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Educational Resources Catalogue October 2018 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CATALOGUE OCTOBER 2018 www.buildingblockstherapy.com.au WELCOME Play is not just about having fun! Research shows that learning through play is an important part of a child’s healthy brain development. Play allows children to use their imagination and creativity whilst learning about themselves, how the world works and developing the many important foundational skills needed for their future. The benefits of educational toys are endless. Not only do they build a child’s confidence and independence, they also play a vital role in developing and practicing skills such as: • Fine and Gross Motor skills • Problem solving skills • Social skills such as compromise, conflict resolution and sharing • Emotional awareness and regulation skills • Language and communication skills • Cognitive development • Numeracy and literacy skills Playing with your child, as well as encouraging independent and social play is one of the greatest things you can do for your child. Play is exciting, challenging and fun and is essential to enhancing your child’s well-being! 2 BUILDING BLOCKS THERAPY CONTENTS HOW TO ORDER BOOKS 4 Orders can be made on our EMOTIONS 6 website or by sending an email to [email protected] GAMES 7 Prices are subject to change without notice. FIDGETS 8 FINE MOTOR 10 SOCIAL SKILLS 16 GROSS MOTOR 17 HANDWRITING 20 SELF-CARE 21 SENSORY 22 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CATALOGUE 3 BOOKS ABC Mindful Me Brave as Can be: A Book of Courage See each letter of the alphabet The life of a toddler can be full of paired with a word that teaches frightening things: the dark, the young children important neighbor’s dog, and thunderstorms, mindfulness topics, like just to name a few. As a child gets compassion, breathing, empathy, older, they begin to feel braver gratitude, and kindness. around these everyday events, but Pairing simplified mindfulness how do they build this newfound principles with each letter of the confidence? alphabet, ABC Mindful Me features In this lyrical, insightful picture colourful illustrations of children book, an older sister explains to and animals, as well as playful her younger sister all the things rhymes to explain each concept to she used to be afraid of, along with toddlers (and their parents!). some tricks to help, whether it’s A fun read for the entire family. a special blanket for bedtime or $20 singing during a storm. $25 Have You Filled a Bucket Today? Hey Warrior This best-selling, award-winning, A book for kids with anxiety to help 32-page picture book has them find their ‘brave’. become a basic teaching tool that Kids can do amazing things encourages positive behavior as with the right information. children see how very easy and Understanding why anxiety feels rewarding it is to express kindness, the way it does and where the appreciation, and love on a daily physical symptoms come from is basis. Through sweet, simple prose a powerful step in turning anxiety and vivid illustrations, children around. learn the meaning of the terms bucket filling and bucket dipping, Anxiety explained, kids and discover that when they fill empowered. someone’s bucket, they fill their For ages 5-12 (and up!) own. Suitable for 4-9 year olds $15 $25 In My Heart: A Book of Feelings Madi – Everyday Autism Series Set Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, Set of Four Books shyness... our hearts can feel so See the World Through Madi’s Eyes many feelings! Some make us and Feel the Conflict, Wonder, and feel as light as a balloon, others as Hope! heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, These books are written simply, describing how they feel physically, so children can understand them, inside. With language that is lyrical but they open a window into but also direct, toddlers will be the minds and hearts of those empowered by this new vocabulary who have to struggle intensely to and able to practice articulating express themselves and who are and identifying their own emotions. frustrated by their failure. $25 $43 Step-By-Step Drawing Book Step-By-Step Drawing People From rockets to robots, monkeys to Complete beginners can discover monsters and lots more, find out how to draw lots of different how to draw everything you’ve ever people, from super heroes to wanted to by following the simple ballerinas to horse riders, in this step-by-step instructions in this delightful write-in book. inspirational draw-in book. Each double colourful page has An easy-to-follow, step-by-step step-by-step drawing instructions, drawing book that helps children space to practise and doodle in, master the simple drawing skills and ideas for colouring in or adding required to render a range of backgrounds. Great for developing animals, people and objects. It fine motor skills. comes with plenty of space for