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Play School Season 46 Episodes

51 Episodes 2011 - 2012

Episode 1

Shapes - Shape Pictures

25 mins

Jolene and Teo make a city from shape blocks, make shape pictures and draw outlines of the Play School toys. Through the windows we see dot painting. The story is 'Miffy the Artist' by Dick Bruna.

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Episode 2

Shapes - Printing and Cutting

25 mins

Aka s267.2 Emma and Teo decorate aprons with prints and make dough shapes with cutters. The story 'Mr Round's House' is performed by Emma and Teo. Through the windows cupcakes are decorated.

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Episode 3

Shapes - Moulding

25 mins

Aka s267.3 Abi and Alex make sandcastle shapes with kitchen containers and make stain glassed windows. The animation 'All the Fish are Swimming in the Water' is shown. The story is 'Hooray for Fish' by Lucy Cousins. Through the windows jelly is made.

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Episode 4

Shapes - Crescents and Stars

25 mins

Aka s267.4 Abi and Alex make ice boats with moon and star sails. They also make bread and cheese snacks with shape cutters. Through the windows is ice sculpture. The story 'The Runaway Pancake' is performed.

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Episode 5

Shapes - Sewing

25 mins

Aka s267.5 Emma and Teo sew sleeping bags for the toys. They decorate them with shapes. They make shape puppets by making holes for their fingers to be legs. The story is 'Pants' by Giles Andreae. Through the windows is a sewing class.

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Episode 6

Pets - Cats

25 mins

Aka series268 ep1. Jolene and Luke make cat toys with fabric and make a jack in the box. Through the windows there is a kitten. The story is 'My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes' by Lynley Dodd.

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Episode 7

Pets - Dogs

25 mins

Aka s268.2 Emma and Teo make a sausage dog from a balloon, make bags for Maurice and Meeka, and a dog visits. Through the windows there are therapy pets. The story 'The Mystery of the Missing Mango' is performed.

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Episode 8

Pets - Pet Food

25 mins

Aka s268.3 Sofya, Jolene and Teo make vegetable juice, dress up as rabbits, and pretend to be a vet for Diddle, Tippy and Scrap. The story 'Friend's Surprise' is performed. Through the windows we see a veterinary practice.

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Episode 9

Pets - Fish

25 mins

Aka s268.4 Jolene and Luke feed the Play School fish, make a fish and boat picture, and look through the windows to find seals, turtles and penguins. The story is 'Mrs Pirate' by Nick Sharratt.

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Episode 10

Pets - on Farms

25 mins

Aka s268.5 Jolene and Teo play on a toy farm with Farmer Meeka and the toys. They make paper plate hens and cardboard box turkeys. The story is 'The Gobble Gobble Mooooo Tractor Book' by Jez Alborough. Through the windows is a pony.

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Episode 11

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Weather Conditions

25 mins

Aka series269 ep1. Rachael and Andrew create a scarecrow, do some gardening in the garden bed, build a wind chime, race to hang out the washing, and view some windy scenes through the windows.

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Episode 12

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Birds

25 mins

Aka s269.2 Karen and Luke look at the chickens who are visiting. They make scrambled eggs and a hand-print tree. Through the windows are bugs. The story is Bullbre Koala retold by Lois Birk and illustrated by Bronwyn Bancroft.

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Episode 13

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Native Gardens

25 mins

Aka s269.3 Rachael and Alex make hand shadows using the clothesline, gather compost to make things grow, see a family bushwalking through the windows and cook vegetable kebabs on the barbecue.

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Episode 14

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Water

25 mins

Aka s269.4 Karen and Alex plant succulents in the garden bed, offering some advice on how to build a succulent garden, play a hiding game with frogs and look at some waterfalls out the windows.

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Episode 15

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Garden Party

25 mins

Aka s269.5 Luke and Alex make plant pots from colanders, build a dancing gardener that makes music in the wind, decorate a cubby house and glimpse some recycled art through the windows.

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Episode 16

Arts and Crafts - Colours

25 mins

Aka series270 ep1. The toys dress in coloured clothes. Justine and Andrew dress as colourful birds and make butterfly paintings. Through the windows Bronwyn Bancroft does painting and we see some birds. The story is 'Elmer's Hide and Seek' by David McKee.

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Episode 17

Arts and Crafts - Flowers

25 mins

Aka s270.2 Justine and Jonny squish playdough and natural objects into plaster of Paris and make a flower tower. Through the windows there are pots being made. Justine and Jonny perform the story 'Chicken Licken'.

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Episode 18

Arts and Crafts - Sculptures

25 mins

Aka s270.3 Leah and Teo make dough dinosaurs and a water fountain sculpture. Tippy the duck is used to tell the story 'A Big Day for a Little Duck'. Through the windows we see fountains.

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Episode 19

Arts and Crafts - Collage and Chalk

25 mins

Aka s270.4 Leah and Teo make a fruit collage and paint, they make a jungle mural and tell a story called 'What If?'. Through the windows we see chalk art.

