The first few years of life are full of new beginnings. Young children are often eager to explore and investigate what is new. They use their senses and their bodies as they encounter and play with new objects, experiences and people. At other times new beginnings can be daunting. Sometime young children need reassurance from family or carers and seek the company of familiar toys as they begin something new. This week in Play School we explore lots of new beginnings that are part of the young child’s world. We sing, move, play and share stories that reflect exploring new things as well as feeling safe and secure. Presenters Karen Pang and Jay Jay Laga’aia Pianist Peter Dasent Songs “Doe A Deer” Composer: Rodgers & Hammerstein Publisher: N/A “Ooh Aah Aah” Composer: Jay Laga’aia Publisher: ABC Music “Walking in the Bush” Composer: Tony Strutton Publisher: ABC Music “Up In the Air ” Composer: Charlton, P & Reade, P Publisher: Unknown “Rolling All Around” Composer: Donlan, Val Publisher: ABC Music “Five Currant Buns” Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC “Mud Glorious Mud” Composer: Flanders, M & Swann, D Publisher: Chappel “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” Composer: Jaan Kenbrovin & John William Kellette Publisher: A&C Black, London 1977 Story “Little Apple Goat” Text & Illustrations: Caroline Jayne Church 2007 Publisher: Oxford University Press 2007 Film “Making Soap” (ABC, Play School). Animation “Here is the Sea” (ABC, Play School)