• Stories in Action! 3A is the third level of our AIM EFL/ESL series for Elementary students. This unit is based around the story of Purple Locks, a contemporary twist on the Goldilocks tale. The kit covers present, past and composed future tenses, as well as practice with object pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions. The DVD features a variety of raps to teach essential grammar concepts, as well as the kit's theme song and a bluesy Alphabet Song. Students are introduced to the concept of story extension, a technique that gives the students the tools to extend their creative boundarie

The AIM enables the students to:

• express themselves orally from the first lesson;
• learn a current vocabulary useful in their day-to-day lives;
• learn a vocabulary in a visual, auditory and kinesthetic manner;
• participate in literacy- and drama-based activities;
• learn to think and write creatively while practicing oral communication;
• be part of an "educational community" that emphasizes cooperative learning;
• use an approach based on stories, plays, dance and music.

Each AIM kit (50 instructional hours) contains:

• Teacher's guide;
• Program guide;
• PowerPoint™ presentations, plus Big Book or colour overheads of the play;
• student activity sheets (as blackline masters or workbooks;)
• audio CD, containing songs, raps and sound effects;
• song posters;
• ancillary vocabulary posters;
• four-colour image cards;
• teacher DVD, containing classroom footage, gestures, plays and dances;
• student DVD (optional);
• creative storytelling activities;
• game cards.
• DVD
• Play, song and vocabulary gestured for this unit.