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Play School Season 40 Episodes

35 Episodes 2005 - 2006

Episode 1

Animals - Lions

25 mins

Aka series150 ep1. Justine and Jay make a cereal box computer to view pictures of animals. They make butterfly paintings by folding paper in half and spreading the paint. Through the windows there is Japanese drumming.

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Episode 2

Animals - Elephants

25 mins

Justine and Jay make noses and ears for the toys to dress up as elephants and sing "One Grey Elephant". Jemima is dressed as a monkey with an elasticised tail, ears on a headband and a painted box face. For Humpty, an elasticised shaggy wool mane turns him into a lion. Darcy becomes a zebra with a piece of stripy material over his body. Justine and Jay perform the story of "Jinty the Elephant". Through the windows is a doctor's surgery.

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Episode 3

Animals - Polar Bears

25 mins

Aka s150.3 Karen and Teo have a party with the toys. They make swirly paintings with shaving cream. Teo makes flowers using the painted paper and cotton wool with straw stems. Through the windows, there are children gardening.

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Episode 4

Animals - Tigers

25 mins

Aka s150.4 Karen and Teo use squares of yellow, blue, and orange paper to fold and create a blue stingray and bat, a yellow dog, and an orange tiger face, which is added to the tiger body on the Calendar. Teo folds a piece of spotty paper, and attaches some elastic through a loop, to create a bow tie for Big Ted. Karen folds a piece of yellow paper in half, tears a round shape, makes an opening and creates a skirt for Jemima. To make the skirt even more special, she adds a same shape piece of spotty material over the yellow paper. The presenters make sweets from paper. Through the windows there are sweets being made.

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Episode 5

Animals - Gorillas

25 mins

Aka s150.5 Karen and Jay make a caterpillar platter. They make a sheep pen for Sam the lamb. Through the windows there are sheep being herded by a sheep dog. Karen and Jay perform the story of "The Very Crowded Tree House" using the toys.

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Episode 6

Sea - Beach Holiday

25 mins

Aka series151 ep1. Karen and Jay make a shoebox caravan for a cardboard roll family to visit the beach. Karen sings the "Spaghetti Song". Through the windows there is a family having a barbecue.

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Episode 7

Sea - Fish

25 mins

Aka s151.2 Justine and Teo build an aquarium with paper fish. They make sea creatures using play dough cutters. They make and decorate star cookies. Justine and Teo perform the story of "Little Ted Takes a Dive" using the toys.

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Episode 8

Sea - Turtles

25 mins

Aka s151.3 Justine and Teo make turtles from egg cartons. They make a rock pool with from a piece of brown play dough. Into the rock pool they add blue pieces of cellophane for the water, and drape strips of green crepe paper around the edges for seaweed. They place sea creatures into the water and around the edge of the rock pool. Justine and Teo explore what types of animals hatch out of eggs. They also build a cardboard playground for the toys.

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Episode 9

Sea - Sand Art

25 mins

Aka s151.4 Justine and Jay make sandcastles. One sandcastle is a blobby sea monster. They also make a cockatoo sand picture with coloured sand and glue. Through the windows there are surfers.

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Episode 10

Sea - Islands

25 mins

Aka s151.5 Justine and Teo make a wash basket island for some water bottle people. They make paper lanterns from coloured paper and cardboard rolls. The presenters perform the story of "When Will They Get Here".

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Episode 11

Sheep and Cows - Farmers

25 mins

Aka series152 ep1. Justine and Matt make a farmhouse with boxes, and cardboard to form the farmhouse and veranda. They make Farmer Jill and Farmer Pete, dressed and decorated with material. They perform the story "Where is that Cow?".

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Episode 12

Sheep and Cows - Pom Poms

25 mins

Aka s152.2 Matt decorates his Punchinello hat with Pom poms, and some crayon features, finishing it with stickers. Meanwhile Justine adds shiny shapes, and crayons marks to her regal crown. Through the windows are different farm animals.

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Episode 13

Sheep and Cows - Barnyard Dance

25 mins

Aka 152.3 Justine and Matt get Farmer Jill and Farmer Pete to "feed" the horses, with torn up newspaper. Diddle is dressed in a Tutu, Maurice as an Irish Jigger, Little Ted ready for Boot Scootin', and Henny Penny. In turn the toys are animated by Matt and Justine, as they do appropriate dances, ending with Henny Penny " doing" the Chicken Dance. Through the windows is a ballerina.

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Episode 14

Sheep and Cows - City and Country

25 mins

Aka 152.4 Matt adds four cardboard cylinders to form Doric Columns as ornate decoration, to the Cardboard box "Art Gallery". Karen adds cardboard steps and ramp to a box building. Then she put on a lift to take customers to the rooftop restaurant. The restaurant consisted of a plastic salad bowl upside down. Karen adds paper trees and plants to add to the ambience of the "Garden Restaurant". Matt decorates a badge with crayons, puts a photo of the cardboard people in the car, and tapes it onto his baseball cap. He has already made Karen a round flower badge from cardboard, and has pasted onto it some different coloured paper scraps for flowers.

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Episode 15

Sheep and Cows - Wool and Milk

25 mins

Aka 152.5 Justine and Matt make a ricotta pie. Through the windows there is Irish dancing.

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Episode 16

Shoes and Socks - Walking

25 mins

Aka series153 ep1. Karen and Matt make shoe puppets with shoe outlines. They also make shoe print paintings. Through the windows is a soccer team.

