Saturday, March 6, 2010

Product Spotlight - Beyond The Book Gustav Mole Collection

#8424  $50.00

In The Musical Life of Gustav Mole, readers join Gustav Mole in his passion for music, classical instruments and performance venues. Companion CD features an audio story narration and a bonus instrumental accompaniment track. Gustav Mole hand puppet includes a removable violin and bow. Multi-leveled card game challenges players to identify, match and categorize instruments and animal characters. Includes 6 page Activity Guide.

#2650  $22.50

In The Musical Life of Gustav Mole, readers join Gustav Mole in his passion for music, classical instruments and performance venues. Companion CD features an audio story narration and a bonus instrumental accompaniment track.

Learning Pathways: 3 years - primary school
Exploration, Motor Skills, Thinking, Reading & Language, Math, Expression


KEY BENEFITS:
-Learn about character attributes and character interactions
-Develop observation skills
-Strengthen listening, decoding, and comprehension skills
-Identify sounds produced by individual instruments
-Enjoy story featuring a series of events that take place in sequence over time
-Observe changing story settings
-Stretch imagination by speculating on story outcomes throughout text
-Strengthen descriptive language related to music and the arts
-Foster imaginary thinking

#2651  $12.50

Multi-leveled card game challenges players to identify, match and categorize instruments and animal characters.

Learning Pathways: from 3 years - primary school
Exploration, Motor Skills, Thinking, Reading & Language, Math, Expression


KEY BENEFITS:
-Recall and identify characters and musical instruments presented in the book
-Strengthen reading skills by identifying labels and numbers printed on cards
-Practice matching illustrations
-Group cards into "quartets" according to different attributes (e.g., members of musical instrument families, and members of animal families.)
-Foster memory skills with games that ask players to recall card content
-Support positive social skills, such as taking turns and the ability to accept game outcome
-Play in multiple ways, depending on child’s skill, ability and interest
-Foster love of literature through play
 
#2653  $20.00

Gustav Mole hand puppet includes a removable violin and bow. Includes Activity Guide.

Learning Pathways: from 3 years - primary school
Exploration, Motor Skills, Thinking, Reading & Language, Math, Expression


KEY BENEFITS:
-Encourage story retelling
-Allow book character and prop to "come to life"
-Promote oral expression
-Strengthen listening skills
-Includes activity guide with opportunities for dramatic play and storytelling experiences that extend beyond the book
-Aid story comprehension with puppet that can move and "play" musical instrument
-Support imaginary play

posted by:
Cara Retz
Educational Leader, Discovery Toys
www.playsmartstore.com
playsmartstore@gmail.com

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