Greenman and the Magic Forest

The Pupil’s Book provides the colour worksheets, stickers and pop-outs that are needed in class. The wide format and top spiral binding make it easy for small children to handle and helps the little left-handers. There are six worksheets for every unit and these are perforated so teachers can easily tear out a page for the children to take home if they wish.

Brief teacher’s notes are provided on the back of each worksheet, with song lyrics and key language. There is also a fast-finisher activity, and the unit ends with a full lesson dedicated to Phonics and a consolidation activity. Along with the main units, this course also includes festival lessons and four review units based on the seasons.

The songs and stories of the course, so children can listen to them at home with their parents, are available for download here.

The Teacher’s Book, available in English and Spanish, is in full colour, with facsimile pages of the Pupil’s Book provided for easy reference. The teacher’s notes include a full guide for each lesson and include optional activities and games for extension. It also includes:

• A complete introduction to the course
• The syllabus for the three levels
• Notes on how the course ties in with the Pre-primary school curriculum
• A Games bank
• Home-school connection with ideas on how parents can get involved with their children’s learning
• Evaluation grids
• Phonics notes
• Mini-stories – an overview of all the story pages so teachers can see the complete story at a glance.

The Big Book is used to present all six stories in each level with the vocabulary, structures and concepts in each unit. Beautifully illustrated and in the format of a real story book, it also includes the text for the stories for the teacher's reference.

The Teacher’s Resource Book includes photocopiable worksheets and activities for each unit for optional extension.

The Class Audio CDs include all the songs, chants and the Big Book stories. It also includes all vocabulary audio and phonics audio material. The audio transcripts are included in the Teacher’s Book.

Stella the snake, one of the course characters, is used to present the different sounds and, optionally, the words that appear throughout the different levels. There are flashcards for all phonics sounds and they can be used alongside the Routine Board.

For every level, there are Flashcards for the six new vocabulary words in each unit, as well as Wordcards for Level B.

A beautiful Greenman hand puppet which the children can relate to, and motivate them to say things in English as he only speaks in English. The puppet can be used to help with routines, too.

The reward stickers are an invaluable tool to help motivate the children by giving them praise for their efforts. They include illustrations of the main characters from the course and positive expressions such as Well done! and Good work!