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Episode 17

Shoes and Socks - Dancing

25 mins

Aka s153.2 Justine and Teo paint their fingernails and use their hands as dancers with scrunchies as dresses. They decorate a paper wallet and treasure box. Through the windows there are henna tattoos.

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Episode 18

Shoes and Socks - Shoeboxes

25 mins

Aka s153.3 Justine and Teo make a train, bus and aeroplane from shoeboxes.

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Episode 19

Shoes and Socks - Boots, Shoelaces and Sneakers

25 mins

Aka s153.4 Justine and Matt make broomstick horses with gumboots. They decorate some shoes. A sneaker is turned into a garden. The story "Making Rain" is performed by the presenters with puppets made from socks. Through the windows a horse is shoed.

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Episode 20

Shoes and Socks - Repairs

25 mins

Aka s153.5 Justine and Matt make collage people from magazines. The story of "I can fix it" is performed by the presenters. Shoe polish is used to make leaf prints. Through the windows a tyre is being changed.

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Episode 21

Mini Beasts - Butterflies

25 mins

Aka series154 ep1. Leah and Jay make butterflies from paper and pipe cleaners. They also make a bird from gumnuts and feathers. Through the windows there is some karaoke.

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Episode 22

Mini Beasts - Bugs

25 mins

Aka s154.2 Leah and Jay dress the toys up as bugs. They make balloon creatures. The animation of "My Dog Bill" is shown. Leah and Jay perform the story of "The Wriggly Bug Ball" with the toys. Through the windows there is face painting.

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Episode 23

Mini Beasts - Spiders and Rain

25 mins

Aka s154.3 Leah and Teo wash some of the toys. The animation "Incy Wincy Spider" is shown. Through the windows is a montage of insects.

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Episode 24

Mini Beasts - Bees

25 mins

Aka s154.4 Leah and Teo make bees and a beehive. They also make some flower shaped sandwiches. Through the windows there are different quilts.

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Episode 25

Mini Beasts - Ants

25 mins

Aka s154.5 Justine and Teo make ants on a log from sultanas and celery. They play a bug matching game. Justine and Teo perform the story of "The Perfect Picnic Spot". Through the windows there is silk screening.

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Episode 26

Doors and Windows - Houses

25 mins

Aka series155 ep1. Justine and Teo decorate a box house for the toys. Through the windows a family makes wraps for dinner. 'Pussycat, Pussycat' animation is shown. The story 'Who Will Buy My Bucket' is performed.

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Episode 27

Doors and Windows - Gates

25 mins

Aka s155.2 Christine and Jay make a harbour in a water tray, and cardboard box dog kennels. Through the windows a coat is bought for a dog's birthday. The story is 'Jack's New Boat' by Sarah McMenemy. 'Hats' animation is shown.

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Episode 28

Doors and Windows - Skyscrapers

25 mins

Aka s155.3 Christine and Jay make a fire engine and cherry picker. Through the windows are things going up. The story is 'Mr Pod and Mr Piccalilli' by Penny Dolan and Nick Sharratt.

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Episode 29

Doors and Windows - Toys and Clocks

25 mins

Aka s155.4 Leah and Simon make a Jack in the Box and Cuckoo Clock. 'House for a Mouse' animation is shown. Through the windows are different doors. The story 'Baby Big Ted's Sleep' is performed with the toys.

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Episode 30

Doors and Windows - Knocking

25 mins

Aka s155.5 Leah and Simon make a toy hospital. Through the windows is a hospital. 'I'm a Little Teapot' animation is shown. The story is 'Alfie Gets in First' by Shirley Hughes.

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Episode 31

Machines - Vehicles

25 mins

Aka series156 ep1. Leah and Jay paint pictures of fruits and make a box barbeque for Humpty. Through the windows artist Nicholas Harding paints a beach scene. The story is 'When Dad did the Washing' by Ronda and David Armitage. A firetruck is on calendar.

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Episode 32

Machines - Diggers

25 mins

Aka s156.2 Leah and Jay make chocolate balls and a cardboard park in a sandtray. Through the windows are machines. The story is 'The Little Yellow Digger' by Betty and Alan Gildedale. A front-end loader is on the cog calendar.

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Episode 33

Machines - Stand Mixers

25 mins

Aka s156.3 Georgie and Andrew make scrapbooks for Jemima and Little Ted, and lotus flowers. Scrap has a cellophane and paper bath. 'Maurice the Forgetful Shopper' is performed. Through the windows is a mobile dog wash. A stand mixer is on calendar.

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Episode 34

Machines - Robots

25 mins

Aka s156.4 Georgie and Andrew make a space ship for Little Ted, Jemima, Kim and Lisa. Through the windows are car robots. The presenters make a waterfall with plastic containers for some Australian animals. Georgie puts a circle of cardboard on a Lazy Susan. While turning it she places a brush with paint in the middle of the cardboard, and the circular movements created a circle of paint. The story 'The Breakfast Blast Off' is performed with the toys. On the calendar is a robot.

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Episode 35

Machines - Fork Lifts

25 mins

Aka s156.5 Justine and Andrew help the Play School floor crew assemble the set, with the use of a forklift. They make a duck machine and a park for the toys. Through the windows is Centennial Park. The story is 'Dear Zoo' by Rod Campbell.

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