- Vol. 43 Trial lessons. What teaching materials do you recommend?
- Vol.66 New Penmanship：How do I insert underlines?
- Vol.65 How can I use a purchased "Student CD App" with a new device?
- Vol.64 Handwriting for Book 2 or Book 3?
- Vol.63 What color of Reward Stickers should I give to my student?
- Vol.62 What Picture books are suitable for lessons with BLUE textbook?
- Vol.61 What picture books are suitable for lessons with YELLOW textbook?
- Vol. 60 Is YELLOW textbook too easy for 1st grade Elementary school student?
- Vol.59 Can you print “Lined Worksheet Wizard” in black and white setting and print the words in light gray?
- Vol.58 Can I import pictures into New Flash Card Maker?
- Vol.57 Do you have other materials that includes “*** stories” and “stroke orders” which is in the notebook (8-lines)?
- Vol.56 What is the difference between 1st edition of Tomorrow and Book5 TOMORROW(2nd edition)?
Vol.55 Can you recommend some plays, skits and songs for grade 1-3 Elementary students (at beginners level)?
Reference : The Wheels of the Bus (video)
♦Introduction – My ….(Friend, Family, Favorite Animals etc…)
Students write about themselves in 3-5 lines. Show them on a screen and they give their presentation in English one by one. You can choose a topic from the book READY, it can be a simple English. Main thing is that students experience a presentation on their own.
♦Songs
♪Skidamarink a doo (Book 1 / AJ Songs&Chants CD）
♪Say Hello (Change the lyrics and sing) (WELCOME PINK) Song(video)
♦Chants
♪Tell me, Tell me something green (Put students names in) (WELCOME YELLOW video)
♪I Like Hamburgers (Change objects that students like and make it a medley）(WELCOME YELLOW video)
♦Plays
“30 Lesson Plans for Young Learners” contains play scripts of the following stories from our picture books.
*Tiny Boppers
*A Beautiful Butterfly
*A Teddy Bear
★There are 10 products in our picture book category. We have the following product that are made for plays which students can repeat the story lines with a slide show picture.(e-APRICOT exclusive)
・Picture Books on Stage “Pal the Parrot”
・Picture Books on Stage ” A Teddy Bear”
・Picture Books on Stage “Our Sweet Home”
・Picture Books on Stage “My Pet”
・Picture Books on Stage “Who Stole the Cookies?”
More and more schools use Learning World series for presentation. You can pick any pages, the important thing is the content is fun. Some schools use the picture or the whole page on a screen and students give presentations. Some schools ignores “the standard” of recitals and show “the result of their lessons” instead.
Vol.54 Are there any textbooks suitable for 2 and 3 years old? What’s the length of Picture book DVD and consists of how many chapters?
Unfortunately we do not have any textbooks categorized for two years old since toddlers are usually not ready to handle books at their age. Most of schools choose sound-based-materials to get used to the sound.
These are the materials we recommend.
1. NEW Let’s Sing Together CD & SONGBOOK Set (2nd Edition)
29 tunes and London Bridge (with karaoke) for gesturing and singing lessons.
2. Lesson with Picture books by Songs and Chants
These books come with DVD. Use picture books mainly for classes and DVD for home to bring the English environment.
3. WELCOME to Learning World PINK
Days with mammy is the theme of the book.
(PINK Say Hello Song : http://y2u.be/-UmMrMu943E )
4. Ice Cream series – Vanilla / Strawberry
Vanilla contains Capital letters. Strawberry with lower-cases with more amount of words compared to Vanilla.
*The length of the DVD :
The DVD contents is the same as its picture book so the length may vary but approximately 5-10 minutes. Two stories are included in one DVD.
＊PLATINA Babies Food, Playground, and Fun at the Beach contains APRICOT’s original tunes which is fun and themed. Sing together and remember the songs, it could be a great option for a recital. It is fun just to listen on mammy’s lap also.
(PLATINA Babies Theme Song : http://y2u.be/S-sNQHn4RDE )
Vol. 50 Are Color Kyogu (Teacher’s Aids) and Activity Sheets necessary?
Yes, they are necessary to “use” the English the students have learned. These tools are made for the activities which require the students to ask questions, please use them in your classes. This is a good start to make students speak in English.
“Keys from Leaning World”
1.
Even when students do not know the answers, let them say “I don’t know” in English. Use English as a language. English is not only a leaning topic.
2.
Let them use English as much as they can. Begin with communication activities with various choices – Not a single answer!
3.
Listen and bring in what your students feel. Try to think as everyone got a right point.
4.
“Opening your textbook” at the beginning of the lesson is NOT fun. That usually makes your students quiet.
Vol. 47 What can we do besides bookwork during Summer break?
Time to wake up! / What’s in the cart? / Whose shirt?
Story inspired by WELCOME to LW YELLOW
abcd chants / Open the window / With my eyes / Where is Everyone?
Vol. 46 To get used to phonics while learning YELLOW, BOOK 1&2 and READY.
With Learning World, please spend approximately 15 minutes for phonics in each lesson.
Popular selection for “YELLOW” learners is “abcd Chants”, and “Click on Phonics Series” for “BOOK1”.
◆Getting used to the sound of phonics is highly recommended for “YELLOW” learners. “abcd Chants” will be a great method. There is a DVD available also.
Click here for a sample video
◆Click on Phonics is useful to focus more on letters. It consists of 42 lessons, a Reading Book “Cat,Hen,Pig,Fox and Snake, RUN” and some tests are also included.
(Reference)
Lesson 1-10（WORKBOOK１） will match BOOK 1 or READY
Lesson 11-26（WORKBOOK2) will match BOOK 2
Phonics of BOOK 3 are covered after Lesson 27.
