Resources

Description

Jim and Jill visit their grandma. Together they make some cookies and a gingerbread man. But as they’re ready to eat them for dessert, the gingerbread man comes alive. He can dance and talk. And, boy oh boy! He can run. He runs away, and everybody tries to stop him. But are they fast enough? Who’ll have the final laugh?

The Reading House series of graded readers leads children to enjoy classic tales from around the world in English. The stories introduce basic structures and common vocabulary regularly recycled for easy acquisition. With the aid of catchy songs, character cards, and a pop-up stage, students will learn to interpret these famous tales through reader’s theater. Read, sing, and act with our best-selling series of over 20 years!

Features

◆ Reading House consists of 24 classic tales carefully adapted into level-appropriate readers ranging from our Starter Level to Level 3. Young learners aged 9 and under will enjoy flipping through these colorful and lovely illustrations.

◆ Enhance your students’ reading experience with the fully animated video of each book. This video playfully brings the story to life with expressively voiced characters and immersive sound effects.

◆ Open the box to find the lyrics printed on the inside. Sing along with the lyrics to repeat vocabulary, strengthen understanding, and cement students’ word acquisition. Students will hum the songs even after class!

◆ Reader’s theater helps young learners achieve full engagement both in class and with the story. Students can have fun while creatively reinforcing their learning when they perform what they’ve learned on the pop-up stage.

◆ Each book comes with an illustrated worksheet and flashcards, providing ample opportunity to practice English vocabulary and grammar in engaging ways.

◆ This series helps students foster a positive personality with its moral lessons, making it the best choice for young learners.