The Play, Say & Practice™ Teacher's Manual includes 33 multiple learning experiences, complete resource list for each lesson, easy to follow scripts, accompanying music recommendations, engaging activities, coloring pages, and a take-home parent page in which the ideas are carried home and nurture fun family interaction. The lessons allow children to develop tangible skills through experiences with music, art, storytelling, hands-on activities and teacher directed lessons that, in addition to skills development, emphasize practice and reflection.
Classroom Teacher's Manual and Student Book
Five Things I Learned from a Pirate: You’ll be playing pirates, but they’ll be learning skills such as communication, listening, acceptance, teamwork, and following their conscience.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye – Teasing Isn’t Nice! We battle dragons, unlock the key to self-confidence, protect ourselves against unkind words, and teach a knight without criticizing his efforts.
Bountiful Blessings: The Message? “Simply share, showing empathy toward others, as you count your many blessings.”
Riot in the Rainforest: Making wise decisions, learning obedience, practicing integrity and asking permission are core values every child needs to practice.
What’s Bugging You? Too often we rush past the beauty that surrounds us, missing out on simple lessons taught by the tiniest of creatures. Little bitty bugs great big lessons!
Having Fun at the Beach: We run away from a cranky, complaining crab, as we learn self-control from the hip-hop grooviest octopus and watch one very foolish fish get into a lot of trouble.
Superheroes Save the Planet: We explore the benefits of recycling, repurposing, and remaining committed to our planet all while battling the Evil Mrs. Messy.
Angry as a Dinosaur! As we entertain a baby dinosaur, we teach different ways of dealing with his angry feelings and ours.
Down on the Farm: We have a rootin’ tootin’ good time around the campfire celebrating our accomplishments, as we continue to grow into thrifty, gracious, hard-working farmhands.