Mini Beasts (5)

Series 286: Mini Beasts We see insects and other small creatures almost every day of our lives. These “mini beasts” are one of the first introductions young children have to the natural world. They come in countless varieties, shapes, colours, patterns and sizes and are celebrated in favourite pre- school nursery rhymes, such as “Incy Wincy Spider”, “Ladybird, Ladybird” and “The Ants Go Marching”. In this series of Play School, we explore “mini beasts” through craft activities, play, songs and stories. We are also visited in studio by some real-life insects: slaters, snails, worms and even a stick insect! Episode 5 PRESENTERS Karen Pang & Teo Gebert PIANIST Peter Dasent TOLD STORY The Mini Beast Ball (A story told by the Play School team) FILM Tulip Time (Play School, ABC) IDEAS FOR LATER Make a night-time garden collage by pasting newspaper, magazine & coloured paper cut-outs onto a piece of black cardboard or paper. Paste on a moon, trees, flowers, bushes or anything you like. You might like to add some night-time mini beasts, such as an owl or a firefly. Make a peg firefly or dragonfly by twisting a small square of cellophane or tissue paper in the middle and taping it to a peg for wings. Make up a dance to a piece of music you like. SONGS Tiptoe Through the Tulips Composers: Al Dubin & Joe Burke This Little Light of Mine Composer: Harry Dixon Loes Incy Wincy Spider Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing Spots Are Great Composers: Peter Dasent & Mark Barnard Publisher: Origin/Control Heel and Toe Polka Composer: Traditional Publisher: Origin/ABC Music Publishing MAKE AND DO How to Make a Lantern You will need: - A paper gift bag with handles - Safety scissors - Coloured cellophane - Tape - Recycled newspaper - A small LED torch Cut a shape, such as a circle, square, or triangle, from one face of the paper gift bag. Cut the sa