Opposites (2014) (3)

Series 292: Opposites (2014) Up and down, happy and sad, big and small, hot and cold - this week in Play School we look at opposites! Opposites are one of the simplest and most important concepts for pre-schoolers to understand. It helps them to improve their communication as they learn how to describe different things. This series explores this important concept through fun games, songs, stories and activities. Episode 3 PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg and Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Seadog Author: Claire Saxby (Copyright 2013) Illustrator: Tom Jellett (Copyright 2013) Publisher: First Published by Random House Australia in 2013 FILM Sheep Shearing (Play School, ABC) FILM “My Dog Bill” (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Pretend to be a dog, cat, lamb, duck and other farm animals and sing Old MacDonald’s Farm Make a fast/slow book. Find pictures of things that move fast and pictures of things that move slow.  SONGS Hair Composer: Jill Darby Publisher: Longman Group UK Ltd. Here Is The Sea Composer: John Fox Publisher: ABC Music Publishing My Dog Bill Composer: Henrietta Clark & Warren Carr Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Old MacDonald Had A Farm Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin / ABC Music Publishing MAKE AND DO How to Make a Scratchy Painting You will need: - Plastic sheet - Paint - Paper - Squeeze bottles  Squeeze paint onto plastic sheet. Spread it out with your hands. Use your nails to scratch a picture in the paint. Put a piece of paper onto the paint and take a print of the scratchy painting. Add extra paint to scratch a wavy sea and some blobby fish. Hang the painting up to dry.