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Episode 20

Arts and Crafts - Printing

25 mins

Aka s270.5 Emma and Andrew make prints with thongs dipped in paint, finger paint and paint with play dough print. Emma and Andrew perform the story 'Dress up Day'. Through the windows we see artist Ken Done.

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Episode 21

Let's Find Out - Water

25 mins

Aka series271 ep1. Emma and Andrew make wax paintings. Ruben tries to dissolve different materials in water. The animation 'Here is the Sea' is shown. The story is 'Bears on Chairs' by Shirley Parenteau. Through the windows a baby has a bath.

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Episode 22

Let's Find Out - Circuits

25 mins

Aka s271.2 Karen, Alex and Sofya make shadow puppets and play with magnets. Ruben makes an electrical circuit. Through the windows there's a scrap yard. The presenters tell the story of 'The Marvellous Robot'.

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Episode 23

Let's Find Out - Air and Balloons

25 mins

Aka s271.3 Rachael and Alex show how the wind dries washing. They make sailing boats and use air pressure to push water through a straw. Ruben makes a balloon helicopter. The story is 'Can I Cuddle the Moon?' by Kerry Brown and Lisa Stewart. Through the windows are kites.

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Episode 24

Let's Find Out - Chemicals

25 mins

Aka s271.4 Karen and Andrew make meringues. They use shaving foam and dye to make paintings. Ruben uses red cabbage water with egg whites, vinegar, lemon juice and baking powder. The water changes colour as it reacts with the different foods. Through the windows is a paint factory. The story 'Dino Swamp Stomp' is performed by Karen and Andrew.

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Episode 25

Let's Find Out - Forces

25 mins

Aka s271.5 Emma and Teo stack books on different shaped cardboard towers to see what can be balanced. They play with cardboard box apartments. Ruben uses a ball to create a chain reaction, which eventually pushes a car. Through the windows a brick wall is being built. The story is 'The Rain Train' by Elena de Roo.

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Episode 26

Putting on a Show - Hey Diddle Diddle

25 mins

Aka series272 ep1. Andrew and Abi set up theatre. They make sock ears and tails to dress as cat and dog. The story is 'A Rat in a Stripy Sock' by Frances Watt. Through the windows children put on a show. Abi, Karen, Andrew and Teo perform Hey Diddle Diddle.

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Episode 27

Putting on a Show - Little Miss Muffet

25 mins

Aka s272.2 Karen and Teo make an apple and berry pie. They use cardboard cylinders to make king and queen magnetic puppets. The puppets are used for the story 'The Royal Feast'. Through the windows we see how ballet shoes are made. Karen, Abi, Teo and Andrew perform Little Miss Muffet in the Play School theatre. The animation 'Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat' is shown.

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Episode 28

Putting on a Show - The Owl and the Pussycat

25 mins

Aka s272.3 A donkey visits Play School and Leah and Teo give Big Ted a ride on the donkey. They make a guitar from a cardboard box, which is used to perform 'The Owl and the Pussycat' in the Play School theatre along with Sofya and Andrew. The story is 'My Uncle's Donkey' by Tohby Riddle. Through the windows we see how guitars are made.

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Episode 29

Putting on a Show - The Three Bears Rap

25 mins

Aka s272.4 Leah and Andrew make face paintings in the style of Andy Warhol's pop art style. They make bear ears to perform the Three Bears Rap with Teo and Karen. Through the windows we see backstage at an opera. The story is performed by Andrew and Leah and is called 'The Show Must Go On'.

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Episode 30

Putting on a Show - Magic

25 mins

Aka s272.5 Karen and Teo make racing cars for the toys to hold a Farmyard Derby. They make rabbit ears and a magician's hat. Teo performs magic tricks in the Play School theatre with Karen, Sofya and Andrew. Through the windows we see Aboriginal dancing. The story is 'When No One's Looking on the Farm' by Zana Fraillon.

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Episode 31

Fun and Games - for Babies

25 mins

Aka series273 ep1. Come along with Luke and Teo as they play a hiding game, have a teddy bears picnic, see a baby playing through the windows and make a baby mobile.

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Episode 32

Fun and Games - Moving and Dance

25 mins

Aka s273.2 Emma and Jonny play pin the tail on the monkey. They make dancing puppets with wooden spoons and fabric. Through the windows people play Bocce. The story 'Nancy Nance Who Wanted to Dance' is performed.

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Episode 33

Fun and Games - Guessing

25 mins

Aka s273.3 Emma and Jonny make a cardboard train. Through the windows we see the Tinytoreum Exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. The story is 'Goodnight Harry'.

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Episode 34

Fun and Games - Sand

25 mins

Aka s273.4 Emma and Luke dress the toys up as Australian animals. They make a sand timer to be used in games. The story is 'In the deep red desert'. Through the windows there are Australian native animals.

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Episode 35

Fun and Games - Spinning

25 mins

Aka s273.5 Emma and Teo use a spinning wheel. They make paper butterflies. The story is 'Noni the Pony'. Through the windows are parachute games.

