Communication - ABC

1 Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 1 of 11 Communication This week in Play School we explore and explain the many different ways we communicate with each other! We look at body language, speech, sound, music, letters, books and signs as well as modern forms of Communication , such as computers, digital cameras, emails, phones, radio and text messaging. We also take a look at the way animals and babies communicate. Each day this week we open the Letterbox Calendar. On Monday we are visited by a live band! Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 2 of 11 Monday PRESENTERS Alex Papps Justine Clarke PIANIST Peter Dasent GUEST MUSICIANS James on the trombone, Toby on drums & Zoe on the double bass STORY Chatting Author & Illustrator: Shirley Hughes Publisher: Walker Books FILM Tap Dancing Class (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Draw a letter and send it to a friend.

2 Use your hands to sing a song with actions such as Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star , Open, Shut Them or Incy Wincy Spider . Try performing the song to your friends or family using only actions. Can they guess what song you are singing? See what patterns and pictures you can make by dipping your feet into paint. SONGS There's a Bear in There (Play School Theme) Composers: Rosemary Milne & Richard Connolly Publisher: ABC Music Publishing/Mushroom Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Hey Diddle Diddle Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing The Grand Old Duke of York Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing All the Fish are Swimming in the Water Composer: Beatrice Landeck Publisher: J.

3 Albert & Son Lazy and Warm (Wiggle Your Toes) Composer: Carter Harman Publisher: Silver Burdett Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar Composers: Roberta McLaughlin & Lucille Wood Let Me See You Do the Monkey Composer: Genevieve Jereb Publisher: Gellybean Records Hip Hip Hooray (Yippee-Yi-Yay) Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Composer: Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Publisher: Public Domain Tea for Two Composers: Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar Publisher: WB Music Corp. Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 3 of 11 MAKE AND DO Hand paintings You will need: Coloured paint Paper Use your hands and fingers to make lots of different prints. Turn the prints into animals and objects. Some examples are below: A Fish To make a fish, stick out your thumb and little finger and hold the rest of your fingers close together.

4 In this position, press your hand in some paint and then onto a piece of paper to make a print. Your thumb and little finger are your fish s fins, the rest of your fingers are its tail and your palm is its body! Dip another finger into a different coloured paint and dab on an eye. A Caterpillar To make a caterpillar, dip your knuckles in some paint and roll them onto a piece of paper. Make two knuckle prints in a row for a wriggly caterpillar body. Add lots of little spots for legs and one large spot for a head. Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 4 of 11 Tuesday PRESENTERS Sofya Gollan Alex Papps Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Alex's Welcome Home Party (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Bird Trainer at Taronga Zoo (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Do you speak another language?

5 Teach a friend to say hello and goodbye in that language. Look in the mirror and make different faces for different feelings. SONGS Clementine Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Bonjour Mes Amis Composer: Traditional French Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Talk to the Animals Composer: Leslie Bricusse Publisher: Hastings Music Corp. BMI Sing a Rainbow Composer: Arthur Hamilton Publisher: Edward H. Morris and Co. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Making a Cake (Making a Hat) Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control Hip Hip Hooray (Yippee-Yi-Yay) Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control So Long, Farewell Composers: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II Publisher: Castle Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 5 of 11 MAKE AND DO How to Make an Aeroplane You will need: 2 litre recycled plastic juice container Cardboard Safety scissors Tape Sticker dots Cut two strips of cardboard, each about 10cm x 1cm, and tape together to form a cross.

6 Stick to the front of the juice container for a propeller. Cut a large rectangle from cardboard, about 10cm x 40cm. Ask an adult to make two identical slits near the front of the container, slightly wider than the rectangle. Push the rectangle through the slits to form two wings. Cut a small rectangle from cardboard, about 4cm x 8cm. Ask an adult to make another slit, on top and to the back of the container. Stick the rectangle in the slit to form a rudder. Cut a final rectangle from cardboard, about 2cm x 6cm. Ask an adult to make another slit at the end of the container and push in the rectangle to form a tail. Place stickers along each side of the container for passenger windows. How to Make Raita and Pappadams You will need: 1 cup natural yoghurt 1 clove of garlic, crushed 1 cucumber, chopped Paprika Pappadams Add garlic and cucumber to yoghurt and mix to combine.

