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Schools
Aligned to the New Jersey and York State standards, K-2, school staff and parents have commented that Ollie’s Adventures helps raise academic achievement.
Through masterful storytelling, music and song, Ollie's Adventures provides a kid- friendly way for children to explore contemporary topics ranging from diversity and ecological awareness to geography, history, science, social studies and conflict resolution.
Detailed outline of the educational content that
Ollie’s Adventures provides.
Reasoning
Throughout the show, the audience uses and develops their problem-solving skills. Using the architecture of storytelling, the children face challenges that require reasoning and strategizing. They are invited to draw conclusions, choose a course of action, and identify alternatives to situations. They learn to better comprehend cause and effect, as characters like Bad News Baba Looka demonstrate the consequences of destructive choices.
For the older children in First and Second Grade, the show is adapted to sharpen justifiable reasoning skills, as well as:
- Identification and Classification of Physical Properties
- Predictive Analytics
- Deduction
- Empathetic Imagination
- Chronological Sequencing
Social Studies - Features the Social Studies New Jersey and York State Standards
As the audience travels around the globe, they encounter other cultures that may be new to them. They learn to classify the continents on a globe through color identification. A happy and a sad Earth puppet helps children to understand climate change, and the role that an individual can play in making a better world.
First and Second Grade will, in addition, acquire:
- Communication and Emotional Development
- Map and Globe Skills
- Exposure to Cooperative Learning
- An Understanding of the Antagonistic Nature of Stereotypes
- A Larger Sense of Self, i.e. An Individual Within a Global Community
Language Arts - Features the Language Arts New Jersey and New York State Standards
By using storytelling as a means of education, the audience’s literacy skills are honed. The children use critical thinking to follow the narrative and predict outcomes. In addition, songs like “Hey Gumbari” incorporate foreign languages (in this case Italian), teaching simple words, and exposing the children to an easy coherent narrative within that language. The song “Reading is a Galaxy” provides a basis for understanding the importance of reading and the resources of a library.
First and Second Grade will, in addition, acquire:
- An Understanding of Primary Sources
- The Ability to Reflect Upon and Forecast Narrative Structure
- Further Foreign Language Exposure
- More Direct Focus on Literacy
Health and Fitness - Features the Health and Fitness New Jersey and New York State Standards
The show’s interactive nature incorporates audience participation in dance and activities that promote healthy physical development. The activities are engaging and physically energetic without the redundancy of a “workout routine.” In addition, healthy eating habits are encouraged. Rudy Rabbit, for instance is smart because he eats healthy vegetables.
The program will expose children to:
- Further Gross Motor Skills
- Coordinated Movement
- Nutritional Awareness
- A Framework for Achieving a Healthy Body and Mind
Ollie’s Adventures is an ideal program for children Pre K through Second Grade.
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"Ollie's Adventures was entertaining, well-paced and informative... the children were totally captivated."
Kathy Kigel
Pre-school Director, Philosophy Day School NYC
"This was one of the best school assembly shows I have seen! You educated the children without them even knowing it."
Nancy Colon
Principal P.S. 397
"Thanks for such an excellent show! The kids absolutely loved it!"
Mrs. Mazzanti,
Teacher, P.S. 41
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