Theme Notes. Eggs. Monday SONGS. Series 223: Eggs

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Eggs This week on Play School we have fun with eggs! We look at some of the creatures that lay eggs, such as chickens and dinosaurs, as well as how eggs can be used in cooking and craft.

1 Eggs This week on Play School we have fun with eggs! We look at some of the creatures that lay eggs, such as chickens and dinosaurs, as well as how eggs can be used in cooking and craft. Each day the Surprise Egg Calendar is shown. Monday SONGS Down in the Valley Where Nobody Goes Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: MCA/Universal PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY The Little Bird Author & Illustrator: Dick Bruna Publisher: Methuen & Co Ltd, London FILM Children Painting Down on the Farm Composer: Graham Beebee Publisher: BBC/KPM Sing a Rainbow Composer: Arthur Hamilton Publisher: Edwin Morris & Co Put a Spot Over Here Composers: John Fox & Warren Carr Walking Through the Jungle Composer: Max Lambert ANIMATION Baby Chick IDEAS FOR LATER Visit a local pond and see if you can spot any ducks! If not, find a book about these animals at your local library. Page 1 of 10

MAKE AND DO Paper Coloured wax crayons Food colouring or edicol dye Water Recycled plastic containers Paint brushes How to Make a Crayon Painting Draw a

Use a paint brush to wash the food colouring or edicol dye mixture over the picture.

2 MAKE AND DO Paper Coloured wax crayons Food colouring or edicol dye Water Recycled plastic containers Paint brushes How to Make a Crayon Painting Draw a picture on a piece of paper with wax crayons. Mix a few drops of food colouring, or a small amount of edicol dye, with some water in a plastic container. Use a paint brush to wash the food colouring or edicol dye mixture over the picture. To make a firework picture, draw fireworks on a piece of paper and use blue wash as the sky. To make a flower picture, draw some flowers on a piece of paper and use green wash to create a grassy background. Page 2 of 10

Tuesday SONGS Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: MCA/Universal Do You Put Your Hat On Composers: Val Donlon & Claire Henderson PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY

3 Tuesday SONGS Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: MCA/Universal Do You Put Your Hat On Composers: Val Donlon & Claire Henderson PRESENTERS Leah Vandenberg Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing Author: Judi Barrett Illustrator: Ron Barrett Publisher: Atheneum, USA FILM Animals that Come From Eggs IDEAS FOR LATER There are many ways to cook eggs. Ask someone to help you make an omelette, pancakes or poached or boiled eggs. Next time you are travelling in the car, sing some chicken, duck or egg songs, such as Five Little Ducks, Old MacDonald Had a Farm or Eggs. The Elephant Wobbles Composer: Peter Charlton Hoppity Hop the Kangaroo Composer: Jean Edna Webb Jimmy Monkey Arranged by Zoe McHenry Horsey, Horsey Composer: Box, Cox, Butler & Roberts Publisher: Sun Music 1937 Chicken Dance Composers: Werner Thomas & Terry Rendall Publisher: Eura-Vox Music Page 3 of 10

MAKE AND DO How to Make Scrambled Eggs 3 eggs Dash of milk Salt & pepper Bread Butter Break three eggs into a bowl. Add a dash of milk and some salt and pepper. Whisk together with a fork.

4 MAKE AND DO How to Make Scrambled Eggs 3 eggs Dash of milk Salt & pepper Bread Butter Break three eggs into a bowl. Add a dash of milk and some salt and pepper. Whisk together with a fork. Melt some butter in pan. Pour in the egg mixture, occasionally stirring until the eggs are cooked. Meanwhile, make some toast. Butter it and place on a plate. Pile the scrambled eggs on the toast, ready to eat. Page 4 of 10

Wednesday SONGS In the Summertime Composer: Peter Combe Publisher: Control On the Sand Composer: Zoe McHenry Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs PRESENTERS Teo Gebert Brooke Satchwell PIANIST Peter Dasent

5 Wednesday SONGS In the Summertime Composer: Peter Combe Publisher: Control On the Sand Composer: Zoe McHenry Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs PRESENTERS Teo Gebert Brooke Satchwell PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Max s Sandcastle (A Play School Told Story) FILM Sea Lions ANIMATION Dino Stomp (David Williams, 2002) Long Ago Composers: Henrietta Clark & Warren Carr Dino Stomp Composer: Simpson & Lambert Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: MCA/Universal Fairy Penguin Walk Composers: Don Spencer & Allan Caswell Publisher: MCA/Gilbey IDEAS FOR LATER Use glue paste and a paintbrush to draw a picture on a piece of paper. Gently tip some sand on the paper. Shake away the excess to reveal a sandy picture! Boil some eggs and, when cool, draw some colourful patterns on their shells. You could turn them into dinosaur eggs! Page 5 of 10

