Positive attitudes: love, health and safety (Akros)

“Positive attitudes: love, health and safety” — a game designed to nurture children’s social and emotional skills: an understanding of appropriate behaviour, respect for themselves and others, keeping to safety rules and a positive sense of self-worth.

During the game children see four illustrations on each game board and have to mark (with a cross) the picture showing unacceptable behaviour. In this way they develop the ability to recognise appropriate and inappropriate actions and learn empathy, responsibility and cooperation.

The set contains:

• 12 sturdy cardboard cards (15 × 15 cm);
• 12 plastic “crosses” (for marking);
• a handy case for storage and transport.

Learning aims and benefits:

• an understanding of love, care and safety;
• encouraging social skills, respectfulness and empathy;
• the ability to recognise appropriate and inappropriate behaviour;
• developing language, emotion recognition and communication skills;
• strengthening values — respect, health, responsibility.

Recommended for:

nurseries, primary classes, speech and language therapists, psychologists and occupational therapy specialists — for children from 3 years; especially suitable for those working with children who face speech, developmental or social challenges.

(Note: the game instructions or labels may be in Spanish, but thanks to the clear pictures and the self-evident activities the language is no obstacle at all to learning and is easy for children to follow.)