Play School (1966)
Season 112
TV-G
Preschoolers are provided with learning opportunities through music, crafts, stories, games and information. The aim is to encourage a child to wonder, think, feel and imagine, striving to reflect a modern, diverse Australian society.
Where to Watch Season 112
5 Episodes
- Travel - Monday
E1Travel - MondayMONDAY: On Land Presenters Justine Clarke and Rhys Muldoon Activities Rhys and Justine prepare the toys for a holiday. They make a milk carton back pack and label the luggage. Using stuff from the Useful Box, a dress up game of "I Spy" is played. The toys’ bags are unpacked. Songs Five Currant Buns The Wheels Of The Bus She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain Everybody Do This Bend With The Wind Train Is A-Coming Story Ms Meeka’s Journey by The Play School Team Film Robin Skiing Calendar Animation: Monday - Taxi - Travel - Tuesday
E2Travel - TuesdayTUESDAY: Overseas Presenters Justine Clarke and Rhys Muldoon Activities Using old postcards, Justine makes a wall hanging. Rhys places the appropriate animal postcards in a jungle collage. Rhys and Justine decorate themselves, Little Ted and Maurice with streamers and tinsel bracelets for a Celebration of Colour. Songs There’s A House The Elephant Wobbles Put A Spot Over Here Sing a Rainbow Celebration Song Story Elmer by David McKee (Andersen Press, London) Films Painted Indian Elephant Calendar Animation: Tuesday - Elephant - Travel - Wednesday
E3Travel - WednesdayWEDNESDAY: On Water Presenters Deborah Mailman and Mark Owen-Taylor Activities Different sample boats are placed in a paddling pool "river". Peg fish are added. A matching game is played, using animals and their homes...dog/kennel, bird/nest, bee/hive, whale/sea. From a cardboard box boat, Deborah casts out a bucket and catches Maurice, Diddle and Mark. Songs The Tugboat Row, Row, Row Your Boat All the Fish Are Swimming In The Water The Grand Old Duke of York Woof, Woof, Woof, I’m A Dog Rolling All Around Story Here Is The Beehive Whale (Rhyme) The Little Blue House by The Play School Team Films Whale At Sea. Calendar Animation: Wednesday - Tugboat - Travel - Thursday
E4Travel - ThursdayTHURSDAY: At Home Presenters Deborah Mailman and Mark Owen-Taylor Activities Deborah makes a collage picture of a train. Mark and the viewer guess what it is. Next time the picture is an echidna, followed by a bee. A cubby is made from a table and a blanket. It is then furnished for Jemima, Humpty and Little Ted. A happy face is created from coloured stones, and then they are used for a simple treasure hunt. Songs The Ants Go Marching Fa La Nana If You’re Happy And You Know It Humpty Dumpty Bananas in Pyjamas Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Story What Do You Suppose (Rhyme) No One Quite Like Me by Mary Diestel-Feddersen (Era Publications, South Australia) Film Lenny’s Dugout Calendar Animation: Thursday - Train - Travel - Friday
E5Travel - FridayFRIDAY: Air and Space Presenters Karen Pang and Rhys Muldoon Activities Karen and Rhys cook some dahl, grate a carrot, chop cucumber, slice a banana and add to yoghurt with coconut and sultanas. Rhys watches some pappadams puff up in the pan. These are added to a tray full of small bowls of different foods including the now cooked dahl. Little Ted is dressed as an astronaut to visit space in a colander and meets Jemima in a blender. Songs Zoom Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Up In A Balloon Story Amber’s Other Grandparents by Peter Bonnici (The Bodley Head, London) Chants: Cook, Cook, Cookety Cook Pap, Pap, Pappadam Film Hot Air Balloons Calendar Animation - Friday Aeroplane