Olly Octopus' Shirt (Ages 3-8) Life Skills Songs for Young Children & Children with Special Needs (CD and Teacher's Guide)

Full of fun and confidence, Olly the Octopus helps us with sun sense, keeping safe, crossing the road, learning to dress and lace-up shoes, and eating healthy food. Olly also helps us learn about our emotions and enjoy positive social relationships. The Teachers Guide has input from advisors in Special Needs and classroom teachers. This resource features Music-Assisted Learning for age 3-8 yrs. Research shows that music can accelerate learning. With carefully chosen words Olly helps children recall essential learning effectively - more effectively than by instruction alone. Mastering the developmental tasks of life gives us a sense of achievement. The main life skills covered are ... - The Essential Skills of Keeping Safe: crossing the road, what to do when we're lost, using hot things, being aware of poisons, sun-sense, and your body belongs to you. - The Essential Skills of Independence: such as dressing ourselves, tying our own shoes and blowing our noses, knowing our address. - The Essential Skills of Health, & Happy Relationships: how to find positive ways of being, simple courtesy in social situations, and encouragement to eat and sleep well . …and Olly helps children have fun as they learn! Teachers have permission to photocopy pages from the book for use in the classroom.

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