Young children enjoy making and creating. They are eager to construct new objects from the resources and materials that they find around them. The process of construction provides many opportunities for development of physical control, such as eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor skills, as well as thinking skills such as logical reasoning and processes such as decision making and problem solving. Building on a larger scale, such as making cubbies and shelters with household and recycled materials, offers opportunities for cooperative play and collaborative learning as children work together to manipulate larger materials and resources as they build together. Presenters Karen Pang and Andrew McFarlane Pianist Peter Dasent Songs “Riding in my car” Composer: Rosalind Thrift Publisher: Rosalind Thrift “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum tree” Composer: Marian Sinclair Publisher: Larrikin Music “The Wheels of the Bus” Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Open Shut Them” Composer: L Pendleton McCarteney Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Mr Clicketty Cane” Composer: Peter Combe Publisher: Bacalunga Story “Humpty’s Visit” (A Told Story by the Play School Team ) Films ““Leichardt Bus Depot” (ABC, Play School). Animation “Ning Nang Nong”