Includes additional hints and doing their own drawings. tips for drawing faces, poses and Great for developing fine motor gestures, creating characters and skills! $18 placing people in scenes. $18 4 BUILDING BLOCKS THERAPY BOOKS The Disappointment Dragon The Invisible String When things don’t go our way, the In this heartwarming story, the Disappointment Dragon can come author delivers a very simple to visit and take us down to his approach to overcoming the home in the Valley of Despair fear of loneliness or separation The fun characters in this charming, from parents, written with an fully illustrated storybook will imaginative flair that children can help children to cope with, and easily identify with and remember. discuss openly, their feelings of Specifically written to address disappointment. There are many children’s fear of being apart from creative suggestions on how to the ones they love, The Invisible banish the Disappointment Dragon String delivers a particularly and an introduction for adults compelling message in today’s explaining disappointment in uncertain times that though we children and how they can help. may be separated from the ones we care for, love is the unending $30 connection that binds us all. $31 The Panicosaurus The Red Beast Have you ever felt a sense of dread Deep inside everyone, a red beast and worry creeping over you? That lies sleeping. When it is asleep, the might be the Panicosaurus coming red beast is quite small, but when out to play… it wakes up, it begins to grow and grow... Sometimes the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel’s brain into panicking This is the story of a red beast that about certain challenges, such was awakened. Rufus is in the as walking past a big dog on the school playground when his friend street or when her favourite teacher John kicks a ball that hit him in is not at school. With the help of the stomach, and wakes up the Smartosaurus, who lets her know sleeping red beast: How can Rufus there is really nothing to be afraid tame the red beast? This vibrant of, Mabel discovers different ways fully illustrated children’s storybook to manage Panicosaurus, and is written for children aged 5+, and defeat the challenges he creates is an accessible, fun way to talk for her. $30 about anger. $30 Winston Wallaby Can’t Stop Bouncing The When I’m Feeling Collection What to do about hyperactivity Lovely set of 8 new hardcover in children including those with books, each book is 18 pages ADHD, SPD and ASD with delightful colour illustrations throughout. Winston Wallaby, like most Wallabies, loves to bounce. Each of the books in this series However, Winston can’t seem has been carefully designed to to ever sit still and when he help children better understand starts school he needs help to their feelings, and in doing so, gain concentrate… greater autonomy over their lives. Talking about feelings teaches Luckily his teacher Mrs Calm children that it is normal to feel shows Winston how to settle down sad, or angry, or scared at times. and focus his mind in class, and With greater tolerance of painful he learns new ways to help him feelings, children become free to with touch, feel, attention and enjoy their world, to feel secure in awareness. $30 their abilities, and to be happy. $79 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CATALOGUE 5 EMOTIONS Dough Characters Pack of 52 Eggspressions Children can use their Unique wooden egg heads imagination to mould and help children learn to identify and express their feelings in a shape their own creatures! fun way. Expressions include happy, sad, angry, excited, afraid Set of 52 fun pieces and shy. Includes a story book includes feet, shoes, hands, about Humpty’s cousins and arms, claws, lips, noses, how they are invited to a party eyes, mouths and hats. but need a plan to get over the wall. By sharing their feelings Make your own dough and working together they find a creatures with this great happy solution. fun set! Suitable for children aged 2 years+ (Dough is not included). Contents: 6 wooden eggs, 6 egg $10 stands, 1 story booklet $33 Emotiblocks Emotion Balls Emotiblocks are an excellent Are you angry or scared? educational learning toy that can Surprised or excited? Happy help children become familiar or sad? with basic emotions. The set contains characters with Identify the facial expressions interchangeable pieces which on our colorful Emotion enable children to freely create Balls. Find the ball that likeable characters that can reflects how you feel, then encourage talk on feelings , facial toss your emotion away or expressions , reading emotions and hold onto it to play. more : there are over 100 possible combinations! Emotion Balls add a new This game comes with activity dimension to therapy and cards and is an entertaining tool to activities at home, school, help children become familiar with camp or gym.
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