Amazing ME – DVD Track One

The content of Track One covers:

1. Enhancing children's self esteem
Children will feel good about themselves because they will have joined in fun and successful activities with Suzy which are designed at their level of development and ability. Suzy gives children lots of positive messages about how special they are.

2. Trying to do things for yourself can be fun
Suzy invites viewers to join in activities with her, "giving things a go" while enjoying activities and songs.
Viewers are invited to participate within the programme and thanked for joining in and trying.

3. Naming of body parts using correct terms
Research that has studied methods of reducing children's risk of being sexually abused and how to lessen the impact of sexual abuse has identified that children who know the correct terms for body parts are more able to tell someone not to touch that part of their body and more able to describe what has happened to them if someone has sexually abused them.

Possible learning experiences to support Amazing ME - Track One

• Songs, stories and books that support children feeling good about themselves.
• Set up inside and outside challenge courses.
• Mirrors in the early childhood service so the children can look at themselves.
• Discuss the colour of their eyes and hair, how their faces look if they are dirty or clean.
• Organise a baby to be bathed.
• Bath dolls.
• Look at shadows.
• Make sand or snow angels.
• Make footprints and handprints.
• Practise doing up and undoing buttons, zips, shoes and laces.
• Drawing around children on paper and display them inside and outside.
• Draw around children on concrete.
• Have puzzles showing children with and without clothes.
• Organise a visit from dental nurse, doctor and other health professionals.

You will be able to think of more ideas for learning experiences based on the children's strengths and interests.