with

lid or cardboard circles attached both

ends

Draw and cut out clown shapes on cardboard.

One clown standing with arms raised. The other

with arms and legs stretched out.

Decorate clowns, with crayons and circle

stickers.

For Clown 1 - Roly

Attach short pieces of looped pipe cleaners to

clown hands with masking tape.

Thread drinking straw through pipe cleaner

loops.

For Clown 2 - Poly

Attach clown to cardboard circle using

masking tape.

Your roly poly clowns are ready to spin!

How to Make Fluttering Butterfly Mobile

You will need:

Small hoop

Colourful ribbons

Small tissue paper squares

Masking tape

Prepare hoop to hang by adding three ribbons

around the hoop. Tie together at centre.

Take squares of colourful tissue paper. Twist in

centre to create butterfly/bow tie shape.

Attach butterfly to end of lengths of ribbon with

masking tape.

Tie butterfly ribbons to hoop and hang up.

See your butterflies flutter around!

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Episode 2

PRESENTERS

Leah Vandenberg and Teo Gebert

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Little Ted And The Windmill

(A story told by the Play School team)

FILM

Wheels On The Bus

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Go for a walk in the neighbourhood with a

parent or carer and play ‘Spot the Wheel.’

Every time someone spots a wheel they

shout ‘Round and Round’.

After lunch or a picnic, learn which bin

rubbish or recycling should be put into.

Make a cardboard box bus! Gather all your

favourite soft toys and get ready to sing

The Wheels on the Bus!

SONGS

The Garbage Man

Composer: Val Donlon





Wheels On The Bus



Walking Song

Composer: Kylie Montague and Peter Dasent

Publisher: Control/Origin

Highway Number One

Composer: Gary King


Motorbike

Composer: John Waters




Publisher: Rondor

Old MacDonald Had a Farm



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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Pinwheel

You will need:

Square piece of firm paper

Hole punch

Pencil

Scissors

Drinking straw

Fold paper square, corner to corner.

Use hole punch to make a hole on each corner and in middle. You can use a pencil to poke

a hole in the middle if not using a hole punch.

Cut along four folded lines into middle; ensure you only cut two-thirds along the folded line.

Place straw into middle hole.

Fold each hole-punched corner into middle and thread onto end of straw.

Your pinwheel is now ready to spin! Blow on it and watch it turn.

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Episode 3

PRESENTERS

Eddie Perfect and Leah Vandenberg

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

Adventures With Grandpa

Author: Rosemary Mastnak

Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont

FILM

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Decorate round biscuits as teddy bear

faces! Add some dried fruit as facial

features.

Make paper chain teddies as a party

invitation.

Make your own teddy bears’ picnic!

Gather your teddies and set up a picnic

blanket. Bring some snacks or pretend

snacks and enjoy! You could also invite

some friends to join and bring their teddies

too.

SONGS



Publisher: Rondor

Come Take a Ride With Me

(On My Merry-Go-Round)


Publisher: Alfred Music

Round and Round

Composer: Kylie Montague

Publisher: Control

Teddy Bear Teddy Bear






Teddy Bear Teddy Bear



Round and Round 2

Composer: Peter Dasent/Arthur Baysting

Publisher: Control

Zoom

Composer: Peter Charlton & Paul Reade

Publisher: Control

Up In A Balloon

Composer: Henry B. Farnie/ G.W. Hunt

(public domain)


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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Teddy Bear Turnaround

You will need:

Long strip of paper

Pencil or pen

Scissors

Fold paper into concertina.

Draw teddy bear on front panel. Ensure hands

are extended go to each edge of the paper.

Hold folded strip of paper firmly, cut around

teddy outline. Do not cut along folded section.

Unfold paper to reveal your chain of teddies!

How to Make Hot Air Balloon

You will need:

List of things needed

String shopping bag

Small basket with handles

Ball or balloon

Toy passengers

Tie the handles of the string shopping bag to

the basket.

Blow up a balloon, or use a bouncing ball and

place inside the shopping bag.

Place some favourite toys in the basket and

take them on a hot air balloon ride.

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Episode 4

PRESENTERS

Teo Gebert and Alex Papps

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Oopsy Day

(A story told by the Play School team)

FILM

Horsey Go Round

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Set up a toy shop! Use paper money or

bottle top coins and bring a shopping bag.

