Play School

- Season 80

(2002)

Aka ep80.1 Making a variety of creatures from boxes and items found in the useful box. Tracing the base shape of 3-dimensional objects for a matching the shape game. Building a milk carton brick wall. Dramatic play: The milk carton brick gobbler.

George is winding up a ball of wool. He finds Angela attached to the other end. creating characters for a performance of 'Baa Baa Black Sheep from ball of wool and pegs. Angela knits a scarf for Jemima following a colour pattern. A Dalmatian puppy visits Play School. George demonstrates the wheelie dog. Dramatic play: George and the toys vista 'Angela's Ooddles of Noodles' restaurant.

Trisha and George finger paint, mixing colours and playing 'follow the finger' game and 'can you guess what animal it is?' Trisha and George dye and paint pieces of fabric. Dramatic Play: Trisha visits the zoo and George pretends to be different zoo animals.

Benita and George make a wall hanging out of hessian. Benita, George and Elliot play musical shapes games. Each shape is identified by a sound. A 'Maypole' dance is performed. Everyone gets tangled up and Elliot comes to their rescue.

Trisha and Simon make pictures using different paper shapes. Simon and the toys rescue Diddle who becomes stuck in a tree. Simon, using a real fish, looks closely at its features and skeleton. Dramatic Play: Fish Finger Factory.