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Series 249: Big and Little

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Big and Little

This series of Play School explores the concept of opposites using one clear example – big

and little. Throughout the week we look at lots of big and little things through craft, games,

stories and music. We explore growth, size, space, dinosaurs, animals and lots more!

Each day we discover something new in the Big and Little Calendar - something big is pulled

from a little hole, a little piece of folded paper is unfolded to become a big piece of paper,

little creatures are found in a big garden and much more!

Monday

PRESENTERS

Karen Pang – Andrew McFarlane

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

Little Giant

Author & Illustrator: Simone Lia

Publisher: Gullane Children’s Books

FILM

Bush Boy - Ryan

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Take your toys for a picnic in your backyard

or a local park.

Use kitchen utensils to do some “cooking”

in wet sand.

Create a Zen garden in a shoebox lid filled

with sand.

Draw patterns in a small sand tray.

SONGS

Painting a Picture

Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost

Publisher: Origin

I Have Two Eyes to See With

Composer: Traditional

Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing

Dig, Dig, Dig

Composers: Julian Gough, Monica Trapaga,

David Basden & Penny Biggins

Publisher: ABC Music Publishing

Alice the Camel


Arrangers: Mike & Michelle Jackson

Publisher: Festival Music

I'd Like to Be Big (Like a Dinosaur)

Composer: Alan Caswell

Publisher: MCA

We Are Family

Composers: Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers

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MAKE AND DO

Tracing Around Bodies

You will need:

Large paper, such as butcher’s paper

A marker

A variety of paints, collage materials

and fabric scraps

Paste

Lie down on a large sheet of paper and ask a

friend or family member to trace around your

body shape with a marker.

Use paint, collage items and fabric scraps to

add clothes, a face and a background.

You might like to trace around some of your

toys and compare sizes!

How to Make a Special Sand Tray

You will need:

A shoebox lid

Sand

A collection of treasures found in the

garden, such as seed pods, feathers,

pine cones, stones and twigs

A fork

Pour sand into the shoebox lid.

Rake the sand with a fork to make it flat and

smooth.

Arrange the treasures you have collected in

the sand.

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Tuesday

PRESENTERS

Georgie Parker – Alex Papps

PIANIST

Franky Valentyn

TOLD STORY

The Dress Up Party

(A story told by the Play School team)

FILM

Cockington Green

(Play School, ABC)

ANIMATION

Dino Stomp

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Play a game of pass-the-parcel.

Listen to some classical music. Is the music

fast or slow? Loud or soft?

Press some flowers in a heavy book,

between two sheets of paper towel. Wait a

few weeks for the flowers to dry, then use

them to make a card for a friend.

SONGS

Dinosaur Roar

Composer: Peter Dasent, Arthur Baysting &

Justine Clarke

Publisher: Origin/Control

I'd Like to Be Big (Like a Dinosaur)

Composer: Alan Caswell

Publisher: MCA

Blow up a Balloon

Composer: Lucille Wood

Publisher: Bowmar

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Composer: Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Publisher: Public domain

The Limbo Rock

Composers: Billy Strange & Jon Sheldon

Publisher: Acuff Rose Music Inc. (BMI)

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Cupcakes

Cupcakes:

125 grams unsalted butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

125 grams caster sugar

2 eggs

125 grams self raising flour, sifted

2 tablespoons milk

12-hole muffin tray

12 paper muffin cases

Icing:

1 ½ cups icing sugar

1 tablespoon unsalted butter,

softened

A little hot water

Food colouring

Shredded coconut

Resealable plastic bag

Decorations, such as colourful

sprinkles, lollies and chocolate

buttons

Preheat oven to 200ºC. Line muffin tray with muffin cases.

Beat butter, vanilla and caster sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Fold in half the flour and a tablespoon of milk until combined, then fold in the rest of the flour

and milk.

Spoon the mixture into muffin cases.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.

Allow to cool on a wire rack before icing.

To make icing, mix icing sugar, butter and a little hot water in a small bowl. Add a few drops

of food colouring and mix until combined.

