Watch Play School 1966 online: Episode 4 Building - Thursday

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 Alex Papps Pianist Peter Dasent Songs “Mary had a Little Lamb” Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing See the dragons dance around Dance around, dance around See the dragons dance around Up and down the street. “Paint a Rainbow” Composer:Colin Buchanan Publisher: Unknown “Sing a Song of Sixpence” Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Build it up” Composer: Peter Charlton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Put on Your hat” Composer: Colin Buchanan Publisher:Rondor “Giddy up Horsey” Composer: L. Scott/ L. Wood Publisher: Harrup Publishing “Heel and Toe Polka” Composer: Traditional Publisher: Unknown Story “Red Is a Dragon” Text: Roseanne Thong Illustrations: Grace Lin Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco Annabelle and Isaac on the Farm (ABC, Play School)

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