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Introduction
In tr oduc tion

ends with an Everybody Up Friend who demonstrates Lesson 2: This lesson adds four new vocabulary items
essential language from the lesson, offers helpful follow- and a grammar point related to the unit theme, and
up activities to teachers, and prepares students to take to Lesson 1. Language presentation and practice
the language home with them to show their parents. are followed by further practice in a song or chant.
The lesson culminates in a fun activity that allows
Values education allows teachers to bring the wider for personalization or more open production and
world into the English classroom. Funny, engaging
stories featuring the characters Danny, Emma, Julie, and meaningful language use.
Mike and their respective families illustrate values such Lesson 3: The third lesson uses a story to introduce
as “be polite” or “be kind.” In the stories, the characters chunks of functional, communicative language in a
grow and learn from everyday situations just as real conversation, and to demonstrate a global value to help
children do. students become better citizens, both of their classrooms
and their communities. The story centers on the cast of
Scaffolding refers to the support that teachers give
students to help them learn new material. By giving continuing characters that students will come to know
and identify with.
a lot of support at the beginning, and then gradually
removing that support, piece by piece, teachers can help In Starter Level, a video of the story is available to
students grow more and more comfortable producing highlight the characters and their interactions, bringing
language on their own. the stories to life.
Lesson 4: In Levels 1 to 6, the final lesson in each unit
Student Book Overview and Unit Structure has a CLIL focus, opening with a video. The lesson
teaches four new vocabulary items and builds on the
The Student Books consist of eight units. Units have four grammar of the previous lesson. Each lesson has a cross-
two-page lessons that are designed for a 50-minute class curricular connection to school subjects such as math,
but which can also fit longer or shorter classes. After health, social studies, science, and art. Critical thinking
every two units, there is a Check Up unit review lesson. activities and graphic organizers help students practice
Additionally, in Levels 1 to 6, there is a Bonus lesson and age-appropriate academic skills. Lessons end with a
a Project. The Bonus lesson in Levels 1 and 2 features poster exercise using vocabulary and language in new,
phonics. In Levels 3–6, the Bonus lesson features skills. rich visual contexts.
Every unit contains these four lessons: In Starter Level, this final lesson is a phonics lesson

Lesson 1: This lesson introduces the unit topic. focusing on introducing the alphabet letters, their
It presents six new vocabulary items, and then sounds, and vocabulary.
contextualizes them in a large illustrated scene. It also Check Up: After every two units, a two-page Check
presents the first two grammar points. Exercises are Up lesson helps students consolidate the vocabulary,
carefully staged to introduce and practice the new grammar, and conversational language they have
language, and then lead students into actively producing learned. In Levels 1 to 6, when students have completed
what they have just learned. the activities in the lesson, they complete a

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