To make coloured coconut, pour some shredded coconut and a few drops of food

colouring into a resealable plastic bag and shake!

Decorate the cupcakes using icing, coloured coconut, sprinkles, lollies and chocolate

buttons.

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How to Make Sponge Paintings

You will need:

Paper

Sponges cut into various shapes, such as a circle, a square and a rectangle

Different coloured paint

Recycled plastic containers or plates

A pencil or marker to add detail

Pour different coloured paints into plastic containers or onto plates.

Press sponges into paint and press down on paper to make prints. Use different colours and

different shaped sponges. Add details with a pencil or marker.

To make a train: use a small rectangle sponge to print three carriages and a large rectangle

sponge to print an engine. Use a circle sponge to add wheels. The small rectangle sponge

can also be used to add a smoke stack. Use the side of a sponge to dab on some smoke

from the chimney.

To make a fairy: use a square sponge for a body. Use the edge of a sponge to make the frills

of a dress. Use a circle sponge for a face and use the side of a sponge to dab on wings.

Draw on a face with a pencil or marker.

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Wednesday

PRESENTERS

Karen Pang – Andrew McFarlane

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

TOLD STORY

Under the Sea

(A story told by the Play School team)

FILM

Swimming in the Lake

(Play School, ABC)

ANIMATION

One Grey Elephant

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Make your own puzzles! Cut pictures from

old magazines or calendars, mount them

onto cardboard, then cut them into pieces.

Have fun piecing your puzzle back

together!

Make an underwater scene in a box. Hang

sea creatures from the top of the box and

use blue cellophane to represent the

water. Bubble wrap painted blue also

works well.

SONGS

Hickory Dickory Dock



Making a Cat (Making a Hat)

Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage


Pussycat, Pussycat



Ocean Motion (Hokey Pokey)

Composer: Jimmy Kennedy

Publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co.

Baby Elephant Walk

Composer: Henry Mancini

Publisher: Chappel & Co.

I Like Swimming

Composers: Phil Barton, Ben O’Hara & Kristy

Gentz

Publisher: ABC Music Publishing/Larrikin

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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Cardboard Mouse

You will need:

Cardboard

Safety scissors

Masking tape

A short cardboard roll

Sticker dots

Tac

Pipe cleaners

Wool

Cut a small circle from cardboard and tape it

to the end of a short cardboard roll, so one

end is closed.

Add two sticker dots for eyes.

Use tac to attach pipe cleaner whiskers.

Cut two small triangles from cardboard and

tape above your mouse’s face for ears.

Cut a short length of wool and tape it to the

end of the cardboard roll for a tail.

How to Make a Cardboard Cat

You will need:

A large poster tube, cut in half

Four short cardboard rolls

Masking tape

A paper plate

Sticker dots

Tac

Pipe cleaners

A marker

Cardboard

Safety scissors

Masking tape

Use half a poster tube for a body. Tape on four

short cardboard rolls for legs.

Tape a paper plate to one end of the poster

tube for a face.

Add two sticker dot eyes and a sticker dot

nose.

Use tac to attach pipe cleaner whiskers.

Draw on a smiling mouth.

Stick a pipe cleaner tail to the end of the tube.

Cut two triangle ears from cardboard and stick

to the back of the paper plate face.

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How to Make a Cardboard Queen

You will need:

A large poster tube, cut in half

Paint

Sticker dots

A paper doily

Masking tape

A scrap of colourful fabric for a royal

gown

A sparkly pipe cleaner

Use half a large poster tube for a body. Paint

the top third of the tube one colour for a face,

and the rest of the tube another colour for a

dress.

Once dry, add two sticker dot eyes and a

sticker dot moth

Tape on a paper doily for a dress.

Tie a shiny piece of fabric around the tube for

a gown.

Bend a sparkly pipe cleaner and tape to the

top of the tube for a crown.

How to Make a Paper Doll Chain

You will need:

A long strip of paper (about 70cm x

10cm)

A pencil

Safety scissors

Fold a piece of paper, concertina style. Ensure

the folds align exactly.

