■ From pre-A1 to A2
■ 6 Levels
■ Blended teaching
■ Inclusive learning
■ Lapbook
M. Bertarini M. Huber J. Cadwallader M. Worgan
The Heart & Mind Approach and Storytelling
The Story Garden is based on The Heart and Mind Approach, an emotional didactic that creates synergy between the cognitive and emotional aspects of the pupils. Emotions and thoughts not only interact, but their integration is essential in the learning process.
■ Emotions and thoughts are dynamically intertwined
■ Contents of the stories comes directly from the traditional fairy tales and classic novels
■ Storytelling is a powerful pedagogical tool which appeals to the hearts and the minds of the pupils
Inclusive learning pathways
■ Examples of fairy tales, fables and classic novels introduce topics and vocabulary
■ Cartoons for each fairy tale to engage the pupil
■ Use of the language to communicate emotions, needs, information throughout the coursebook
CLIL lessons
■ Differentiation of style, form and spacing thanks to the variety of activities
■ Peer mentoring, Proactivity and self-confidence
■ Different intelligences and learning styles: through songs and music, cartoons and act out the story activities, draws and audio tracks.
■ Logical-visual strategies and metacognitive development
■ CLIL sections, dedicated to cross-curricular links between English and other subjects
■ Mr Green’s messages: a value pathway in which pupils are given advice on how to be happier with themselves and live happily with other people.
■ Laboratory activities which activate creative processes and provide new input to recycle the language
Living English: window on cultural topics
■ Situations that pupils are familiar with and which are transposed into English-speaking contexts
■ A double-spread page to learn and use English to express and share pupils’ daily lives and feelings
■ English as a Lingua Franca which brings people from different cultures and ethnicities together
21st Century Life Skills
■ Systematic, carefully chosen and graded activities to start teaching pupils life skills
Lessons to promote health education, global citizenship and copying with emotions and needs
Real-tasks activities for evaluating competences
Further supportive lessons
■ Activity Time pages in the student’s book: workbook with revision, reinforcement and consolidation activities
■ Easy English section with activities dedicated to inclusive learning paths for SLD and SEN pupils
■ Living Grammar section (from level 3 onwards) with simple and clear tables, examples of grammar structures followed by fun activities
Lapbook: Learning by doing
■ It offers a hands-on way for pupils to learn and retain information about each unit
■ It is a multi-sensory tool designed to meet the needs of all the different learning styles
■ It includes practical projects that the pupil can put together and it aims at developing fine motor skills
■ It is useful to revise and consolidate and for inclusive learning
Teacher’s Material
Digital Tools for blended solutions and online lessons
■ A browsable version of the whole Student’s Book and Teacher’s Book with interactive activities
■ Songs, chants, music and all videos
■ Liquid book, the accessible, easy-to-read book
■ Audio material for students available through Eli LINK App
