How to use the course Materials at home?

Minigon 

5 years: Volume 1

Activity Book
The children all have an Activity Book. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year. 

Reader: Minigon and colours
The first Book of a series of 5 is sent home...
  • Let your child Listen to the CD (The Colour-Story) and read along in the book.
  • Ask your child to name the animals on the pages/ the colours on the pages. 
  • Let your child search for the animals or colours you name in the book. 
  • Let your child search for other objects in the house with the same colours.
  • Extra: Search a colouring plate on he Internet about the farm animals and let them colour it. Ask when they finish about the animals and the colours.

6 years: Volume 2

Activity Book
The children all have an Activity Book. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year.

Reader: Minigon and body parts
The first Book of a series of 5 is sent home...

  • Let your child Listen to the CD (The Body part-Story) and read along in the book.
  • Ask your child to name the body parts on the pages.
  • Let your child search for the body parts you name in the book. 
  • Let your child search for the body parts on his own or your body. 
  • Let your child listen to the song  on the CD (Turn Around Song). Your child learned how to dance on the song.
  • Extra: Search a colouring plate on he Internet showing a body. Ask them to circle certain body parts you name. 
  • Extra: Play the songs we learned in class. Your child knows how to dance on them.

Pockets

4 years: Little Pockets

Student Book
The children all have a Student Book. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year.
5 years: Pockets 1

Student Book
The children all have a Student Book. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year. 
The book contains also a series of projects and Tell-a-Story books. they will be send home during the academical year so you can follow up better your child's progress. 

Workbook
The children all have a Workbook. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year. 
The Workbook is an extension and extra practise for the learned targetwords in the Student Book. 

At the back of the Workbook you find a CD. This CD is sent home to you. 
Parents can play the music while the child is doing a quiet activity or wants to listen to it. The chants and songs are connected to the learned targetwords of the units. 

6 years: Pockets 2

Student Book
The children all have a Student Book. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year. 
The book contains also a series of projects and Tell-a-Story books. they will be send home during the academical year so you can follow up better your child's progress. 

At the beginning of the Student Book  you find a CD-Rom. This CD-Rom is sent home to you. 
The CD-Rom contains several activities and games connected to the learned targetwords of the units. The children will recognise the activities of the book and enjoy doing them also on computer.

Workbook
The children all have a Workbook. The books stay in the classroom during the academical year. 
The Workbook is an extension and extra practise for the learned targetwords in the Student Book. 

At the back of the Workbook you find a CD. This CD is sent home to you. 
Parents can play the music while the child is doing a quiet activity or wants to listen to it. The chants and songs are connected to the learned targetwords of the units.

If you have any questions according to the program, please don't hesitate to ask your teacher.