Introduction
Unit Walkthrough
Scope and Sequence
Components
A world of stories and play
Welcoming pre-school children to life competencies and early literacy.
Peep inside Dan and Kim’s family bookshop and discover the marvellous miniature world of their toy rabbits, Pippa and Pop! This three-level pre-primary English course stimulates the imagination and fosters a love of stories, songs and rhymes, helping very young learners to acquire early life competencies.
Develops early literacy skills through stories and a focus on sounds and letters
Builds the foundations for independence through Learning to Learn activities
Develops early creative, critical and communication skills through guided play
Covers key learning needs of this age group with a gentle introduction to numeracy, cross-curricular topics and values
Language Practice 1 and Sounds and Letters
Lesson 3 is an opportunity for children to put the words and grammar of the previous lesson into practice. This is followed by Sounds and Letters, a lesson focusing on early literacy skills.
Children practise target language and interact with the book by sticking stickers, listening, pointing and speaking.
There is more pen-to-paper and
speaking practice in the Activity
Book.
The interactive activities in Presentation Plus reward children for their efforts with gold stars.
The unit song is learners’ first contact with the unit vocabulary. It’s also one of the unit’s objectives.
Activities supporting Learning to Learn competencies are clearly flagged with
a purple shield in the teaching notes.
A video introduces the unit topic in
a fun way, engaging children with
the theme of the unit.
Photos encourage children to
relate the topic to their own lives.
The lively photos, video and song of the Unit Opener engage young learners with the unit theme. In this lesson, the teachers also share the unit objectives with the class, helping to promote Learning to Learn skills. The colourful scene featuring Kim and Dan’s family and their bookshop presents the first set of target language.
Unit Opener and Language Presentation 1
An opportunity to review the
unit objectives with the class.
Learning through Play activities involving dressing up, arts and movement, pen-to-paper and listening tasks to review progress.
The final two lessons of the unit offer a chance to review learning and progress, and to apply the knowledge gained in the unit to an exciting creative project. Additional self-evaluation activity reviews the unit language and, at the same time, trains children to be reflective and more autonomous learners.
Review and Project
Literacy development tips in the
teaching notes provide further
guidance.
The language in the story reinforces
the unit language.
Repetition and rhythm of the story
imitate real-world speech creating
an ideal scenario for learning and play.
The beautifully illustrated authentic children’s literature promotes reading as a joyful experience, supports early literacy and introduces values.
Literacy and Values
The same routine as in Lesson 2, listen, point, trace, colour, supports Learning
to Learn skills.
Pippa and Pop’s adventures stimulate children’s imagination and serve as a backdrop to the new language set.
The miniature world and adventures of Pippa and Pop present the second set of key language while the rhyme and rhythm of the chant aid children’s memory and language practice.
Language Presentation and Practice 2
Interactive games in Presentation Plus and flashcard games provide more fun opportunities for review.
By the end of Level 3, children will
learn to count up to 100.
Numbers lessons also cover basic maths and critical thinking skills, such as pattern recognition and concepts of more and less.
Gradual introduction of numbers –
two at a time.
For a rounded approach to learning, Pippa and Pop creates opportunities for the youngest learners to develop numeracy
skills and to explore topics from across the curriculum.
Numbers and Cross-curricular Lesson
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
Pupil's Book with Digital Pack
Activity Book
Letters and Numbers Workbook
Teacher's Book with Digital Pack
Puppet
Posters
Flashcards
Big Books
A core component, featuring 9 units with 12 lessons
per unit, this book offers 5 teaching hours of English
per week. Inside the front cover, the learners will find
an access code to the Digital Pack, and in the back
of the book, stickers.
The pupil’s Digital Pack offers home practice with
access to all the course audio and video, as well
as downloadable mini Flashcards and mini Word Cards.
To learn more, download a sample unit:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Unit Opener Video
Teacher's Book
Children interact with the picture
by listening, pointing and tracing
or colouring the key words.
A picture of Kim, Dan and their parents creates a backdrop to introducing new vocabulary and language.
Children practise target language and interact with the book by sticking stickers, listening, pointing and speaking.
Gradual progression from
distinguishing between sounds
and phonemes, to recognising
letter shapes, to associating
sounds with letters, to practising
tracing letter shapes.
Activity Book
Presentation Plus Interactive Activities
Letters and Numbers Workbook
Big Book, audio, animation and play activities open multiple ways for
children to interact with the story
using different cognitive skills.
The second literacy lesson revisits
the story and focuses on the value
that underpins the story.
Re-watching the stories at home is another
great way to reinforce the language.
Parents can access the story animations
using the Cambridge One access code
inside the Pupil’s Book.
Teacher's Book
Story Animation
An original chant provides
entertaining language practice.
The rhyme and rhythm help the
children to remember the language.
The chant animation further
aids memory and adds variety.
Animated adventures of Pippa and Pop
Chant Video
Activities supporting Life Competencies
are clearly marked with a shield icon in
the Teacher’s Book.
Colourful photos bring the real world
into the classroom and present additional receptive vocabulary.
Learning through Play activities in
the teaching notes enable children
to explore the topic through physical, intellectual and social-emotional play.
Letters and Numbers Workbook
Guided play ideas in the teaching notes encourage spontaneous reproduction of the unit language.
Children are supported to self-evaluate their progress in the Activity Book. Look for
the Learning to Learn icon.
Hands-on creative tasks give a
clear learning outcome to the unit.
Teacher's Book
Example of Learning to Learn activity
in the Teacher's Book
Learning to Learn Activity
A write-in book, it is where a lot of the Learning to
Learn activities are included, like self-evaluation
pages. There are stickers in the back of the book
for completing some of the activities. This book
offers an additional 2 hours of teaching per week.
An optional component with 6 extra pages of letters
and numbers practice per unit. This component adds another hour of teaching per week.
An essential resource for teachers with step-by-step
lesson guidance, answers, and additional ideas for
games and extra activities.
The Teacher’s' Digital Pack includes Class audio and songs, Presentation Plus, including: Videos, Interactive routine boards, Interactive practice activities, Games, Answer keys, Digital big book, Digital flashcards and Phonics activities.
All of the literature stories are in a large format, making
it perfect for reading together. The digital version of the
Big Book in Presentation Plus has the option to show the stories with and without the text.
With around 90 Flashcards per level, they show the
series characters, all the core vocabulary introduced
in every unit, and a description of the picture in the
footer. The digital Flashcards in Presentation Plus
offer the audio and an option to show written words describing the Flashcards.
A great way to focus students’ attention and regularly practice numbers, letters, days of the week and other vocabulary. There are 7 posters in every level, with
teaching ideas included in the footer of every poster.
Pippa the puppet is the perfect teaching companion
to help you introduce new language, routines and
rewards for good effort.
Introduction
Unit Walkthrough
Scope and Sequence
Components
Gradual progression from
distinguishing between sounds
and phonemes, to recognising
letter shapes, to associating
sounds with letters, to practising
tracing letter shapes.
Children practise target language and interact with the book by sticking stickers, listening, pointing and speaking.
The interactive activities in Presentation Plus reward children for their efforts with gold stars.
There is more pen-to-paper and
speaking practice in the Activity
Book.
Children practise target language and interact with the book by sticking stickers, listening, pointing and speaking.
Lesson 3 is an opportunity for children to put the words and grammar of the previous lesson into practice. This is followed by Sounds and Letters, a lesson focusing on early literacy skills.
Language Practice 1 and Sounds and Letters
