Theme Notes
Series 235: Hair
Hair
Pre-school children are continually growing and changing. They are
fascinated with how they look and enjoy looking at themselves in the
mirror. Caring for hair is part of a young child’s routine. Brushing, cutting,
decorating and gelling hair is of great interest. There are some young
children who are fearful of washing their hair and need reassurance and
time.
We hope the practical and creative activities featured in this series
enhance children’s perceptions of their physical attributes as well as their
awareness of those around them.
Monday
SONGS
I Jump Out of Bed in the Morning
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Shaky, Shaky
Composers: Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Murray
Cook & Greg Page
Publisher: Wiggly Tunes
PRESENTERS
Karen Pang – Justine Clarke – Simon Burke
How Many People Live at Your House?
Composer: Lucille Wood
Publisher: Harrap Publishing
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
Pussycat, Pussycat
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
STORY
Farmer Duck
Author: Martin Waddell
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
Publisher: Walker Books, London
La Bamba
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
FILM
Hair Montage
(Play School, ABC)
ANIMATION
Pussycat, Pussycat
(Play School, ABC)
IDEAS FOR LATER
Take a walk around your home. How many
different holes can you find?
Draw some faces on a piece of paper.
Give your drawings to someone else and
ask them to add bodies!
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Series 235: Hair
MAKE AND DO
How to Make Pancakes
Mix a pancake
Stir a pancake
Pop it in the pan
Fry the pancake
Flip the pancake
Cook it in the pan!
You will need:
125g flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
300ml milk
Butter for frying
An empty plastic bottle, such as a clean juice bottle, to shake the pancake mixture in
Sift the flour into a large bowl.
Make a well in the centre of the flour.
Add the egg, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a smooth batter.
Pour your pancake batter into a large plastic bottle using a funnel. Screw the lid on tightly
and shake well.
Heat a knob of butter in a non-stick frying pan.
Pour in some batter. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until bubbles appear. Flip the pancake with a
spatula and cook the other side for a further 1-2 minutes, or until golden.
You might like to serve your pancakes with fresh fruit and maple syrup.
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Tuesday
SONGS
The Sun Has Got its Hat On
Composers: Noel Gay & Ralph Butler
Publisher: HMV, London
Let’s Dress Up
Composers: Peter Dasent & Garth Frost
Publisher: Origin/Control
PRESENTERS
Sofya Gollan – Karen Pang – Alex Papps
Watermelon
Composers: Peter Dasent & Arthur Baysting
Publisher: Origin/Control
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
STORY
The Green Queen
Author & Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Walker Books, London
Octopus’ Garden
Composer: Richard Starkey
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC,
Startling Music Ltd. C/O Bruce V. Grakal
FILM
Gelato Shop
(Play School, ABC)
Humpty Dumpty
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
ANIMATION
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
(Play School, ABC)
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
IDEAS FOR LATER
Look in the mirror – what colour is your hair?
What colour are your eyes? Draw a picture
of your face.
Make a silly wig from colourful wool or a
newspaper. Wear it around the house and
notice the way it changes how you look.
Little Miss Muffet
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Curly Locks
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
I Know a Hairy Bear
Composer: Val Donlon
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
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Series 235: Hair
MAKE AND DO
How to Make Hats
You will need:
A3 coloured cardboard (including
some pink cardboard for a watermelon
hat!)
Safety scissors
Tape or a stapler
Paste
Things to decorate your hats with, such
as crayons, stickers, tinsel and glitter
A pencil
Elastic
A Crown
Cut a strip of cardboard about 20cm in width and long enough to fit around your head with
a little bit of overlap. Cut triangles along one side to create a zigzag pattern. Fit the strip of
cardboard around your head, just above your ears and eyebrows, and tape or staple the
ends together. Decorate with crayons, stickers, glitter and tinsel.
A Star Hat
Draw a circle, slightly bigger than your face, in the centre of a piece of A3 cardboard. Draw
a large star around the circle. Cut out the star and then cut the circle from the middle of the
star, so you are left with a star-shaped hat, as pictured above. Tape or staple two lengths of
elastic to the back of the hat. Decorate with crayons, stickers, glitter and tinsel. Fit the hat on
your head, as pictured above, and tie the two lengths of elastic together so it stays in place.
A Watermelon Hat
Cut two large, identical semi-circles from a piece of pink A3 cardboard, as pictured above.
Tape or staple the semi-circles together, leaving the straight edge open – this is where your
head will go! Decorate your watermelon hat with crayons. Draw a green rind around the
semi-circle and some black pips in the middle!
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Wednesday
SONGS
How Does A Caterpillar Go?
Composer: M. C. Dainton
Publisher: Paxton Music Ltd.
How Do You Feel Today?
Composer: Eileen Diamond
Friends All Together
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
PRESENTERS
Karen Pang – Alex Papps
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
Trot, Trot, Trot
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
TOLD STORY
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
(A story told by the Play School team)
FILM
Horse Plaiting
(Play School, ABC)
ANIMATION
Jump and Jiggle
(Play School, ABC)
IDEAS FOR LATER
Make a hobby horse from a broom and a
gumboot.
Make a special birthday chair! Decorate a
pillow case with your name and colourful
material shapes, such as balloon shapes
and a birthday cake shape. Put the pillow
case over the back of a chair to make a
special birthday seat!
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make Furniture Animals
Upside Down Drawing Game
You will need:
Different coloured and textured
pieces of material for animal
coats/fur
Coloured cardboard
Safety scissors
Buttons
Tac
Paste
A marker
Tape
Chairs
A washing basket
You will need:
Paper
Crayons or markers
This is a fun game to play with a friend or
family member!
Draw a simple picture on a piece of paper.
Turn the drawing upside down and pass it to
a friend or family member. They have to use
their imagination to turn your upside down
drawing into something else!
Take turns!
To make a chair horse or sheep, cover the
back of a chair with a piece of material. You
could use brown material for a horse or white
material for a sheep.
Cut a face and two ears from a piece of
coloured cardboard. Use tac to attach two
button eyes and a button nose. Cut a mouth
from a different coloured piece of
cardboard and paste on, or draw on a
mouth with a marker.
Tape the face and ears on top of the
material at the back of the chair.
To make a washing basket wombat, turn a
washing basket upside down. Drape some
brown material over the basket for a coat.
Cut another face and some ears from a
piece of cardboard, decorate as above and
stick to your wombat.
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Thursday
SONGS
Jack is Quiet
Composers: Satis Coleman & Alice Thorn
Publisher: Control
Everybody Do This
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
PRESENTERS
Karen Pang – Andrew McFarlane
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
Harry’s Box
Author: Angela McAllister
Illustrator: Jenny Jones
Publishing: Bloomsbury Publishing
FILM
Rhythmic Gymnastics
(Play School, ABC)
Hokey Pokey
Composer: Jimmy Kennedy
Publisher: Campbell Connelly & Co.
I Know a Hairy Bear
Composer: Val Donlon
Publisher: ABC Music Publishing
Ride a Cock Horse
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Friends All Together
Composers: Peter Dasent & Sophie Emtage
Publisher: Origin/Control
ANIMATION
Jump and Jiggle
(Play School, ABC)
IDEAS FOR LATER
Tape some ribbon to a long cardboard
cylinder. Pretend you are a gymnast,
twirling a baton. Dance around and whirl
the ribbon in the air.
Make a sea diorama in a recycled
cardboard box.
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Friday
SONGS
Car Wash
Composer: Ramon Whitfield
Publisher: Universal MCA Music Publishing
Spot Song
Composer: Felicity Barclay
Come-a-Look-a-See
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
PRESENTERS
Simon Burke – Karen Pang
PIANIST
Peter Dasent
STORY
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
Text & Illustrations: Lynley Dodd
Publisher: Mallinson Rendel Publishers, NZ.
FILM
Putting on a Sikh Turban
(Play School, ABC)
Toothbrush Song
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
The More We Are Together
Composer: Traditional
Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing
ANIMATION
Miss Polly
(Play School, ABC)
IDEAS FOR LATER
Go for a drive to a car wash.
Look at some photos of your family. What
colour hair do your family members have?
Do they have long, short, curly or straight
hair?
Make a “busy bed basket” for a sick friend.
Include paper, crayons, pencils, books and
anything else you think might keep your
friend busy while he/she is stuck in bed!
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MAKE AND DO
How to Make a Hairy Plant Box Family
You will need:
Cardboard take away boxes, as pictured above
Small pot plants that can fit inside the take away boxes
Crayons or markers
Stickers dots
Hair clips and ribbons
Draw a face on a take away box with crayons or markers. Use sticker dots for eyes.
Put a pot plant into the take away box. The leaves, sprouts or flowers of the pot plant will look
like hair!
Make a few plant people using different pot plants!
Decorate the plants using hair clips and ribbons.
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