Play-Based Learning
The idea behind Bluey: children learn by playing.
Bluey and Bingo serve as the characters through which this message is conveyed.[1] Episodes show Bluey and Bingo participating in make-believe activities.[2]
Making and release
Brumm approached Ludo Studio to develop the series.[3] The two networks ordered 52 seven-minute episodes of Bluey.[4] While collaborating with Mark Paterson on Charlie and Lola, Brumm first thought of the idea for the program.[5] Brumm aimed to show how crucial it is for kids to take part in imaginative play.[6]
The initial concept for the show came to Brumm in 2016, and he made a sixty-second pilot via his own firm, Studio Joho.[6] A five-minute animation sample was created by the studio and presented at the 2016 Asian Animation Summit held in Brisbane.[4]
What the cited sources add
He decided the show would not focus on reading and numbers, but rather on four- to six-year-olds’ social development.[7] After his own daughter had difficulties with formal schooling, Brumm realized how valuable play-based learning is.[8][9] Brumm's writing method can start by jotting down observations from his own family's life.[10][7] The show was created so that parents and children could watch it together as a shared experience.[11][9]
Brumm said his goal for the series was to portray his own parenting journey, not to explicitly instruct children.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Collins, "Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up", PerthNow, 26 March 2019; Chandler, "Bluey: how Australia fell in love with a cartoon blue heeler puppy and her family", The Guardian, 21 November 2018; Knox, "ABC 2018: ABC ME, ABC KIDS highlights.", TV Tonight, 16 November 2017; Whittingham, "There is evidence Bluey can teach you how to be a better parent", The Guardian, 16 July 2019; Treuen, "The Top 10 Bluey Episodes", The Father Hood, 2019; McClellan, "Finally! Bluey on Disney is a show kids can watch on repeat without driving en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Knox, "Airdate: Bluey", TV Tonight, 4 September 2018; Crooks, "Bluey's secrets: How the ABC smash hit taps into young minds", The New Daily, 1 December 2019; Knox, "Airdate: Bluey", TV Tonight, 4 September 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020; Hiatt, "Bluey, the cartoon pup your kids just can't get enough of", The West Australian, 5 March 2019; Crooks, "Bluey's secrets: How the ABC smash hit taps into young minds", The New Daily, 1 December 2019; Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020; Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020; Agostino, "20 things you didn't know about Bluey", Kidspot, 17 April 2020; McCutcheon, "Bluey, the en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Potter, "Globalising the local in children's television for the post-network era: How Disney+ and BBC Studios helped Bluey the Australian cattle dog jump the national fence", International Journal of Cultural Studies, 25; Chandler, "Bluey: how Australia fell in love with a cartoon blue heeler puppy and her family", The Guardian, 21 November 2018; "How Ludo Studio's global animated phenomenon Bluey found its feet in Brisbane", Choose Brisbane, 1 November 2019; Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020 en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Reif, "Annecy 2023 Recap: The Story Behind Bluey with Joe Brumm, Richard Jeffery, and Mark Paterson", LaughingPlace.com, 2023-06-15 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ABC KIDS and BBC Worldwide partner with award-winning Ludo Studio on new preschool animated series", ABC TV Publicity, 20 July 2019; Collins, "Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up", PerthNow, 26 March 2019; Potter, "Globalising the local in children's television for the post-network era: How Disney+ and BBC Studios helped Bluey the Australian cattle dog jump the national fence", International Journal of Cultural Studies, 25; Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020. facts only, no text reused. thesaturdaypaper.com.au
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Collins, "Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up", PerthNow, 26 March 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Collins, "Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up", PerthNow, 26 March 2019. facts only, no text reused. perthnow.com.au
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dow, "Bluey creator Joe Brumm's dog days", The Saturday Paper, 11 April 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bluey (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Collins, "Fun tales ABC Kids series Bluey lapped up", PerthNow, 26 March 2019; Hiatt, "Bluey, the cartoon pup your kids just can't get enough of", The West Australian, 5 March 2019; McManus, "The Bluey Christmas Special brings kindness with a twist", Brisbane Times, 7 December 2019; Chandler, "Bluey: how Australia fell in love with a cartoon blue heeler puppy and her family", The Guardian, 21 November 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Bluey (TV series) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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