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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
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Ring A Ring O’ Roses
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Wheels On The Bus
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Walking Song
Composer: Kylie Montague and Peter Dasent
Publisher: Control/Origin
Highway Number One
Composer: Gary King
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Motorbike
Composer: John Waters
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Round and Round We Go
Composer: Colin Buchanan
Publisher: Rondor
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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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
Round and Round We Go
Composer: Colin Buchanan
Publisher: Rondor
Come Take a Ride With Me
(On My Merry-Go-Round)
Composer: Lucille Wood
Publisher: Alfred Music
Round and Round
Composer: Kylie Montague
Publisher: Control
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Ring A Ring O’ Roses
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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)
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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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
Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Wash The Clothes
Composer: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Spots Are Great
Composer: Peter Dasent & Mark Barnard
Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Ring A Ring O’ Roses
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Inanay
Composer: Traditional,
arranged by Cindy Louise Bennett
Publisher: Control
How Many People Live At Your House
Composer: Lucille Wood
Publisher: Chambers Harrap
Roly Poly
Composer: Angela Moore & Peter Dasent
Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Pop Goes The Weasel
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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!