Mon, May 20, 1996
Aka ep71.1 Constructing a cardboard cubby house and roller painting the door and window frame. Making crepe paper flowers for the cubby house window box. Playing a hiding game with the toys in the cubby house. Dramatic play about camping: putting up a tent, preparing the sleeping bags for the toys (pillow-slips) and having some soup. Through the windows Colin goes camping with his children.
Tue, May 21, 1996
Playing a dressing up game using 3 shop mannequins. Playing a hiding game in the cubby house. Miming the growth of a seed into a sunflower. A cake shop is set up. Angela sells an assortment of cakes, including some baklava, to Colin and Sofya. Sofya tells a story using signing and mime. Angela and Sofya try to trick Colin into believing they are mannequins in his hat shop.
Wed, May 22, 1996
Making a book of doors. On every page is a drawing of a different type of door. Behind every door is stuck an appropriate picture, for example, a stable door has a horse behind it. The story of Roland Roll and Sam the rat is told using The Play School Book of Doors. Roland is looking for Sam the cat who is hiding behind one of the doors. Maurice has a birthday party. George, Benita and the toys celebrate. Songs are sung and they all play a Farmer in the Dell game.
Thu, May 23, 1996
Making a moving picture background for a Play School bus story. Playing the cubby house game: May I Come Over to Your House. Listening to a variety of sounds produced by John Morrison on his drum kit and various parts of the studio set (e.g. the floor, the cubby house, the carpet). Toys tap dance to the song "I'm tapping in the city".
Fri, May 24, 1996
Making a city night scene. To the sky is added tinsel stars and a foil moon. Using a stencil, Philip roller paints yellow windows onto the buildings. On the computer using the mouse Benita draws a house with a door and windows. Benita and Philip build cardboard box towers. An attic room is made with a lift for the cubby house. Benita and Philip tell knock knock jokes.
Mon, Mar 4, 1996
Making a sea collage, using an assortment of fabrics and materials. Coloured paper bag fish, stuffed with newspaper and added to create an underwater scene. Making a shaggy, baggy dog with newspaper and a large brown paper bag. Playing a 'dog out/cat in' game with the calendar of the week. Dramatic play: a fish shop and a pet shop.
Thu, Mar 7, 1996
Max brings his pet Schnauzer dogs to visit Play School and go for a walk around the studio. Max and Colin play a body percussion and instrument game to words of Nick Nack Paddy Whack. Noni mimes dog actions (running, digging, washing and eating). Dog biscuit container is decorated. A hiding game is played; Doggle, Doggle where's your bone?
Mon, Mar 4, 1996
Aka ep73.1 Furnishing the Play School dolls' house with milk carton furniture. Building a water storage tank (ice cream container) for the dolls' house and installing water pipes (cardboard tubes from the useful box). Miming water going down the plug hole. Investigating a fromicarium (ant house). Playing a magnet game; 'The ant race'. Making an egg carton ant.
Tue, Mar 5, 1996
Building a city and an underground car park with ramps using boxes, planks and cardboard tubes. A mixed up dress up game. Dramatic play: a butcher's shop. Playing a hiding game 'Doggie, Doggie, where's your bone? An obstacle course is made from accessible items. The presenters crawl through the boxes over the pillows between the blocks and under the table.
Fri, Mar 8, 1996
Gardening in a large garden box. Watering the grass and pulling up vegetables (radishes, carrots). Looking for snails and looking at snails. Sifting the soil to find worms. Making garden creatures (a snail, a worm and caterpillar) out of clay. Making a wrist butterfly. Pulling up potatoes from the from the vegetable patch in the garden box. Looking at insects and bugs through a magnifying glass. Dressing up as a jitterbug.
Tue, Feb 13, 1996
Carpentry sounds ( sawing, sanding ) are explored as presenters make tapping sticks from wooden dowel. A dress-up guessing game is played: ' Who am I and what's my song? Big Ted and Banana play a chasing game using cardboard boxes as various forms of transportation. Dramatic play as construction site workers.
