Watch Play School 1966 online: Episode 2 Building - Tuesday

Young children enjoy making and creating. They are eager to construct new objects from the resources and materials that they find around them. The process of construction provides many opportunities for development of physical control, such as eye-hand co-ordination and fine motor skills, as well as thinking skills such as logical reasoning and processes such as decision making and problem solving. Building on a larger scale, such as making cubbies and shelters with household and recycled materials, offers opportunities for cooperative play and collaborative learning as children work together to manipulate larger materials and resources as they build together. Presenters Abi Tucker and Andrew McFarlane Pianist Peter Dasent Songs “There is someone who is hiding” Composer: Henrietta Clark Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Friends All Together” Composer: Sophie Emtage/ Peter Dasent Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Walking in the Jungle” Composer: Max Lambert Publisher: Penguin “In an English Country Garden” Composer: Traditional Publisher: Unknown “London Bridge” Composer: Traditional Publisher: O.U.P “Our House” Composer: Smyth/Forman Publisher: Geffen Story “Two Friends” Text & Illustrations: Clara Vulliamy Publisher: Walker Books UK Film “Government House, Sydney” (ABC, Play School).

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