My Favourite Things (3)

Series 277: My Favourite Things Episode 3 My Favourite Things Young children are curious about the world and enjoy exploring new objects and places. They also find security and pleasure through revisiting and reconnecting with familiar people, places and things. In this series of Play School we focus on ‘favourite things’ – special objects and collections as well as special relationships, pets, and places and favourite things to do. The concept of ‘favourite things’ is explored through singing, moving, pretending, making and creating, looking at books and listening to stories. Children and families are also encouraged to remember their own special times, places and people as the Play School presenters share experiences and memories. In each episode we sing ‘My Favourite Things’ and place something special on the Play School treasure shelf. PRESENTERS Rachael Coopes - Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Colin the Collector (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Collections (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER - Start your own collection of objects, such as leaves, stones, bottle tops. See how they are the same or different. Sort them into different groups – colour, size shape. Find somewhere to put your collection to keep it safe. - Make a bus out of a cardboard box and take your toys for a bus ride. - Use an old pillow slip for a mystery bag. Place some household objects in the bag for someone else to feel and guess what each one is without looking. SONGS Wheels on the Bus Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Doddly Doo Composer: Colin Buchanan Publisher: Rondor My Favourite Things Composers: Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers Publisher: Imagen Miss Mary Mack Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing MAKE AND DO How to Make a Rainbow Treasure Box You will need: - Squares of plain paper - Crayons Safety scissors - Tape - Decorate paper with crayons. Turn paper over so the plain side is facing up. Fold ;paper in-half, then open up so you have a crease down the centre of the paper. Fold the piece of paper in half the other way. Open up the folded paper again to reveal four even squares. Fold two opposite sides of the square in to meet the centre fold and create a rectangle. Open up again and do the same with the other two opposite sides. Open up the paper again. You should now have sixteen even squares on the piece of paper. Ask an adult to help you cut down one side of each of the four corner squares. Folds up the sides to create a box and tape to secure.