Play School (1966)
Shapes (Thursday)
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S267 • E4 25mSeries 267: Shapes
Thursday
Different shapes are all around us and are a constant source of wonder to young children.
This week in Play School we explore shapes through play. Learning about basic shapes helps children recognise numbers and letters and sets the building blocks for learning to read and write later on.
PRESENTERS
Alex Papps – Abi Tucker
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
The Runaway Pancake
(Play School, ABC)
FILM
Ice Sculpture
(Play School, ABC)
SONGS
Build It Up
Composer: Peter Charlton
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Big Adventure
Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Rolling All Around
Composer: Val Donlon
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Do the Cockatoo
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
Running to the Corner
Composers: A. North & M. Wesley-Smith
Publisher: Unpublished
IDEAS FOR LATER
Make pancakes in lots of different shapes! Use different shaped ice cube moulds to make orange juice ice cubes. Pop them in a drink to keep it cool!
Build a space station using containers and bowls from your kitchen! Make a launch pad and a control room! Make astronauts from cardboard rolls and space ships from cardboard boxes.
MAKE AND DO
How to Make Ice Boats
You will need:
- Recycled plastic containers
- A blob of tac
- Straws
- Water
- Food colouring or paint
- Coloured paper
- Safety scissors Tape
Stick a blob of tac in the centre of a recycled plastic container.
Poke a plastic straw into the tac, so it stands upright like a mast.
Fill the container with water, almost to the top.
Add a couple of drops of food colouring and mix to combine.
Cut a shape, such as a triangle, circle or moon, from a piece of coloured paper and tape to the straw for a sail.
Place the boat in the freezer until the coloured water has frozen
Remove the ice boats from their containers and sail them in a water trough or in the bath.

Thursday
Different shapes are all around us and are a constant source of wonder to young children.
This week in Play School we explore shapes through play. Learning about basic shapes helps children recognise numbers and letters and sets the building blocks for learning to read and write later on.
PRESENTERS
Alex Papps – Abi Tucker
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
The Runaway Pancake
(Play School, ABC)
FILM
Ice Sculpture
(Play School, ABC)
SONGS
Build It Up
Composer: Peter Charlton
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Big Adventure
Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Rolling All Around
Composer: Val Donlon
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Do the Cockatoo
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
Running to the Corner
Composers: A. North & M. Wesley-Smith
Publisher: Unpublished
IDEAS FOR LATER
Make pancakes in lots of different shapes! Use different shaped ice cube moulds to make orange juice ice cubes. Pop them in a drink to keep it cool!
Build a space station using containers and bowls from your kitchen! Make a launch pad and a control room! Make astronauts from cardboard rolls and space ships from cardboard boxes.
MAKE AND DO
How to Make Ice Boats
You will need:
- Recycled plastic containers
- A blob of tac
- Straws
- Water
- Food colouring or paint
- Coloured paper
- Safety scissors Tape
Stick a blob of tac in the centre of a recycled plastic container.
Poke a plastic straw into the tac, so it stands upright like a mast.
Fill the container with water, almost to the top.
Add a couple of drops of food colouring and mix to combine.
Cut a shape, such as a triangle, circle or moon, from a piece of coloured paper and tape to the straw for a sail.
Place the boat in the freezer until the coloured water has frozen
Remove the ice boats from their containers and sail them in a water trough or in the bath.