Thu, Feb 15, 1996
George and Benita blow up and deflate balloons experimenting with various noises produced. George draws a bear on Benita's balloon and observes the size change of the bear as the balloon deflates. Percussionist Alison demonstrates different types of percussion instruments. A hiding game with sound clues is played using Little Ted and Banana. Benita demonstrates how to conduct.
Fri, Feb 16, 1996
Making music with home made shakers. A listening game: a sound pattern is made that requires a movement to match. A variety of food objects have been suspended from a large frame. Presenters experiment with making sounds and sound combinations. A freeze game is played using the sound frame objects as the sound source.
Mon, Sep 9, 1996
Aka ep76.1 Playing a peek-a-boo game. Exploring what materials light can travel through. Tracing shadows. It is nine o'clock on the rocket clock, and behind the clock an owl sitting in a tree. David reads 'The Very Lonely Firefly' by Eric Carle. Making wings for Lisa who becomes a firefly. A shadow puppet theatre is created and the story of a firefly in search of a friend is performed. Through the round window there are people on a night time bushwalk spotting possums with their torches.
Tue, Sep 10, 1996
Playing a follow-the-leader game with torch lights on a painted scene. Playing a spinning wheel dressing game. Making a night train out of tissue boxes and using small torches, for the night train's lights. Dramatic play: Colin breaks down in his box car, turns on his hazard lights and is helped by the police, a tow truck driver and a mechanic.
Mon, Jul 15, 1996
Aka ep77.1 Making a cracker out of a cardboard tube and crepe paper. Making a cardboard box 'Kokomo' bird with colourful crepe paper feathers Monica and David play peep hole game with the toys. This becomes one of a number of activities at the Play School Fete. Monica and Big Ted play a 'roll the ball' game and have a turn on jumping castle. David is the fete 'organiser'.
Tue, Jul 16, 1996
Hanging decorations: Paper chains and crepe paper streamers. Making paper lanterns and place mats. Printing lace flower patterns on fabric. Monica introduces visiting toy 'Baby Ling', changes his nappy, then places him in his show box cradle. Dressing Jemima and Meeka in going out clothes Making a cellophane and net bag ball. Baby Ling has a party. A party table is set and David, Monica and the toys celebrate.
Thu, Jul 18, 1996
In a one hour special, the presenters celebrate 30 years of Play School by singing favourite songs. 33 terrific songs including Miss Polly had a Dolly, Der Glumph went the Little Green Frog, Three Jelly Fish, The Toothbrush Song, The Wobbly Walk, The Bear Hunt, Goldilocks - The Musical, Baa Baa Black Sheep and lots more.
Fri, Jul 19, 1996
Decorating hard boiled eggs with food colouring. Exploring a collection of decorative eggs. Making a paper basket for the dyed eggs Monica looks at some children's art work. Play 'What can you pick up?', a chopstick game. The toys go visiting each other. Dramatic play: David performs a lion dance and Monica accompanies him on the wok. Monica and David eat their hard boiled eggs.
Mon, Nov 25, 1996
Aka ep78.1 George and Georgie make a train tunnel our of a large cardboard box and play trains. George makes a cat mask from stockings. A cat and mouse game is played. Dramatic play: Georgie takes Diddle for a walk in the park and passes George who is dressed as different people; a jogger, a horse rider.
Wed, Nov 27, 1996
Angela and Colin pain different weather scenes on a perspex window. Angela makes an Emu puppet using a coathanger, stockings and newspaper feathers. Angela and Colin play an assortment of percussion instruments to depict the sounds of the animals featured in the Jump and Jiggle animation.
1996
Aka ep79.1 Making sand castles with wet and dry sand. Making a sand-timer with two plastic bottles to play a game. A variety of clocks are shown - wrist watch, alarm clock, cuckoo clock, pendulum clock.. Playing 'snap' with picture cards then playing 'singing snap'. Songs are sung according to the matching pictures.