Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
What to Wear
Choosing “what to wear” is a dilemma faced by children (and their parents) every day! Children often have very strong opinions about what they want to wear and like to choose clothes that reflect their feelings and personalities. Learning how to get clothes on and off is also a big part of a young child’s life. This week in Play School we look at clothing, jewellery and accessories. Each day, paper dolls, Chloe and Max, wear something different on our What to Wear Calendar. We look at clothing for different occasions, weather conditions and times of day. Throughout the week we also celebrate the joy of “dressing up” in a variety of songs, stories and toy play.
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Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
Monday SONGS Washing Machine Composer: John Shortis Wet Washing Composer: Liz Olsen Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Riding Along on a Skateboard (Push Bike Song) Composes: Idris & Evan Jones Publisher: Universal PRESENTERS Alex Papps – Justine Clarke PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY From Shoes from Grandpa by Mem Fox and Patricia Mullins Text copyright © Mem Fox, 1989 Illustrations copyright © Patricia Mullins, 1989 First published by Scholastic Australia Pty. Ltd., 1989 Reproduced by permission of Scholastic Australia Pty. Limited
I Love Thongs Composer: M. Weeks The Bear Went Over the Mountain Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Fun in the Sun Composers: Chris Harriott & Simon Hopkinson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
FILM Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Wash your dolls’ clothes in soapy water, then rinse them and hang them out to dry. Help hang and fold your family's washing.
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make Funky Thongs You will need: Thick cardboard Pencil Safety scissors Sponge Pipe cleaners Masking tape Crayons Place one foot on a piece of thick cardboard. Trace around it with a pencil and cut out. Place the cardboard cut-out on a sponge and use a pencil to poke three holes for the thong’s straps, as pictured above. Twist two pipe cleaners together and thread through the holes to create straps. Fasten the pipe cleaners with tape at the back. Repeat to make a thong for your other foot. Decorate your thongs with crayons.
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Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
Tuesday SONGS Have You Heard the Cat at Night? Composer: Ron Gamack Publisher: ABC Music Publishing The Black Cat – NOT IN DB Composers: Mary Britton-Miller & M. Bartholomew Publisher: Silver Burdett (US)
PRESENTERS Alex Papps – Justine Clarke
Down on the Farm Composer: Graham Beebee Publisher: BBC/KPM
PIANIST Peter Dasent
Hey There, What Do You Wear? Composer: Helen Martin
TOLD STORY Cate and a Special New Coat (A story told by the Play School team)
Making a Cape (Making a Hat) Composer: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage Publisher: Origin/Control
FILM Flamenco Dancing (Play School, ABC)
The Fancy Dress Ball Composer: Chris Harriott & Simon Hopkinson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
ANIMATION The Black Cat (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Make a mobile using dough shapes! To make baking dough, mix 4 cups of plain flour and 1 cup of salt in a large bowl. Add 1 ½ cups of water and knead until smooth. Roll out dough on a floured surface and use biscuit cutters to make different shapes. Poke a hole at the top of each shape with a straw. Place shapes on a greased baking tray and bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour. Once cool, paint the shapes and set aside to dry. Thread the shapes onto lengths of string or ribbon and tie to a coat hanger to make a mobile. Make maracas! Put sand or rice into plastic bottles and tape down the lids. Shake away!
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make a Loom and Weave a Cape for a Toy You will need: A piece of thick A3 cardboard Pencil Ruler Safety scissors String or wool Tape A variety of different fabrics cut into strips A long ribbon Use a pencil and ruler to measure and draw a 5cm border around a piece of thick A3 cardboard. Cut out the middle of the cardboard, so you are left with a rectangular frame. Use a pencil and ruler to mark 4cm sections along at the top and bottom of the width of the frame, as pictured above. Use scissors to cut 1cm slits at each 4cm marking. You will be left with 7 identical slits at either end of the frame. Cut seven pieces of string or wool, each approximately 60cm long. Secure the pieces of wool or string in the cuts at either end of the frame and pull taut, so you have seven strings (like the strings on a guitar). Weave different fabrics under and over the strings in your loom. Knot the different fabrics together as you go along. Weave a long ribbon through the top of your loom. This will be the tie for your cape. Lift the string or wool from your loom and tie the cape to your favourite toy.
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Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
Wednesday SONGS Dingle Dangle Scarecrow Composers: Molly & Geoffrey Russel-Smith Publisher: EMI Grease Lightning Composers: Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs Publisher: Chappell-Morris/Famous
PRESENTERS Justine Clarke - Alex Papps PIANIST Peter Dasent STORY Big Red Hen and the Little Lost Egg Author: Margaret Wild Illustrator: Terry Denton Publisher: Penguin Group
Making Things (It’s Fun to Make Things) Composers: S. Aplin & P. Barton Publisher: ABC Music Publishing I am the King Composer: Ron Gamack Drip Drop Composers: Peter & Robyn Mapleson Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Mexican Hat Dance Composer: F. A. Partichella Publisher: J. Albert & Son
FILM Reverse Garbage (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Play hide-and-seek with a friend or family member. Dress up your toys!
