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World Languages · Preschool

Listen and Respond in Spanish

A first, playful taste of Spanish through listening. Children hear short Spanish words and instructions, look at pictures and answer with actions: looking and listening (¡Mira! ¡Escucha!), touching parts of the body (la nariz, las orejas, los pies) and moving (¡Salta! ¡Aplaude! ¡Siéntate!). Everything is narrated and no reading is needed.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Listen and Respond in Modern Standard Arabic

A first, playful meeting with Modern Standard Arabic. Children hear Olly the owl say a few action words and body words, show they understand by doing, pointing and tapping, and answer simple questions with نَعَمْ (yes) or لَا (no). No reading or speaking test: listening comes first.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Listen and Respond in French

A first, playful taste of French through listening and moving. Children hear short French words from Olly the owl and answer with their bodies: they look, listen and keep quiet (Regarde ! Écoute ! Chut !), move (Lève-toi ! Assieds-toi ! Saute ! Tourne ! Marche ! Stop !) and use their hands, feet, arms and nose (Tape des mains ! Touche ton nez !). Everything is narrated and no reading is needed.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 32 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Greetings and Classroom Expressions

Children learn the French they can use every day: bonjour, salut, au revoir, bonsoir and bonne nuit; s'il te plaît, merci and de rien; and the classroom routine Comment tu t'appelles ? — Je m'appelle…, with Lève le doigt ! and Bravo ! Short scenes with Olly and his friends in Lyon and Dakar model each moment, and grown-ups turn the words into daily routines.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 33 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Greetings and Familiar Expressions

Children learn the friendly words people use every day across the Arabic-speaking world: hello and goodbye, good morning and good evening with their special replies, good night, and thank you / you're welcome. They listen, choose and sort, and practise the words for real with a grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Greetings and Classroom Expressions

Children learn the Spanish words they can use every day: hola and adiós, buenos días and buenas noches, por favor, gracias and de nada, and the classroom routine ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo… and Levanta la mano. Short picture scenes with Olly model each moment, and grown-ups turn the words into daily routines.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Recognize Sounds and Letter Shapes

Children become 'dot detectives': they meet three Arabic letters that share one boat shape, ب، ت and ث, and tell them apart by their dots. They hear a key word for each letter (a duck, an apple, a fox), link first sounds to letters, and discover that Arabic starts on the right.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

People, Colors and Familiar Objects

Children learn Spanish words for the people in a family, four colors and things they use every day. Olly shows a family photo, sorts fruit by color and packs a backpack, and children answer by listening and tapping pictures, then play color-hunt and fetch games with a grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 32 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

People, Colors and Familiar Objects

Children learn French words for the people in a family, six colors and things they use every day. Théo shows his family photo, Olly finds colors in fruit and vegetables, and Olly packs his school bag. Children answer by listening and tapping pictures, then play color-hunt and fetch games with a grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 33 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Numbers and Useful Questions

Children count from un to dix in French, answer Il y a combien de… ? (How many … are there?) by counting small groups, and learn two questions for every day: Qu'est-ce que c'est ? (What is it?) and Où est… ? (Where is…?). Olly counts strawberries and stars, shares apples one each, and plays a hide-and-find game with his friend Fatou.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 34 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

People, Colors and Familiar Objects

Children learn Arabic words for the people in a family, five colours and everyday objects. They listen and tap, fill Olly's basket with the right pictures, and use the words at home in a colour hunt and a family-photo chat.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Numbers and Useful Questions

Children count from uno to diez in Spanish, answer ¿Cuántos hay? (How many are there?) by counting small groups, and learn two questions they can use every day: ¿Qué es? (What is it?) and ¿Dónde está…? (Where is…?). Olly counts toys, finds lost things and plays guessing games with the grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 32 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Actions, Preferences and Simple Descriptions

Children understand short sentences about themselves: what they like (J'aime les fraises. Je n'aime pas la soupe.), what they do every day (je mange, je bois, je joue, je dors, je lis, je dessine) and what things are like (grand, petit, chaud, froid), plus two feelings (content or contente, and triste). Olly has his afternoon snack, le goûter, plays, and visits big and small animals; children answer by listening, sorting and choosing replies.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Actions, Preferences and Simple Descriptions