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Episode 36

How Many? - Counting Animals

25 mins

Aka series274 ep1. Emma and Alex build a toy house, cook colourful shape buns, play an animal dress up game and make craft birds. Plus, look through the windows to see a seal show at the zoo. The story is 'The Nickle Nackle Tree'.

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Episode 37

How Many? - Pairs

25 mins

Aka s274.2 Emma and Rhys make paper frogs that catch flies. The 'Jump or Jiggle' animation is shown. Through the windows there are twins. The story 'Sam and Pam's Day in the meadow' is performed by Rhys and Emma.

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Episode 38

How Many? - Counting with Fingers

25 mins

Aka 274.3 Rhys and Alex play 'Jack in the Box'. They perform the story 'Slush's Surprise' with the toys. Through the windows we see cakes at the Easter Show. Rhys makes a handprint birthday cake and Alex makes a sandwich owl.

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Episode 39

How Many? - Food and Shopping

25 mins

Aka s274.4 Rachael and Teo make pumpkin soup. They use the toys to tell 'Jemima and the Very Big Sandwich'. Through the windows people are shopping in Cabramatta.

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Episode 40

How Many? - Waterdrops and Grains of Sand

25 mins

Aka 274.5 Rachael and Teo make mud pies. They decorate shoe boxes. Through the windows there are dinosaurs at the museum. The story is 'And the Red Galoshes'.

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Episode 41

In the Bush - Gumnuts

25 mins

Aka series275 ep1. Emma and Teo make a bush land with sand and rocks, dress up as cockatoos, play with the toys in a tree house and make craft possums. Through the windows possums play in trees. The story is 'The Bush Walk'.

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Episode 42

In the Bush - Lakes and Waterholes

25 mins

Aka s275.2 Justine and Luke make craft rainbow lorikeets and a platypus, play a lily pad hopping game, take the toys on a cardboard boat ride and look through the windows at birds at Lake Eyre. The story is 'The Frog Who Wouldn't Laugh'.

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Episode 43

In the Bush - Bush Babies

25 mins

Aka s275.3 Justine and Alex play peek a boo with the toys, make a craft koala and quoll, play in the Play School bush land, dress up and see a girl having a sleep over at her Grandma's through the windows. The story is 'You are my special baby'.

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Episode 44

In the Bush - Bush Tucker

25 mins

Aka s275.4 Leah and Alex as they make a bush picture, make a delicious fruit platter with yoghurt dip, put flowers in the Play School bush land, tell a garden story with the toys and learn about bush tucker through the windows.

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Episode 45

In the Bush - Farms

25 mins

Aka s275.5 Come along with Leah and Teo as they play 'what's in the box', play with animals in the Play School bush land and tell a farm story. Plus, take a look through the windows to see children living on a farm.

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Episode 46

Put on Your Hat - Hat Making

25 mins

Aka series276 ep1. Abi and Alex decorate hats, visit the Play School hat shop, create salad spinner flowers and look through the windows at some gardening. The toys hold a gardening working bee. The story is 'Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks'.

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Episode 47

Put on Your Hat - Work Hats

25 mins

Aka s276.2 Join Abi and Alex as they play a box puzzle matching game, make pikelets, visit the Play School hat shop and take a look through the windows at a fire station. Abi and Alex tell the story of 'Patty's Natty Hat'.

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Episode 48

Put on Your Hat - Sun Hats

25 mins

Aka s276.3 Justine and Jay ride motorbikes, visit the Play School hat shop, create beach hats for the toys and look through the windows at some nippers at the beach. The story is 'Little Dog'. The animation 'My Dog Bill' is shown.

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Episode 49

Put on Your Hat - Space and Farm hats

25 mins

Aka s276.4 Join Jay and Justine as they make paper plate flying saucers, play a drawing guessing game, visit the Play School hat shop and see a family playing frisbee through the windows. The story 'Playing with Little Ted' is performed with the toys. The 'Dingle Dangle Scarecrow' animation is shown.

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Episode 50

Put on Your Hat - Party Hats

25 mins

Aka s276.5 Luke and Teo make pop paintings by filling balloons with confetti etc. They make a Greek salad. Through the windows we see a Greek Name Day celebration. The story is 'My Mum is Fantastic'.

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Episode 51

Concert - Big Ted Prince of Bears

45 mins

If you haven't danced the teddy bear twist with Karen, Teo and Emma then you won't want to miss this encore screening of the Play School Concert: Big Ted Prince Of Bears. After the 45th birthday celebrations of Australia's iconic preschool show Play School, ABC Children's TV is giving a special gift to the ABC4Kids audience with a filming of one of Play School's popular concerts. Join much loved presenters; Karen Pang, Teo Gebert and Emma Palmer as they take Big Ted, Prince of Bears on an adventure to find his castle. Along the way, Prince Big Ted stops off at a farm, a forest and a cottage where he meets many friends including Little Ted, Jemima, Humpty, Scrap and Meeka. Filmed in front of a live audience, this special Play School concert is filled with favourite nursery rhymes and great songs that will make you want to sing along and dance.

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