@Home Short Courses
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@Home Short Course: Feelings
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore this short course on Feelings. Feelings is part of four building blocks in the Feeling Happy and Safe series that teach the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to work through life’s challenges and hiccups, back to feeling happy and safe so that they can continue playing and enjoying life or persisting with a difficult task.
Neuroscience informs us that the brain learns best when it is calm and content which makes ‘feeling happy and safe’ a very important theme to address with children in their formative years of schooling. Learning the skills of self-awareness and self-management at home, prepares them to better handle situations as they arise at school so that they can navigate their daily stresses in the classroom and quickly return to a calm and content state of being; ready to learn.
These are the four building blocks (modules) in the Feeling Happy and Safe @ Home Series. Feelings is the theme that you will be exploring with your child.
Feelings
During this short course your child will learn how to identify and express their feelings; bubble breathe to calm down; make helpful rather than hurtful choices and become aware of how other people are feeling.
Story Motto:
It’s okay to feel mad or sad or happy as can be because all my feelings are a part of me.Story Summary:
Sammy is a sensitive squirrel. One day she feels sad and runs away into the forest. Bru’Me and Musa Monkey look everywhere for her and embark on a journey through the forest, where they meet Thandi Tortoise and learn an important lesson about feelings. -
@Home Short Course: Sharing
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the lessons in this short course that teach the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to work through life’s challenges and hiccups, back to feeling happy and safe so that they can continue playing and enjoying life or persisting with a difficult task.
Neuroscience informs us that the brain learns best when it is calm and content which makes ‘feeling happy and safe’ a very important theme to address with children in their formative years of schooling. Learning the skills of self-awareness and self-management at home, prepares them to better handle situations as they arise at school so that they can navigate their daily stresses in the classroom and quickly return to a calm and content state of being; ready to learn.
Sharing
During this short course, your child will experience that when we are valued for sharing who we are, our unique character, talents, abilities, ideas, and opinions as well as our belongings (toys or books) we feel a great sense of happiness and confidence. When we experience this for ourselves we begin to value the people around us more and encourage them to share of themselves too… and grow in confidence and happiness.
Story Motto:
Everything begins to shine when I decide to share what’s mine.Story Summary:
Bru’Me finds himself in the sad, dull, and grey Wangle Shamangle Land where no one is allowed to share. Everything starts to change when he befriends a little girl and the whole Land is magically transformed through their courage. -
@Home Short Course: Being Kind
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the short course Being Kind that teach the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to work through life’s challenges and hiccups, back to feeling happy and safe so that they can continue playing and enjoying life or persisting with a difficult task.
Neuroscience informs us that the brain learns best when it is calm and content which makes ‘feeling happy and safe’ a very important theme to address with children in their formative years of schooling. Learning the skills of self-awareness and self-management at home, prepares them to better handle situations as they arise at school so that they can navigate their daily stresses in the classroom and quickly return to a calm and content state of being; ready to learn.Being kindDuring this short course, your child will experience how being kind makes them and their family and friends feel. They will think creatively about all the different ways they can be kind to people, pets, and the environment … and put their ideas into practice too.Story Motto:
When I am kind to others, we become sisters and brothers.Story Summary:
Bru’Me brings a magic pouch filled with Dazzle Dust to school. Through his enchanting tricks, everyone starts to share the joy and safety of kindness. Soon the whole school wants to know what he is up to and where they too can get some Dazzle Dust. -
@Home Short Course: My Circle of Love and Support
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the short course of My Circle of love and Support that teach the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to work through life’s challenges and hiccups, back to feeling happy and safe so that they can continue playing and enjoying life or persisting with a difficult task.
Neuroscience informs us that the brain learns best when it is calm and content which makes ‘feeling happy and safe’ a very important theme to address with children in their formative years of schooling. Learning the skills of self-awareness and self-management at home, prepares them to better handle situations as they arise at school so that they can navigate their daily stresses in the classroom and quickly return to a calm and content state of being; ready to learn.
My circle of love and support
Developing the ability to be vulnerable and ask for help from the people we trust, so that we can persist with difficult tasks or overcome our fears, is a very important life skill. It requires levels of self-awareness and self-management that many adults battle to achieve. This short course is the starting point of learning for your child. They will be able to apply what they have learned so far in this series to overcome the things that cause them the most anxiety and emotional overwhelm with the knowledge that they are loved and supported and that it is okay to ask for help.
