Ann is always losing her things and her teacher is angry. But help is on the way! Granny fixit and her piece of yellow string solve all her problems ... or do they?
Children are introduced to language through play, ensuring that their first encounter with English is non-threatening and fun. Children join the characters Katy and Tom as they travel around an island inhabited by animals in Zig-Zag Island, the first level, and around another island occupied by magic characters in Zig-Zag Magic , the second level. This sets the context for songs, games and stories covering a variety of topics such as the family,toys and food. There are no words in the Zig-Zag Island coursebook; each unit focuses on a different story told entirely through the illustrations. This allows children to take part in communicative activities without worrying about written forms. Zig-Zag Magic introduces reading and writing at a very gentle pace. Ateach level puzzle pages, featuring a wide variety of puzzles, keep children attentive and motivated and help to develop thinking skills. Cut-outs for easy-to-make items such masks, puppets and cards are included. At each level posters and flashcards provide the stimulus for a number of games.
Stardust 1: Language is introduced through songs and practised in stories. Resources include a puppet, flashcards, wordcards, and photocopiable materials. A photo documentary provides information about British children and their lives. Activity Books allow you to introduce reading and writing skills. Stardust 2 and 3: Plentiful teacher's material means that every class can be different, and exactly tailored to children's needs. An imaginative storyline, superbartwork, and lots of humour stimulate children's creativity. Comic-strip reading texts with activities are a motivating way to recycle new language. Stardust 4 and 5: Extended texts including comic-strips, photo stories, and cross-curricular readings provide a rich language input. Carefully graded reading and writingtasks encourage children to produce a range of short texts. A range of evaluation material enables both the teacher and the children to monitor their progress.
Children are introduced to language through play, ensuring that their first encounter with English is non-threatening and fun. Children join the characters Katy and Tom as they travel around an island inhabited by animals in Zig-Zag Island, the first level, and around another island occupied by magic characters in Zig-Zag Magic , the second level. This sets the context for songs, games and stories covering a variety of topics such as the family, toys and food. There are no words in the Zig-Zag Island coursebook; each unit focuses on a different story told entirely through the illustrations. This allows children to take part in communicative activities without worrying about written forms. Zig-Zag Magic introduces reading and writing at a very gentle pace. At each level puzzle pages, featuring a wide variety of puzzles, keep children attentive and motivated and help to develop thinking skills. Cut-outs for easy-to-make items such masks, puppets and cards are included. At each level posters and flashcards provide the stimulus for a number of games.
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