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MAKE AND DO How to Make a Brooch Make a brooch in any shape you like using the examples below as guidelines. You will need: Coloured cardboard Marker Safety scissors Clear contact
Things to decorate your brooch with such as feathers, ribbons, sequins and colourful scraps of paper Pegs Masking tape
Bird Brooch Draw the body of a bird on a piece of coloured cardboard and cut out. Place the bird on a sheet of contact, with the backing still on. Draw a rectangle around the bird, onto the contact backing. Cut out the rectangle. Use it as a stencil to create an identical contact rectangle. Remove the backing from one contact rectangle and place on your work space, sticky-side up. Stick lots of feathers onto the contact for a tail feather. Place your cardboard bird on top. Draw a face on your bird with a marker. Cut two, webbed feet from cardboard and stick to the contact. Remove the backing from the other contact rectangle and place on top, pressing down with your fingers to make the contact sticks together. Tape a peg to the back of your bird brooch and pin onto your clothes for a fun accessory!
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Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
Dog Brooch Draw the outline of a dog on a piece of coloured cardboard and cut out. Place the dog on a sheet of contact, with the backing still on. Draw a large rectangle around the dog, onto the contact backing. This time we are going to fold the contact in half to secure the brooch, so make sure you draw a big rectangle that will cover the brooch when folded. Remove the backing from the contact rectangle and place on your work space, sticky-side up. Place your cardboard dog in the bottom half of the rectangle. Draw a face on your dog with a marker, or use sequins for eyes and a nose. Decorate your dog by arranging sequins, ribbons and other odds and ends on top of the cardboard cut-out. Fold the contact rectangle in half and press down with your fingers. Tape a peg to the back of your dog brooch.
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How to Make a Crown You will need: Clear contact Safety scissors Shiny cardboard Sequins Glitter Tape Cut two strips of contact, approximately 20cm wide and long enough to fit around your head or the head of a toy with a little bit of overlap. Cut some shiny cardboard into short strips. Remove the backing from one strip of contact and place down on your workspace, stickyside up. Decorate with shiny cardboard strips, sequins and glitter. Remove the backing from the other strip of contact and stick on top. Fit around your head or the head of a toy and tape to secure.
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Theme Notes Series 250: What to Wear
Thursday SONGS This is the Way Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Hey There, What Do You Wear? Composer: Helen Martin The More We Are Together Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing PRESENTERS Karen Pang – Jay Laga’aia PIANIST Peter Dasent
Sing a Rainbow Composers: Arthur Hamilton Publisher: Edward H. Morris & Co
TOLD STORY The Blue Brothers (A story told by the Play School team)
I’m a Little Teapot Composers: George H. Sanders & Clarence Z. Kelley Publisher: Kelman Music Publishing
FILM Cooking Pancakes (Play School, ABC)
Polly Put the Kettle On Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
IDEAS FOR LATER Cut pictures of shoes from old magazines and make a collage. Talk about what types of shoes should be worn in different situations. Next time it rains, put on your raincoat and gumboots and go for a walk outside. Does the world look different when it’s wet?
A Ram Sam Sam Composer: Moroccan Folk Song
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make Cheesy Vegemite Scrolls
How to Make a Colourful Coat Hanger
You will need: 2 cups of self raising flour 50g butter ¾ cup milk 1 tablespoon vegemite 1 cup grated cheese
You will need: A wooden coat hanger Ribbon Tape Tape one end of the ribbon to the end of the hanger.
Makes approximately 10 vegemite scrolls. Preheat oven to 200ºC.
Wrap the ribbon around the hanger until all the wood is covered. Tape to secure.
Grease a large baking tray. Sift flour into a large bowl. Rub butter into flour with your fingertip, until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Pour in milk. Stir mixture until it forms a soft dough, adding more milk if necessary. Gather dough into a ball and knead on a floured surface. Roll dough out to approximately 5mm thick. Spread dough with vegemite and sprinkle with cheese. Roll dough into a log and cut into 2cm slices. Place slices on baking tray and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden.
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Friday SONGS They’re Digging a Hole in the Road Composers: J. Holdstock & J. Pitts Put a Spot Over Here Composers: John Fox & Warren Carr Publisher: ABC Music Publishing New Shoe Laces Composer: Adrian Bell PRESENTERS Karen Pang - Jay Laga'aia PIANIST Peter Dasent
Put On Your New Shoes Composer: Val Donlon Publisher: ABC Music Publishing Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines Composer: Ron Goodwin Publisher: J Albert & Sons Pty. Ltd.
STORY The Elves and the Shoemaker Traditional story Illustrator: Alison Edgson Publisher: Child’s Play International Ltd. FILM Decorating a Kombi Van (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Use some old shoelaces dipped in paint to paint a picture. Make a collage from textured fabrics and paper. Make a rubbing of your collage by placing paper over the top and rubbing with a crayon.
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make Decorated Fabric You will need: Sponges Safety scissors Cardboard rolls Craft glue Coloured fabric Coloured paint Recycled plastic containers – large enough to roll your cardboard cylinders in Cut sponges into different shapes, such as stripes, spots and splodges. Cover each cardboard cylinder in craft glue and stick on sponge shapes. You might like to cover each cylinder in like shapes as pictured above, or make your own pattern using all the shapes. Set aside to dry. Pour coloured paint into recycled plastic containers. You might like to choose a different colour for each cardboard roll. Set fabric on a covered workspace. Roll cardboard cylinders in paint and then slowly roll onto fabric to make various patterns. Once dry, use the fabric to make clothes for your toys!
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