In the Wild (1)

Series 282: In the Wild This series, In the Wild, recognises that young children are curious investigators, who learn about the world around them as they play, discover and explore. In the Wild encourages a spirit of adventure as young children and their families are invited to share in a series of exciting escapades with the Play School toys and presenters. We explore wild places and spaces, discover wild animals and rare plants and play with the wild possibilities of imaginary worlds. Come and join us as we have a wild time singing wild songs, dancing to wild rhythms, painting wild paintings and dressing up in wild clothes! Episode 1 PRESENTERS Andrew McFarlane – Emma Palmer PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY If You Go Walking in Tiger Wood © 2005 Alan Durant Author: Alan Durant Illustrator: Debbie Boon Publisher: Harper Collins FILM Chimps (Play School, ABC) SONGS Walking Through the Jungle Composer: Max Lambert Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Jungle Song Composer: Kylie Montague Publisher: Control What Shall We Do? Composers: Peter Dasent & Mark Barnard Publisher: Origin/Control Everybody Do This Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing A Leopard Has Lots of Spots Composer: June Tillman Publisher: Control How Does a Caterpillar Go? Composer: M.C. Dainton Publisher: Paxton Music Ltd. I’m a Great Big Tiger Composer: Zoe McHenry Publisher: Warner Chappell IDEAS FOR LATER Create a jungle scene with your favourite stuffed toys, blankets and pillows. Go for a walk in a park or garden and look for insects hiding amongst the leaves, branches and bark. Listen to monkey noises on the internet. Can you make monkey noises too? MAKE AND DO How to Make Wild Jungle Paintings You will need: - Two pieces of thick white cardboard - Green paint – we used three different shades for our wild green jungle painting Brightly coloured paint for your wild jungle finger painting - Paper plates - Spoons - A thick rope with a frayed end, as pictured - A Wild Green Jungle Painting Spoon three different shades of green paint onto paper plates and set a piece of white cardboard on a covered workspace. Dip the frayed end of the rope into one shade of green paint. Use the rope as a paint brush to create swirly patterns on the cardboard. Spoon blobs of different shades of green paint onto the page. Roll the rope across the page, through the blobs of paint, to create a rope pattern. A Wild Jungle Finger Painting Spoon blobs of different coloured paint onto a piece of white cardboard. You might like to use colours that remind you of a bright bird, such as a rainbow lorikeet. Use your fingers to create a wild finger painting. How to Make Your Own “Wild Places” Scrapbook Throughout this series, the Play School presenters filled a “Wild Places” scrapbook with colourful artwork and photos representing different wild environments, such as the jungle and the snow. You might like to make your own “Wild Places” scrapbook! You will need: - Large pieces of paper stapled together to create a book - Paste - A marker - A digital camera - A printer Take photos of interesting wild things - places, toys, dress ups etc. Print the photos and paste them into your scrap book. Add other bits and pieces found on your wild adventures!