The long-running series provides a training ground for the development of listening skills in P1-P3 pupils. Using a mixture of story, song, discussion, poetry and music, all locally based, the programmes are designed to encourage careful and constructive listening, to stimulate the imagination of young children and to extend their awareness of their own environment and heritage.

The series may be used to support the the main areas of the Foundation Stage Curriculum.

The series has a strong educational purpose, with themes explored on a ccross-curricular basis. Complementing the focus on listening skills in the Northern Ireland Curriculum, the programmes include a mix of literacy, geography, history, the environment, science, PSHE and music topics.

Each programme will offer material for discussion. Some suggestions for further follow-up activities are given in the Teacher's Notes or are made during the broadcasts. Teachers might like to consider some or all of the following aspects of the programme: