Cats (Wednesday)

Presenters
Lynette "Lyn" Curran and John Hamblin

Sypnosis
John tells the story of an old woman looking for firewood as he draws a picture of a cat (from the Useful Book). Lyn draws a cat in the air - a spotty cat. Lyn sings 'The Spot Song'. John shows some cat drawings that people have sent to Play School. The Black Cat animation is followed by a cat mime. There are real cats and kittens in Play School. John looks closely at them, pointing out their whiskers and paws, etc. he sings 'Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty'. Lyn brings food for the cats and kittens and she and John sing 'I Had a Cat'. The story is 'John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat'. John sings 'There's a Word For It' a song giving the names of different baby animals. Hamble is a baby who Lyn feeds as she sings 'I'm Hungry'. The film shows a baby in a high chair eating a banana. John sings 'Here's a Ball For Baby' and Lyn makes a simple toy for the cats from a bit of newspaper and string.

Songs

 * The Spot Song
 * The Black Cat
 * Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty
 * I Had a Cat
 * There's a Word For It
 * I'm Hungry
 * Here's a Ball For Baby

Activities

 * Real Cats and Kittens
 * 'There's a Word For It' a song gives the names of different baby animals.
 * Lyn makes a simple toy for the cats from a bit of newspaper and string.

Story

 * Old Woman and the Firewoods by The Useful Book
 * John Brown, Rose, and the Midnight Cat by Unknown

Film

 * The Black Cat (animation)
 * Baby Eating Banana

Reference

 * https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12206902/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl