German Talking Big Books on CD-ROM

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Helping children start to read in German

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German Pack 1

CD-ROM for Pack 1

German Pack 2

CD-ROM for Pack 2

Big Book CD-ROMs

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Talking Big Books in:

FRENCH

SPANISH

EURO Play-money
Software
Puppets
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Which language?

List of titles - guide to level/ age suitability

Availability - which titles can you get in German NOW?

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Not just a recorded story -
YOU have control over how the story is told:

Step-through the story at a pace to suit your class.
Go back if you want, or pause to discuss.
HEAR the native-speaker storyteller...
...as you SEE the German text line-by-line.
Text can be switched off
Words can be highlighted as you hear them.
Hear any line repeated...
...or see an English version if you want.

Click 'Play' arrow to see a short demonstration...

Children love these warm and humorous stories and
the enchanting colour illustrations by very talented illustrators.
They are ideal for for whole-class or group reading-and-listening, and provide a rich "mine" of language to talk about.

The carefully controlled parallel German-English texts with lots of repetition
makes them perfect for young language learners taking their first steps in reading German.

Build oracy and literacy skills - KS2 Framework for MFL

Children have fun joining in with the story, discovering they can work out what is going on in unfamiliar language.

Games and activities help them begin to read and pronounce new words with confidence.

They can even try writing their own story!

What's on each CD-ROM?

Each CD-ROM includes the story, Teacher's Notes and lots of interactive activities:

- spot silent letters
- sentence from jumbled words
- Hangman
- Simon Says!
- Spot the sound (phonemes)
- Storyquiz
- Story Starter
- Find word types (nouns, etc)
- electronic flashcards

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GUIDE to age suitability of German Big Book CD-ROMs
Suitable for...	Title	Language content	Cross-curricular themes
	Happy Birthday	counting, colours, exclamations	celebrations
	I Want My Banana	jungle animals, food	environment, conservation
	Puppy Finds a Friend	farm animals, excuses	Farming, animal welfare
	What's for Supper?	food, shopping, likes/dislikes	Food, cooking.

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Availability
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Click on Title to find out more:

German Talking Big Book CD-ROM

What's for Supper?

Puppy Finds a Friend

finger puppet set

I Want My Banana

finger puppet set

Happy Birthday

Computer requirements for CD-ROMs:

Works with Windows 95 or later, inc. XP and Vista

Works with Mac OS from 8.6 up; OS 10 in Classic mode, up to 10.4 (BLUE=OK for Intel Macs)

* For titles marked as 'OK for Intel Macs'
DOWNLOAD a free new player here:
http://www.mackiev.com/support_hs.html

Ideal for all electronic whiteboards and data projectors

Other Talking Big Books:

French

Spanish

German

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Make your own multimedia games

The "Talking Big Book CD-ROM" series is made using HyperStudio, the award-winning multimedia authoring program that is simple for classroom use.

Find out more, also how to buy a copy from Early Start Languages:

More about HyperStudio

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