Children talk about what they like (Me gusta la pizza. No me gusta la sopa.), what they do every day (como, bebo, juego, leo, pinto, duermo) and what things are like (grande, pequeño, frío, caliente). Olly has lunch, plays and explores big and small animals, and children answer by listening, sorting and acting.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 32 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Numbers and Useful Questions

Children count from one to five in Arabic (and hear six to ten), meet the Arabic digit shapes ١ ٢ ٣ ٤ ٥ used in many Arabic-speaking countries, and learn to answer three useful questions: كَمْ؟ (how many?), مَا هٰذَا؟ (what is this?) and أَيْنَ؟ (where?).

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions
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World Languages · Preschool

Picture Stories and Meaning

A short picture story told in simple Arabic: Layla cannot find her white dog. Is it under the chair? Behind the door? Children follow the story through pictures, answer who and where questions, learn the place words تَحْتَ (under) and وَرَاءَ (behind), and put the story back in order to retell it.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

Picture Stories and Cultural Contexts

Children listen to two short picture stories told in simple French: Léa's snowy day in Montréal, Québec, and Fatou's trip to the market in Dakar, Sénégal. They follow each story, put its events in order and learn the story words. Then they discover celebrations and meals from several French-speaking places: Joyeux anniversaire !, Bon appétit !, crêpes for la Chandeleur, la galette des rois with its crown, and soup joumou in Haïti.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 36 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

Shared Picture Stories and Cultural Contexts

Children share a picture story told in simple Spanish: Olly the owl travels to Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina and Spain and sees a volcano, a giant tortoise, a penguin and a castle. They follow the story by listening, retell it in order, learn the words for what Olly sees, and discover how birthdays and markets are part of everyday life in many Spanish-speaking places.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

Read and Build Familiar Phrases

A first step into reading Spanish for children who are ready (most often in Pre-K or Kindergarten). Children meet the five Spanish vowels, blend m, p, s and l with vowels into syllables (ma, pa, so, lu), build words they already know (mamá, papá, sopa, mesa, oso) and put them into short phrases such as mi mamá, el sol and la sopa.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

Explore Joining Forms with Guidance

Arabic letters hold hands! With lots of guidance, children see how ب changes its shape a little when it joins other letters, build three picture words from tiles (بَابٌ door, بَيْتٌ house, ثَلْجٌ snow), and discover the special letters that only hold hands on one side.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

Notice Sounds and Written Forms

A gentle, adult-led first look at how French sounds and spelling work, for children who are ready (most often in Pre-K or Kindergarten). Children learn to hear ou (as in hibou) and on (as in ballon), discover that the letters oi say wa (le roi, l'étoile, trois), and notice two French surprises: letters we write but do not hear at the end of words (le chat, le lit, la souris) and the accent on é (bébé, école). They sort pictures by sound, spot letters and build words with tiles.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

My First Arabic Mini-Book

Children gather their favourite Arabic words from the Explorer route and make a small paper book about themselves: my name, my family, a colour, a number and something I love. They learn the page frames أَنَا … (I am …), هٰذَا / هٰذِهِ … (this is …) and أُحِبُّ … (I love …), then share the book with a grown-up, reading it the Arabic way, from the right.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

My First French Mini-Book

The Explorer route ends with a project: each child makes a small picture book about themselves in French. Children listen to Camille's model book, learn the page sentences (Je m'appelle…, J'ai … ans, J'aime…, Ma couleur préférée, c'est le bleu, Voici mon papa, Voici ma maman), answer Olly's questions about a book, then draw, make and share their own mini-book with a grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 38 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions

World Languages · Preschool

My First Spanish Mini-Book

The Explorer route ends with a project: each child makes a small picture book about themselves in Spanish. Children listen to Sofía's model book, learn the page sentences (Me llamo…, Tengo… años, Me gusta…, Esta es mi mamá…), answer Olly's questions about their book, then draw, make and share their own mini-book with a grown-up.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 40 min
  • Quiz: 5 questions