Opposites (2014) (5)

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 5 PRESENTERS Rachael Coopes and Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY “A Squash And A Squeeze” (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Swimming at the Waterhole (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Pretend to be a Jack-in-the-Box using an old cardboard box. Play with some water jugs and containers in a water trough. Are they full or empty? SONGS  Do You Put Your Hat On Composer: Val Donlon & Claire Henderson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Do Your Ears Hang Low Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin / ABC Music Publishing Ain’t It Great To Be Crazy Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin / ABC Music Publishing Swim Like A Fish Composer: Chris Harriot & Simon Hopkinson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing A Squash And A Squeeze Composer: Julia Donaldson Publisher: BBC/ABC Music Publishing Jack In The Box Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin / ABC Music Publishing  MAKE AND DO How to Make a Long and Short Neck Puppet You will need: - Long socks - Short socks - Stickers - Hair clips - Pegs - Material for tongue Put stickers on the socks for eyes. Put two pegs on each sock for ears. Cover one puppet with spots all over its body. Put spiky hair clips all over the other sock for a spiky puppet. Place hands in the sock puppets to make them move and talk. One has a long neck and the other has a short neck. Add a material tongue to both puppets with a clip.  MAKE AND DO How to Make Silly Dress Ups You will n