Eardrop's Journeys are gentle CDs that will teach your preschooler many everyday sounds - while building their language and listening skills. Children will:
* Laugh with Eardrop the giggly little rabbit and delight in the interactive adventures.
* Discover how to listen - to take in information efficiently throughout their life.
* Develop a full age-appropriate vocabulary for good communication.
* Raise their focus, using their great concentration span to play and learn more.

Good communication skills guarantee success in life!

Tracklist:

1 Eardrop's Theme
2 Tractor
3 Farmer
4 Gate
5 Wind
6 Birds
7 Dog
8 Pigs
9 Chickens
10 Rooster
11 Cows
12 Motorbike
13 Sheep
14 Turkeys
15 Rain
16 Ducks
17 Frogs
18 Squelchy mud
19 Geese
20 Ute
21 Cat
22 Horse
23 Goat
24 Crunchy apple
25 Chainsaw
26 Chopping wood
27 Raking wood chips
28 Bees
29 Guessing game

learning to listen

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Listening is an essential life skill. 'Listening' is different to 'hearing'. Where 'hearing' is the receiving of sounds, 'listening' is putting meaning to those sounds. Every child arriving at kindergarten benefits from being a good listener - when they're making friends, solving conflict, or learning - both in group situations and one-to-one. When a child can listen effectively they are better equipped to make sense of our big exciting world.

Some children are born natural listeners. Around one in five children is an 'auditory learner', preferring to learn through their ears, as opposed to 'visual' - their eyes, or 'kinaesthetic' - their hands (or a combination of these). But every child needs to develop the ability to understand the messages hidden within what they hear, and the earlier they do this, the better.

Good listeners have learnt how to listen. Although we’re born with ears - having an ability to listen is something we learn from our early caregivers. The first three years of life are an incredibly important developmental stage. Along with taking in a phenomenal amount of information, it is during these years that a child creates learning habits they will carry with them through school and later in life. Start training your child as early as possible.

Eardrop's Journeys makes early learning stress-free and fun. This brand is the ONLY learning product on the market that provides targeted early learning through listening. Developed and made in New Zealand, the Eardrop's Journeys CDs are designed for New Zealand preschoolers, aligning with the NZ Early Childhood Education curriculum and equipping children with classroom listening skills for Primary

benefits for parents

Parenting is a very special journey. The vast majority of us take our new role seriously, and do our utmost to help our new child learn and grow in a positive loving environment. We need tools to help us make this happen. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or caregiver – we guarantee you will find these CDs useful.

Effective and proven learning resources should be accessible to every parent and child. Eardrop's Journeys tick all the boxes - they're in use in kindys and preschools throughout the country (click here to read what teachers say about the CDs) and all you need to use them is $25 and a player!

All parents deserve a cup of tea every now and again. We’re parents too, and we shout this one loud! Eardrop's Journeys allows you that precious break from active playtime, and are just as entertaining as television for your children – but they're a whole lot more guilt-free. Did you know that children think that everything they see on TV is real up until they're around four years old? Do your child a huge favour and switch off anything that's not created for under fives.

The Eardrop's Journeys CDs are great to use in the car. We all know the frustration of having a child fall asleep five minutes before home, then think their sleep is done. We have received countless comments about Eardrop's valuable ability to keep toddlers awake close to nap time!

benefits for children

Eardrop's Journeys - fun and gentle audio stories for New Zealand children. Watch as your child is enthralled by animal sounds, sounds at home, and busy city sounds. They'll ask for it a dozen times a day if it becomes their favourite (and we know it will ...!) Eardrop the cute, inquisitive bunny character appeals greatly to children. He is a safe ‘best friend’. Eardrop asks questions about each sound on behalf of the child listening. They feel included - and empowered.

The Eardrop's Journeys CDs teach common sounds. There are 30 sounds on each CD, recorded in New Zealand. Listeners are gently guided through each story - the pace is appropriate for preschoolers and older children who may be experiencing language delays. Children experience language delays for many reasons, including glue ear, hearing impairment, or learning English as a second language.

The Eardrop's Journeys CDs help develop good listening skills. The child listening over time develops a longer concentration span and is better able to retain information taken in through their ears. The format was developed with a team of educators including a Speech Language Therapist, Early Childhood Teacher, and Early Intervention Teacher. Audio cues every ten seconds remind the child to continue concentrating on the sounds and keep focused. As the child hears the sound, Eardrop the bunny uses an audio cue like “What’s that? Listening!”

The Eardrop's Journeys CDs create and inspire active learning. As the child becomes familiar with what makes the sound they have great fun pretending to be the animal or machine. We think that anything that keeps our little ones laughing is a great thing - fill their world with joy!

Age: 2+
Package Dimensions(mm):140 x 126 x 6
Package Weight:0.05 Kg
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