7 Sprinkle with paprika. Cook pappadams as per packet instructions and serve with raita. Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 6 of 11 Wednesday PRESENTERS Sofya Gollan Leah Vandenberg Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Hello Tilly Author & Illustrator: Polly Dunbar Publisher: Walker Books Ltd. FILM baby Gorillas at the Zoo (Play School, ABC) ANIMATION Jump and Jiggle (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Wash and dry your toys clothes. Host an afternoon tea! Make your own invitations and post them to your family and friends. SONGS Oh, When I Was a baby Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Rock-a-Bye- baby Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing The Gorilla Dance Composer: Mike Jackson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Wiggerly Woo Composers: Don Spencer & Moira Cochrane Publisher: Mushroom/Australian Children s Music Foundation I Am a Fine Musician Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Singing in the Kitchen Composer: Shel Silverstein Publisher: Universal Jump and Jiggle Composer: Edna G.

8 Buttolph & Evelyn Beyer Publisher: Willis Music Co. Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 7 of 11 MAKE AND DO How to Make a Bucket Drum and Tissue Box Guitar Drum You will need: Bucket Baking paper Safety scissors Rubber bands Cut out a large square of baking paper, big enough to cover the top of the bucket. Stretch the baking paper over the top of the bucket and secure with a rubber band. Tap on the drum with your hands to make a beat! Guitar You will need: Recycled tissue box Wooden spoon Stretch four rubber bands around the tissue box lengthways for strings. Thread the wooden spoon through the rubber bands at the back of the box for the neck of your guitar. Strum the rubber bands and see what sound they make! Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 8 of 11 Thursday PRESENTERS Karen Pang Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY Jemima s Painting Business (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Wally the Crossing Man (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Signs are a good way to communicate.

9 Make a door knob sign to hang on your bedroom door. Use a long piece of cardboard with a hole cut near the top to fit over the handle. Decorate in your own style to let people know who sleeps in this room. Make some yoghurt pot telephones from two pots and a long piece of string. Pierce a hole in the bottom of each pot and tie a piece of string between them. Pull the string tight and talk to a friend in one phone as they listen in the other. SONGS I Like to Sing Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost Publisher: Origin/Control Walking in the Park Composers: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray Cook & Greg Page All the Colours of the Rainbow Composers: Colin Buchanan & Keith Robert Publisher: Rondor Making Things (It s Fun to Make Things) Composers: S. Aplin & P. Barton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Off to the Post Office (Off to the Library) Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting Thank U Very Much Composer: Michael McGear Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 9 of 11 MAKE AND DO How to Make a Free Form Collage You will need: A large piece of cardboard Paste Coloured cardboard (we used recycled tissue boxes)and crepe paper streamers Tear cardboard and crepe paper into lots of different shapes and sizes.

10 Cover a large piece of cardboard with paste and create a collage using the coloured cardboard and crepe paper. Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 10 of 11 Friday PRESENTERS Sofya Gollan Alex Papps Matt Passmore PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Me and You Author: Janet A. Holmes Illustrator: Judith Rossell Publisher: Little Hare NSW FILM Sabine s Bakery (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Find some pictures of dolphins and whales. Look at their different shapes and colours. Draw some on a big piece of paper. Next time you visit the supermarket or bakery look at all the different types of bread you can buy. Choose one you haven't tried before! SONGS Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree Composer: Marian Sinclair Publisher: Larrikin Music baby beluga Composers: Raffi Cavoukian & Debi Pike Publisher: Homeland Publishing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing It's So Nice to Have a Cuddle Composer: Sandy Tobias-Offenheim Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Everybody's Got a Body Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Five Currant Buns Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Theme Notes Series 253: Communication Page 11 of 11 MAKE AND DO How to Make Fun Sandwiches You will need: Bread we used three different types of bread.