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Review: Activities + Music to Build Character, Social and Emotional Skills

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Happy Kids Songs were created for building character and social and emotional skills for kids ages 4 to 8 years old.  The songs are super catchy and fun to listen to (great car music!) – you can listen to some samples via this page.  The creator Don MacMannis – also known as Dr. Mac – is a Child Psychologist and award-winning PBS children’s songwriter and music director, and his passion for empowering families through fun resources really shines through.

 Amazing set of CDs to help kids build character plus social and emotional skills

Music to Build Character

There are 8 Happy Kids Songs CDs in total with 5 songs each that focus on a theme such as “Talking and Listening” or “Respect and Responsibility.”

Sample Song Topics

  • Assertiveness and dealing with bullies
  • Taking turns with others
  • Celebrating differences
  • Including others in play
  • Ways of expressing feelings constructively
  • Handling unwanted thoughts
  • Overcoming fears
  • Being considerate
  • and more!

Activities to Build Character

Awesome character building activities printables and musicIf you want to extend the conversations beyond the songs, there is also a 125-page activity book that includes lyrics to all 40 songs, a corresponding full-page activity for each one (which could be photocopied to use in the classroom), plus a list of 3-5 more hands-on activities per song.  This workbook could be used in so many ways including after-school sessions, vacation care camps, playgroups, music classes, or kids counselling programmes.  It would also be a valuable resource for a homeschooling co-op.

Sample Workbook Pages

This is a sample of the lyrics page with an accompanying activity.  Each one is unique (i.e. they are not all colouring pages!).

Happy Kids Songs Workbook is a lovely resource to teach kids to develop positive characater traits through music and games

In the back of the book you will find a list of activities to use along with the music to extend the lessons in each song.

Awesome character building activities printables and music

I love the music and workbook and will be recommending it to all my friends who are in the character education field.  A truly awesome resource!

Visit the Happy Kids Songs website to find out more about these awesome resources and to download free songs.

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I was sent a workbook and sampler CD to review for this post.  All opinions are my own.  To read more about reviews on my website, visit this page.

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About Chelsea Lee Smith

Author, certified parent educator, and mother of three with a background in Communications and Counselling, Chelsea provides resources to parents and teachers who want to incorporate personal growth into everyday moments. Follow her @momentsaday on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.

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