MAKE AND DO How to Make Doll Figurines Small recycled drink bottles Ping pong balls or small polystyrene balls Tape Wool Scraps of material or coloured paper Pipe cleaners Wool Texta Glue Attach a

6 MAKE AND DO How to Make Doll Figurines Small recycled drink bottles Ping pong balls or small polystyrene balls Tape Wool Scraps of material or coloured paper Pipe cleaners Wool Texta Glue Attach a ping pong ball to the top of a recycled drink bottle with tape. Glue on some wool for hair. Draw on a face with a texta. Glue or tape on scraps of material or coloured paper for clothes. Twist a pipe cleaner around the bottle to create arms. Page 6 of 10

Thursday SONGS Zig Zag Song Composer: June Buckingham Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star PRESENTERS Matt Passmore - Brooke Satchwell PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Dog Blue Copyright 2004 Polly Dunbar

7 Thursday SONGS Zig Zag Song Composer: June Buckingham Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star PRESENTERS Matt Passmore - Brooke Satchwell PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Dog Blue Copyright 2004 Polly Dunbar Broadcast by permission of the publisher Walker Books Ltd, London FILM Decorating a Chair ANIMATION Incy Wincy Spider IDEAS FOR LATER What kinds of eggs can you find out and about? You might be able to find chicken eggs at your supermarket or even bird eggs in your garden. Let s Go Driving Composer: Jeffrey Moss Publisher: Festival Attractions (ASCAP) Incy Wincy Spider Composers: M Miller & P Zajan Little Miss Muffet Jack and Jill Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Bingo Page 7 of 10

MAKE AND DO How to Make Painted Eggs Hard boiled eggs Wax Crayons Food Colouring Egg Cups Draw a pattern on the eggs using wax crayons. Dip the eggs in food colouring and let dry.

8 MAKE AND DO How to Make Painted Eggs Hard boiled eggs Wax Crayons Food Colouring Egg Cups Draw a pattern on the eggs using wax crayons. Dip the eggs in food colouring and let dry. How to Make Decorated Bags Paper bags Coloured paper, crepe paper, streamers, glitter etc Glue Decorate paper bags by gluing on coloured paper shapes, crepe paper, glitter and other craft materials. Once dry, display the decorated eggs in egg cups. Page 8 of 10

9 Friday SONGS Animal Ride Composer: Tony Strutton Publisher: Control Do You Plant Your Cabbages? PRESENTERS Brooke Satchwell Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Old Mother Hubbard (A Play School Told Story) FILM Grocery Shopping in French ANIMATION Dingle Dangle Scarecrow (David Johnson, 1988) IDEAS FOR LATER Plant some vegetables in your garden, or in a window box or pot. You might like to plant cherry tomatoes, carrots, beans or spinach. Care for them and watch them grow. Do you know any songs in another language? Sing them to your family or friends. Have an egg and spoon race with a friend. Dingle Dangle Scarecrow Composer: M & G Russel-Smith Publisher: EMI Eggs Composer: Don Spencer Publisher: MCA/Universal Skidamarink Old Mother Hubbard Ha Ha This-a-Way Composer: Beatrice Landeck Publisher: Marks-Sloan Alouette (French) Page 9 of 10

MAKE AND DO How to Make a Mobile Phone A small cereal box Yellow Paper Tape Dot stickers Texta Tape three squares of yellow paper onto a cereal box one for a screen and two for keypads.

10 MAKE AND DO How to Make a Mobile Phone A small cereal box Yellow Paper Tape Dot stickers Texta Tape three squares of yellow paper onto a cereal box one for a screen and two for keypads. Stick dot stickers onto one of the keypads and number them 0 9 with a texta. Draw buttons for calling, hanging up and navigating on another keypad. Draw a picture of Humpty on the mobile screen. Page 10 of 10

Theme Notes. Eggs. Monday SONGS Down in the Valley Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing. Series 223: Eggs

Theme Notes. Eggs. Monday SONGS Down in the Valley Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing. Series 223: Eggs Eggs This week on Play School we have fun with eggs! We look at some of the creatures that lay eggs, such as chickens and dinosaurs, as well as how eggs can be used in cooking and craft. Each day the Surprise