Apprendre avec Ben le Koala

Ben le Koala, a fictional and animated character, helps little kids with and without disabilities in their daily lives. He makes gestures and the child learns by imitating him.

With Ben le Koala’s cartoons, learning habits, gestures and daily routines is much easier!

Whether it is for brushing teeth, dressing, putting shoes on, washing hands and face, going to the bathroom or even discovering yoga and music, Ben facilitates learning and accessibility to independence for children.

In addition to videos, Ben also proposes step-by-step : a visual aid, to help children to learn at their own pace. Also, the app is offering hints for parents.

Many functionalities to adapt the learning pace of children:
- Playback mode with breaks: the video automatically stops at each step.
- Slow playback: the video is slowed down, to allow the child to clearly see the gestures.
- Reading out loud: vocal instructions to guide the child in the gestures.
- Notifications: to remind to the child that he/she has to brush his/her teeth

Gestures, routines and daily habits that the child will learn with Ben le Koala:

> Personal hygiene
- Brush your teeth
- Wash your hands
- Wash your head/hair
- Go to the bathroom
- Wash your face - right hand
- Wash your face - left hand

> Dressing
- Put your shirt on
- Put your coat on
- Put your shoes on - with green mark
- Put your shoes on - with red and green marks
- Put your shoes on - without mark


> Protective measures
- Sneeze in your elbow
- Cough in your elbow
- Blow your nose

> Yoga
- Wake up
- The body’s awakening
- The tree and the bird
- The feather

> Music awakening
- Danse - Kokoleoko
- Danse - Simamaa Kaa
- Djembe - Kokoleoko
- Body percussions - Simamaa Kaa
- Play with the instruments (the triangle, the claves, the tambourine, the sound eggs, the frog, the sistrum, the maracas)

> Balance
- Stand on your foot
- Jump with your feet

> Juggling
- Juggle and catch the ball with one hand
- Juggle and catch the ball with two hands

> Manual activities
- Finger gym
- Draw a line
- Make a paper plan
- Cook a fruit salad
- Prepare a sirup

> Nutrition
- Eat a yogurt

The application is accessible for kids with disabilities and particularly to kids on the autism spectrum.
Ben has been created in collaboration with the Centre Ressources Autisme du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Autism Resources Center in the North of France). He quickly became a relevant project for every child with or without disabilities.

He supports families and professionals to assist the little ones in their daily lives and their autonomy, and simply to help them grow up well!

Ben le Koala is created by Simon Houriez from the association Signes de sens.
Application developed in collaboration with Stepwise.