Story Motto:
I feel strong, brave, and safe as can be because there’s always a circle of love around me.Story Summary:
Bru’Me and his friends find themselves floating in a bubble to a magical land where they meet Queen Luvalot. She takes them on a journey through Bubble-of-Luvalot Land where they learn all about love, support, and beliefs.The most important thing is to remember while working through this short course with your child is to have fun and use the story, activities, chats, and games to connect and engage together in the wonderful world of social and emotional learning.
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@Home Short Course: Being Truthful
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the short course Being Truthful that teaches social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to approach school and life with a sense of responsibility and confidence.
Being Truthful
During this short course, your child will learn about being truthful. Do you know that when you are brave enough to be truthful about everything, you feel proud and honourable like a king?
Story Motto:
I smile inside and shout ‘I am King’ when I am truthful about everything!Story Summary:
Something happened when Thandi Tortoise told a lie. She felt an uncomfortable pulling and squeezing in her heart as a small puff of smoke escaped from her throat. When Musa Monkey told a lie Thandi saw the little puffs of smoke drifting out of his ears and mouth too! The puffs joined together to form a big black smoke cloud, which swallowed up Thandi and her friends and took them to King Jembo the giant’s castle. Here, the children learn how to choose right from wrong.
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@Home Short Course: Being Responsible
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the Being Resonsible short course that teach the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to approach school and life with a sense of responsibility and confidence.
Being Responsible
During this short course your child will learn about being responsible and how, when we choose to be responsible, we feel capable, clever, strong, kind, important, and happy… just like a superhero!
Story Motto:
“A superhero I can be when I choose responsibility!”
Story Summary
Bru’Me is fed-up. He is tired of all his responsibilities and so he imagines he is flying away in his toy spaceship to a place where he is free. Instead, Bru’Me’s spaceship takes him to Fed-up-ville, a dirty, angry place where nobody takes responsibility for anything. Bru’Me doesn’t like what he sees and feels in Fed-up-ville and decides he wants to learn to become responsible. His wish takes him to ‘Captain Able’s Zero to Hero School of Responsibility,’ where he learns how to be responsible … and fly like a superhero!
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@Home Short Course: Being Confident
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the Being Confident short course that teaches the social and emotional skills, attitudes, and values needed for them to approach school and life with a sense of responsibility and confidence.Being Confident
During this short course, your child will learn about how to feel confident. We feel confident when we learn to know and accept ourselves as we are and then we feel happy and excited about life.
Story Motto:
“This is me, look and see, it’s just the way I want to be!”
Story Summary
Bru’Me and his friends had a bad day and left school feeling sad and unsure of themselves. Grandfather Monkey understood how they felt and hauled a big, old book off the shelf. The children opened the book to a page full of old, tree leaves. Grandfather Monkey asked them to choose their favourite leaf and instructed them to rub their left pinkie finger across its veins. That’s when magic happened! Weeheeee … Join Bru’Me and his friends as they set off on an adventure to learn how to be confident.
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@Home Short Course: Bouncing Back
R195.00
Pause from the family’s busy schedule, and set aside special time with your child to explore the short course Bouncing Back that teaches the social and emotional skills, attitudes and values needed for them to approach school and life with a sense of responsibility and confidence.
Bouncing Back
During this short course, your child will learn how to bounce back and develop grit and resilience. Life is full of twists and turns – we make mistakes, accidents happen and things don’t always work out the way we want. If we stay calm and go with the flow, we discover that there is a lesson to be learnt in each experience and that things often work out for the best.
Story Motto:
“When life around me seems to go wrong, I first learn the lesson and then move on!”
Story Summary
Bru’Me and his friends go on a river adventure. When they meet their river guide, Nandi, they realise that this is no ordinary river adventure. Equipped with canoes, paddles, life jackets, a map, and a small red bouncy ball, the four friends are ready to start the race. Nandi instructs them to use THE BIG BOUNCE if they get into trouble on the river, “Just bounce the little red ball and see what happens!” The river throws many challenges at the children, but, with the help of THE BIG BOUNCE, they learn how to go with the flow and deal with mistakes, accidents, and disappointment.
The most important thing is to remember while working through this series with your child is to have fun and use the story, activities, chats, and games to connect and engage together in the wonderful world of social and emotional learning.