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Classroom Tip
This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 1, introduced the Phonanimal anchor and two additional vocabulary to extend association with the short vowel sound of the letter a and consonant sound b. Watch the video and encourage students to sing along. Use gestures to dance along. See the Phonanimals video for the [...]

Classroom Tip
This chant from Happy Valley 1, Unit 2, isolates the main vocabulary from this unit. These pictures are often seen throughout the book, so knowing these objects will allow them to do picture talk (discuss what they see in the picture before listening to the Storytime recording in class). Enjoy watching the video and [...]

Many children love cars and trains, whether toys or the real thing. This week’s video will make English more fun by teaching them words for things that they like!
多くの子供はおもちゃであれ、本物であれ、車や電車が大好きです。今週の動画で好きな物の名前を教えることで英語をさらに楽しくします！
Classroom Tip
This is the first chant in Happy Valley 2 and isolates vehicles in Happy Valley. The gestures will be useful when you sing the “It’s a [...]

Do you know the characters who appear in this week’s video? Learn their names in order to enjoy Happy Valley even more!
今週の動画に出てくるキャラクターの名前を知っていますか？みんなの名前を覚えると、さらに楽しくなりますよ！
Classroom Tip
This chant from Happy Valley 1, Unit 1, isolates our main characters, who appear throughout the series. Knowing these names will give students something to talk about in each Storytime. They can also [...]

Verbs are great for describing things you do or things you want to do. Let’s take a look at some playtime verbs in this week’s video!
動詞は何かをすることや、したいことを言うのに便利です。今週の動画で遊びの時間の動詞を見てみましょう！
Classroom Tip
This is the second chant in Happy Valley 3. With only 4 vocabulary, you have more time to enjoy the activities and play! Watch the video and do the [...]

Learn some breakfast words from this week’s video. Then you’ll have a chance to practice English every morning!
今週の動画で朝ごはんに関する言葉を覚えると、毎朝英語の練習ができますね！
Classroom Tip
This chant from Happy Valley 3, Unit 1, isolates vocabulary for popular breakfast foods. Students can watch and listen, adding the gestures as usual or, they can play a game with the chant. Place the HV3 Unit [...]

Colors are fun and easy-to-use words, and this catchy song will help you learn and practice them. See all the colors here.
色は楽しくて使いやすい言葉です。一度聴いたら頭から離れないこの歌で学び練習しましょう！ここで全ての色がみれます。
Classroom Tip
The final song in our colors series, learning colors with this song has never been more fun. Students don’t often have a chance to run around the classroom freely, but with enough space [...]

Kids love to learn about animals! You might not see these animals in your everyday life, but that just makes them more exciting.
子供は動物について学ぶことが大好きです！この動物たちは日常生活で会えないものもいますが、それがさらに子供たちをワクワクさせるでしょう！
Classroom Tip
Use the video to do the Let’s Learn page vocabulary chant. Watch it and see if students can say the words on the fourth beat, and then do it again using gestures [...]

Animals are fun, and the more the better, so long as you don’t have to take care of them all!
動物って楽しい！たくさんいるともっと楽しいね。ただし自分で世話をしなくてもいいのなら・・・。
Classroom Tip
During Happy Valley 1 Unit 10 Storytime, use this to introduce the main vocabulary and target language. After watching open the teacher’s book and look at the picture. See what students can say before moving [...]

Getting a present is very exciting, especially when you’re young! Please enjoy the ten presents in this video! (Although we don’t show you what’s inside!)
プレゼントをもらうと、特に子供の場合はワクワクしますね！この動画に出る10個のプレゼントをお楽しみください！（中身はお見せしませんけどね！）
Classroom Tip
This is a great song for counting and adding numbers before objects! Sing it in class using the video and then, open the Happy Valley 1 Student book and count [...]