Let's Pretend (1)

Theme Notes Series 290: Let’s Pretend Play School’s series ‘Let’s pretend’ aims to nurture the imagination, creativity and a sense of wonder. Imaginative play not only provides enjoyment to young children, but it also helps them understand the real world and their place in it. It can also help them learn about experiences and people they may not directly come into contact with. Language, social and cognitive ability are also developed through imaginative play. A strong sense of imagination and creativity assists children become confident problem solvers. Episode 1 PRESENTERS Justine Clarke and Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Book Title Author / Illustrator: Alison Lester Publisher: Allen and Unwin FILM Dressing Up At Home (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Make some dress up clothes from newspaper. For example a newspaper hat, a newspaper skirt. Use boxes to make kitchen furniture. For example a stove, a table, a sink and a cupboard to play with.  SONGS  The Elephant Wobbles Composer: Peter Charlton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Let Me See You Do The Monkey Composer: Genevieve Jereb Publisher: Gellybean Records It’s Fun To Pretend Composer: Peter Dasent & Judith Keyzer Publisher: Origin/Control/ABC Music Publishing I’ve Been Working on The Railroad Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Stir Up The Pudding Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Hey Hey Hey Composer: Peter Dasent & Judith Keyzer Publisher: Origin /Control /ABC Music Publishing MAKE AND DO How to Make a Jungle Tree House You will need: - Three cardboard uprights for tree trunks Two 30cm cardboard circles, painted green - Green crepe paper cut into small pieces for leaves - Long strips of twisted crepe paper for vines - Craft made monkeys, elephant and parrots Make two slits on the edge of each tree trunk, one towards the bottom and another towards the top. Each slit must be the same height on all three trunks. Place tree trunks to form a tripod. Take cardboard circles and slide them through the slits in the tree trunks to hold them together. Paste leaves onto the tree for foliage. Drape crepe paper vines over the tree. Put craft jungle animals or toys onto the jungle tree house. MAKE AND DO How to Make Yoghurt Pops You will need: - Natural yoghurt - Berries - A bowl Wooden spoon Plastic cups - Ice cream sticks Put yoghurt in bowl and stir in berries. Spoon mixture in plastic cups. Place ice cream stick in middle. Put in the freezer until set hard.