Round and Round (4)

Series 305: Round and Round This week in Play School we discover things that go round and round! Join us as we spin the Spinners are Grinners Wheel and learn about things that twist, turn and twirl in the home, on the farm, in the city and outdoors. We also explore body movement, see how wheels help us move and look through the windows to see some children sing Ring a Ring a Rosie, have a teddy bears’ picnic and play with things that go round and round in the park! http://www.abc.net.au/abcforkids/sites/playschool/about/weeklythemes/?theme=4234145 PRESENTERS Teo Gebert and Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Oopsy Day (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Horsey Go Round (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER - Set up a toy shop! Use paper money or bottle top coins and bring a shopping bag. - Put some soap flakes in a shallow bowl of water with a parent or carer. Find some old rotary beaters or whisk, beat the soap up to make wonderful bubbly, slimy sensory experience! Supervise at all times. - Make a cake! Beat some eggs, sift the flour, mix the cake. Licking the spoon is always enjoyable! - Play a shopping shapes game! Find as many things that are round at the supermarket with a parent or carer. SONGS Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: Control Going Shopping Composer: Jane Fulford Publisher: Control Hey Hey Hey Composer: Judith Keyzer & Peter Dasent Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing Wash The Clothes Composer: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Spots Are Great Composer: Peter Dasent & Mark Barnard Publisher: Control/Origin/ABC Music Publishing Ring A Ring O’ Roses Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Horsey Horsey Composer: Box, Cox, Butler and Roberts Publisher: Sun Music 1937 The Little Grey Ponies Composer: Laura Pendleton MacCartney Publisher: Allans Music (Aust) Ltd MAKE AND DO  How to Make Zucchini Slice You will need: - 24 cm oven proof dish - Non-stick spray - 5 x eggs - 2 x large grated zucchini - 1 x cup yoghurt - Half cup chopped rocket leaves - 1 x cup self raising flour - 1 x cup grated cheese - 2 x finely chopped spring onions Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour mixture into sprayed oven proof dish. Cook in moderate oven until golden brown. MAKE AND DO  How to Make a Soapy Bubble Picture You will need: - Large shallow water container - Small jugs of edicol vegetable dye - 2 x water wheels - Liquid dishwashing detergent - Kitchen whisks - Paper Fill shallow water container with the help of an adult. Add two water wheels in middle of container. Take two jugs of coloured water and pour at the same time. Yellow and blue dye will then mix to make green. You could also try yellow and red, mixed to make orange, or blue and red to make purple! Add a few squirts of washing detergent, use whisk to make soapy bubbles. Take a firm piece of paper, place on top. Reveal a slippery, colourful, bubbly creation.