TOS Review - Happy Kids Songs

We have just spent the last few weeks reviewing Happy Kids Songs. 
We were given three download albums to use Friends & Sharing, Happiness & Attitude and Manners & Character along with a copy of Happy Kids Songs Workbook: Hands-on Activities to Build Character, Social & Emotional Skills

Happy Kids Songs are the creation of child psychologist, Dr. Don MacMannis (known as Dr.Mac) who spotted a need - entertaining music paired with lyrics that will strengthen character. Along with his musical partner, Brian Mann, they have so far created eight award-winning albums that provide a creative way of teaching character skills to children. Topics include bullying, telling the truth, sharing friends, consideration, handling limitations, feeling down, happiness. manners, attitude and more.

Each of the three albums we received contained 5 songs.

Friends and Sharing : This set deals with different aspects of friendship. Shyness, reaching out, including others in your play, sharing and dealing with goodbyes.

Manners and Characters: Honesty, the golden rule, respecting others, appreciating differences and learning manners.

Happiness and Attitude: This set focuses on your choices and how you feel and act. Compliments, positive attitudes, paths to happiness, handling limitations and frustration and being together and apart. 

The workbook is a great way to reinforce the content they listen to in the songs.  It is a 125 page book that contains the lyrics (so you can follow and sing along), colouring pages, activities and lessons that will help reinforce the concepts. Activities include arts and crafts, drama, games, discussions and more. Its packed full of reproducible activity sheets that are ideal for group lessons.

I started by downloading the songs onto their school ipod. Initially we would listen to a song, do an activity and complete the workbook. 

It wasn't long before the songs were burnt onto CD for sing alongs on car journeys (at Rose's request)

I loved that the tunes are reminiscent of musicals - they are really catchy and stick in your head. It's also nice to hear both children's and adult voices singing along with a variety of musical styles and instruments. Dr Mac really knows how to capture a child’s attention and encourage them. Tulip (7) did think some were a little babyish but I have caught her singing them whilst playing. Rose (5) loves them and asks for them all the time. 'Sailing on the Seven Cs' is her favourite. Even Lilly (12) has even been seen singing 'Shake it out and dance' whilst bogeying around the front room

Happy Kids Songs are aimed at ages  3 - 8. Each album is available for $4.95  and the workbook is $12.56.

  

You can see what my crew mates thought over at the TOS Blog

 

We just finished up a review with Happy Kids Songs.  We received Happy Kids Songs Workbook: Hands-on Activities to Build Character, Social & Emotional Skills and three albums:  Friends & Sharing (Set 1), Happiness & Attitude (Set 5) and Manners & Character (Set 6).
The albums were digital and we burned them to CDs to be able to enjoy them in the car as well as at home. 
- See more at: http://chestnutgroveacademy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/review-happy-kids-songs-tos-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChestnutGroveAcademy+(Chestnut+Grove+Academy)#sthash.E8ctPjJe.dpuf

We just finished up a review with Happy Kids Songs.  We received Happy Kids Songs Workbook: Hands-on Activities to Build Character, Social & Emotional Skills and three albums:  Friends & Sharing (Set 1), Happiness & Attitude (Set 5) and Manners & Character (Set 6).
The albums were digital and we burned them to CDs to be able to enjoy them in the car as well as at home. 
- See more at: http://chestnutgroveacademy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/review-happy-kids-songs-tos-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ChestnutGroveAcademy+(Chestnut+Grove+Academy)#sthash.E8ctPjJe.dpuf