Draw the outline of a doll on the folded paper,

with the arms pointing outwards and meeting

the edges.

Cut around the doll, being careful to avoid the

edges where her arms meet the paper.

Open up the folder paper to reveal lots of dolls

holding hands.

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Thursday

PRESENTERS

Abi Tucker – Teo Gebert

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

From Amy and Louis by Libby Gleeson and

Freya Blackwood

Text copyright © Libby Gleeson, 2006

Illustrations copyright © Freya Blackwood, 2006

First published by Scholastic Press, a division of

Scholastic Australia Pty. Ltd., 2006

Reproduced by permission of Scholastic

Australia Pty. Ltd.

FILM

Buildings Montage

(Play School, ABC)

Look What I Can Do

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Go for a walk in the city and look at all the

big buildings.

Paint a picture using big and little paint

brushes. Use big brushes to paint large

areas and little brushes for fine detail.

SONGS

Build It Up

Composer: Peter Charlton


Here's a House

Composers: John Fox & Warren Carr


Move Over and Make Room



The More We Are Together



There's Someone Living on a Big High Hill

Composer: E. Crowninshield

Publisher: Holmes McDougall Australia &

Education Supplies Pty. Ltd.

R.O.B.O.T.

Composers: Vanessa & Karina Johnston

Publisher: Jingle Jam Pty. Ltd.

Robot, Robot (Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)



Friends All Together

Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage


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MAKE AND DO

How to Make a Robot Costume

You will need:

A large box with a hole cut in the top for your head to poke through and two holes

cut in the front for your arms to poke through

A variety of collage items to decorate your costume with, such as patty pans, foil,

bottle top lids and sponges

Tape

A kitchen colander for a robot helmet

Sparkly pipe cleaners

Decorate the cardboard box with patty pans, foil, bottle top lids and sponges.

Twist two sparkly pipe cleaners through the holes of a kitchen colander for antennae.

Put on your robot body and helmet and dance around like a robot, making robot sounds.

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Friday

PRESENTERS

Teo Gebert - Leah Vandenberg

PIANIST

Peter Dasent

STORY

How Big is a Million?

Author: Anna Milbourne

Illustrator: Serena Riglietti

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Pty. Ltd.

FILM

Two Dogs - Meg and Bob

(Play School, ABC)

IDEAS FOR LATER

Play pretend shops! Use a box for a

counter, find or make things to sell and use

cut up paper for money.

How many little creatures can you see in

your garden?

Make finger puppets! Draw the head and

body of an animal or person on a piece of

cardboard. Cut out. Make two holes at the

bottom of the cut-out, big enough for you

to push your fingers through. When you put

your fingers in the holes, they become the

legs of your puppet! Take your puppet for a

walk or use it to tell a story.

SONGS

Animal Noises

Composer: Peter & Robyn Mapleson

Publisher: Maestro Music

My Dog Bill

Composer: Henrietta Clark & Warren Carr


Fairy Penguin Walk

Composer: Don Spencer & Allan Caswell

Publisher: MCA/Gilbey

Here is a Fish (Trumpet Song)

Composer: Malcolm Carrick


Rocket to the Moon

Composers: Scott Aplin & Phil Barton


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MAKE AND DO

How to Make Frilly Fish

You will need:

Coloured A4 paper

Tape

Crepe paper

Safety scissors

Dot stickers

Roll a piece of coloured paper into a cylinder

and secure with tape.

Cut crepe paper into long strips and tape to

one end of the cylinder.

Add dot sticker eyes to the other end of the

cylinder.

Cut two small triangles and tape to either side

of the cylinder for fins.

How to Make Fruit Rockets

You will need:

A variety of seasonal fruit cut in various

shapes – circles, rectangles, triangles

etc.

A chopstick

Yoghurt for dipping

Thread pieces of fruits onto a chopstick. Finish

with a triangle piece of fruit to form the top of

your fruit rocket.

Dip your fruit rocket into yoghurt and enjoy!

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