Shapes (Thursday)

Series 267: Shapes Thursday Different shapes are all around us and are a constant source of wonder to young children. This week in Play School we explore shapes through play. Learning about basic shapes helps children recognise numbers and letters and sets the building blocks for learning to read and write later on. PRESENTERS Alex Papps – Abi Tucker PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY The Runaway Pancake (Play School, ABC) FILM Ice Sculpture (Play School, ABC) SONGS Build It Up Composer: Peter Charlton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Big Adventure Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Rolling All Around Composer: Val Donlon Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Do the Cockatoo Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control Running to the Corner Composers: A. North & M. Wesley-Smith Publisher: Unpublished IDEAS FOR LATER Make pancakes in lots of different shapes! Use different shaped ice cube moulds to make orange juice ice cubes. Pop them in a drink to keep it cool! Build a space station using containers and bowls from your kitchen! Make a launch pad and a control room! Make astronauts from cardboard rolls and space ships from cardboard boxes. MAKE AND DO How to Make Ice Boats You will need: - Recycled plastic containers - A blob of tac - Straws - Water - Food colouring or paint - Coloured paper - Safety scissors Tape Stick a blob of tac in the centre of a recycled plastic container. Poke a plastic straw into the tac, so it stands upright like a mast. Fill the container with water, almost to the top. Add a couple of drops of food colouring and mix to combine. Cut a shape, such as a triangle, circle or moon, from a piece of coloured paper and tape to the straw for a sail. Place the boat in the freezer until the coloured water has frozen Remove the ice boats from their containers and sail them in a water trough or in the bath.