Watch Play School 1966 online: Episode 5 Building - Friday

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 Karen Pang and Alex Papps Pianist Peter Dasent Songs “Here we go round the Mulberry Bush” Composer: Traditional Publisher: Penguin “I Like to Dig, Dig, Dig” (Reworded from I like to Bulid, Build, Build) Composer: Monica Trapaga Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Put a Spot” Composer: John Fox/ Warren Carr Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “I Have Made a Pretty Nest” Composer: Ann Elliott Publisher: Unknown “Farmer in the Dell” Composer: Traditional Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “The Sleeping Princess” Composer: Warren Carr/ Judy Bailey Publisher: ABC Music Publishing “Moon, Moon” Composer: Mitchell Sprague/ L. Gerfolktune Publisher: Story “The Big Ball of String” Text: Ross Meuller Illustrations: Craig Smith Publisher: Allen & Unwin Film “Building Montage” (ABC, Play School). Animation Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat”

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