Put some soap flakes in a shallow bowl of

water with a parent or carer. Find some old

rotary beaters or whisk, beat the soap up to

make wonderful bubbly, slimy sensory

experience! Supervise at all times.

Make a cake! Beat some eggs, sift the flour,

mix the cake. Licking the spoon is always

enjoyable!

Play a shopping shapes game! Find as

many things that are round at the

supermarket with a parent or carer.

SONGS

Eggs

Composer: Don Spencer

Publisher: Control

Going Shopping

Composer: Jane Fulford

Publisher: Control

Hey Hey Hey

Composer: Judith Keyzer & Peter Dasent


Wash The Clothes

Composer: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting

Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing

Spots Are Great

Composer: Peter Dasent & Mark Barnard





Horsey Horsey

Composer: Box, Cox, Butler and Roberts

Publisher: Sun Music 1937

The Little Grey Ponies

Composer: Laura Pendleton MacCartney

Publisher: Allans Music (Aust) Ltd

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Zucchini Slice

You will need:

24 cm oven proof dish

Non-stick spray

5 x eggs

2 x large grated zucchini

1 x cup yoghurt

Half cup chopped rocket leaves

1 x cup self raising flour

1 x cup grated cheese

2 x finely chopped spring onions

Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.

Pour mixture into sprayed oven proof dish.

Cook in moderate oven until golden brown.

How to Make a Soapy Bubble Picture

You will need:

Large shallow water container

Small jugs of edicol vegetable dye

2 x water wheels

Liquid dishwashing detergent

Kitchen whisks

Paper

Fill shallow water container with the help of an

adult.

Add two water wheels in middle of container.

Take two jugs of coloured water and pour at

the same time.

Yellow and blue dye will then mix to make

green. You could also try yellow and red,

mixed to make orange, or blue and red to

make purple!

Add a few squirts of washing detergent, use

whisk to make soapy bubbles.

Take a firm piece of paper, place on top.

Reveal a slippery, colourful, bubbly creation.

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Episode 5

PRESENTERS

Rachael Coopes and Eddie Perfect

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

Emus Under The Bed

Author: Leann J Edwards

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

FILM

Roundabout

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Find an old net orange bag. Thread

colourful ribbons and wool in and out of

netting. Make a wonderful wall hanging!

Make a hoop spider web, use a ball of

wool as spider. Sing Incy Wincy Spider.

How many things can you find that tell the

time? Look for different clocks around the

house or next time you’re out walking.

SONGS

I Jump Out of Bed In The Morning



Inanay

Composer: Traditional,

arranged by Cindy Louise Bennett

Publisher: Control

How Many People Live At Your House


Publisher: Chambers Harrap

Roly Poly

Composer: Angela Moore & Peter Dasent


Pop Goes The Weasel



Round and Round 2

Composer: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting

Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing

I’m A Clock

Composer: Satis Coleman & Alice Thorn

Publisher: Music Sales Australia

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Colourful Hoop

You will need:

Small plastic hoop

Different coloured balls of wool

Old feather boa

Pieces of recycled fabric (cut into strips)

Wide ribbons

Using the balls of wool, wind around outside of

hoop. Use different colours to create different

criss cross patterns.

With a long piece of ribbon, tie one end in

middle of hoop. Take other end and weave in

and out around the hoop.

Repeat this process with recycled pieces of

fabric and then with the feather boa.

Use your colourful hoop as a decoration or

artwork for the home!

How to Make a Cuckoo Clock

You will need:

Two cardboard boxes (same size)

Folded piece of cardboard for roof

Two pieces of cardboard for doors

Masking tape

Paper plate

Coloured pens

Favourite soft toy

Cut one box down so it has no roof, and two

sides.

Place folded cardboard roof on top of box.

Add two cardboard doors using masking tape.

Add paper plate clock face.

Place favourite toy in top of box.

When the time is right, push the toy through the

doors - cuckoo, cuckoo!

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Round and Round · 2 x short pipe cleaners ... (On My Merry-Go-Round) Composer: Lucille Wood Publisher: Alfred Music Round and Round ... house or next time you’re out walking