Name: Play School
Released: 1966-01-01
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 0

Overview

Play School is an Australian Gold Logie award winning educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and then Southern Star Entertainment in 2014. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running children's show in the world. In 2016, Play School celebrated 50 years on the air. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the programme at least once a week. It is screened twice every weekday afternoon at 3:05 pm on ABC1 every day 9:30 am and weekday 4:30 pm on ABC2's ABC4 Kids.

Play School Collection

Television (1 Episode)
Putting on a Show (5 Episodes)
Join Abi, Teo, Leah, Karen, Andrew and Sofya as they enjoy the fun of putting on a show! See them create costumes and props, and set up a theatre as they act out some favourite nursery rhymes and songs. There are plays with puppets, magic tricks and lots of fun and games with the Play School toys. Featuring: Teo Gebert, Sofya Gollan, Andrew McFarlane, Karen Pang, Abi Tucker, and Leah Vandenberg.
Food (0 Episodes)
This series is about the many foods that children enjoy eating. Over the week, we prepare and cook a range of dishes using both everyday and not-so-common ingredients. We also look at presentation and decoration, such as making a table cloth, table napkins and other craft ideas. We visit a farm to see where milk, eggs, vegetables and fruit are grown and find out about the foods that different animals like to eat. Every day this week the calendar is a kitchen chopping board with the name of the day written in oil and covered with flour. When the board is shaken, the day is revealed.
Dinosaurs (5 Episodes)
Transport (0 Episodes)
This week in Play School we look at different kinds of transport, from the everyday – such as cars, trains and bicycles – to more unusual forms of getting from a to b – such as animals carrying their young in pouches and on their backs. On Monday, we feature a special Play School concert. From Tuesday to Friday, the Play School calendar features a different form of transport every day. Our song of the week, “Wheels of the Bus”, will be adapted to reflect each day’s chosen mode of travel. On Friday, we look at a car in Play School, to see how it works.