SAMPLER

includes three full units

Bringing the World to the Classroom

—and the Classroom to Life

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 Learn English with songs
performed by young
learners around the world.
BRINGING THE WORLD’S SONGS
TO THE CLASSROOM – AND THE
CLASSROOM TO LIFE
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome to Our World is a three-level preprimary series in American English. It uses
Learning Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 traditional children’s songs from around the world, with amazing National Geographic
Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 photos and images, to introduce very young learners to the world of English.
Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Series Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Beautiful photos capture
7 I’m Happy the imagination of very
young learners.
STUDENT BOOK 1 laughing

Unit 8 Look at the Bug! . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6 Story Time

Professional Development smiling
video helps teachers use the happy
tired
songs and games effectively. a king

STUDENT BOOK 2 a castle

Unit 4 Animals on a Farm . . . . . . . . . 18 4

3 Make a bean shaker. Make a duck mask.
crying
1 2
sad
mad a drago
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STUDENT BOOK 3 Vocabulary Presentation 55

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Unit 4 Singing and Dancing . . . . . . . . 26 4

Games and activities 3

make learning
English fun!
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 LEARN ENGLISH WITH
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Welcome to Our World uses beautiful photography, songs, soft

and games to capture the imaginations of very young

learners and introduce them to the world of English.

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Each level of Welcome to Our World includes:
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••Vocabulary presentation and review

••Relevant content and topics 8 B o a
••Opportunities to hear and repeat
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••Fun games and activities
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 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR EVERY TEACHER
To ensure teachers are fully supported in their young learner classrooms,
the Teacher Video also includes a series of Professional Development
videos, with best practices for teaching English successfully using songs
and games with Welcome to Our World.

Hosted and developed by Dr. Shin,

the videos include:
••Using songs with very young learners
••Adapting songs to different cultures
••Keeping students’ attention
••Using hands-on games
••Making and using puppets
••Additional songs for classroom management

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 ONLINE SUPPORT WITH myNGconnect MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND LEARNERS
myNGconnect is an online companion site for teachers and parents, All three levels of Welcome to Our World are fully supported with materials
and provides easy access to resources that support, reinforce and that ensure teachers can effectively and confidently teach the vocabulary and
build on the learning done in the classroom. concepts necessary to introduce very young learners to the world of English.

FOR LEARNERS FOR TEACHERS

With myNGconnect, teachers •• Student Books, with Student Video DVD •• Lesson Planners, with •• Big Books
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and parents have access to: •• Activity Books, with Audio CD Teacher Video DVD,
Classroom Audio CD,
•• Poster Sets
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Teaching Young Learners English

Teaching Young Teaching Young
•• Online Student Resources, and Teacher’s Resource •• Picture CardEnglish
Learners Sets
FOR LEARNERS Learners English
powered by myNGconnect CD-ROM
From Theory to Practice

•• Online Teacher Resources,

Teaching Young Learners English focuses on teaching English as
a foreign language to children aged 7-12. It presents foundational
From Theory to Practice

••Student Video
concepts, best practices, and practical suggestions on how

•• Teacher Video DVDs powered by myNGconnect

to develop lessons and activities for the energetic and curious
minds of young learners in the 21st Century classroom. It also
features the perspectives and suggestions from practicing
teachers around the world, and can be used as a basic text for
prospective teachers or as a professional development tool for

•• Classroom Audio CDs

teachers and administrators wishing to develop the knowledge

••Activity Book Audio

and skills to teach English to young learners.

JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

Dr. Joan Kang Shin

Joan Kang Shin and

SERIES EDITORS
Dr. Joan Kang Shin is the Director of TESOL Professional
Training Programs in the Education Department at the University
of Maryland, Baltimore County, and specializes in the training
and professional development of teachers of English to young
learners. In her role she is responsible for administering
professional development and teacher training programs that
reach teachers in over 100 countries around the world.

Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

FOR TEACHERS Dr. Joan Kang Shin

Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former
Director of the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program,
and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program, at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County. She is the author of more than 100
books, articles, chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Joan Kang Shin is the Director of TESOL Professional Training Programs in the
••Teacher Video Education Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and specializes
National Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning, provides customers
with a portfolio of quality materials for PreK-12, academic, and adult education.
It provides instructional solutions for EFL/ESL, reading and writing, science, Joan Kang Shin and
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••Activity Book Audio training programs that reach teachers in over 100 countries around the world.

••Assessment Resources
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••And more!
Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita and former Director of the Language,
Literacy and Culture Ph.D. Program, and Co-Director of the MA TESOL Program at
the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has worked in all areas of ESL/EFL
including teaching, curriculum and materials development, standards development and
teacher training.
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 8 Look at the Bug!

the sun a tree a flower

grass a bug

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Vocabulary Presentation 63
12 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting
64 Song 13
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 pink

green purple orange

14 Content Concepts Presentation

66 Content Concepts Presentation 15
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 Look at
the flower!

16 Content Concepts Practice

68 17
Review / Speak 69
 4 Animals on the Farm

a chicken a cow a horse

a donkey a duck a goat

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30 19
Vocabulary Presentation 31
20 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting
32 21
Song 33
22 Content Concepts Presentation
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Content Concepts Presentation 35
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7 How many
horses are there?
There are
3 horses.

24 Content Concepts Practice

36 25
Review / Speak 37
 4 Singing and Dancing

a drum

singing clapping stomping

a guitar

dancing shouting a piano

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30 Vocabulary Presentation 27
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3 6
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3 4 2 9

1 2
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7 4 7

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28 Vocabulary Practice / Prewriting

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Song 33
 loud quiet

30 Content Concepts Presentation

34 31
Content Concepts Presentation 35
 What are
you doing? I'm dancing!

32 Content Concepts Practice

36 33
Review / Speak 37
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