Contents:

Les trois petits cochons, Comment y aller and Matthieu et Cassandra kits all include a Whole-Class Activities Book, Blackline Master, Big Book or e-Reader via AIM Portal, Posters and Image cards

The Whole-Class Activities Book and associated Blackline Masters or Student Book guide you and your students through the implementation of the core methodology. You are shown how to accelerate proficiency through a scaffolded, systematic approach, so that students are able to engage in productive and interactive language activities.

Whole-Class Activities Book

Including whole-class activities in ten-minute segments, classroom systems, a master calendar, evaluation blackline masters, vocabulary lists and game cards.

Partner/Group Activities Book: Blackline Masters

Including the play, vocabulary list, language-manipulation activities, simple and more complex questions based on the story, creative writing activities and words to the accompanying songs.

Assessment Book

In this book, you will find assessment activities for, as and of learning. CAN DO statements for both teacher and students provide the basis upon which to create learning strategies and success criteria and to develop student metacognition and reflection. The Student Portfolio begins the long-term process of documentation of student achievement through the language learning journey that begins with this Step One Kit.

CEFR Action-Oriented Tasks Book

Once students begin to develop a certain proficiency toward the end of the first core Kit, you select from among a bank of suggested tasks, based on the skills targeted in the Ontario Curriculum. We indicate suggested times for introduction of activities based on expected proficiency developed.

Big Book (Les trois petits cochons and Comment y aller)

For younger classes, shared reading with the Big Book is a very important AIM activity. You may also use the e-reader of this same book, projected from the AIM Portal.

Program Guide (Les trois petits cochons)

Overview of the Principles, strategies and techniques for successful implementation of the methodology in relation to how it develops authentic proficiency through the levels as stated in the CEFR.

Posters and Image Cards

Student Workbooks

Additional AIM Kit Portals (1-year subscription)

The AIM Portal contains aspects of the content found in the Guides (videos, songs, e-readers, listening activities).

• The songs (with instrumental versions)
• Fun classroom raps (with instrumental versions)
• E-reader of the story with highlighted text and audio
• Gestured vocabulary for this kit
• Music videos
• The play gestured for this kit
• The play performed with TV series quality production
• A first class with AIM
• Additional Teacher Instructional Videos
• Complimentary access for 32 students

Initial and ongoing teacher training is key to the successful implementation of AIM. We have many options for you!

Foundations Training: A series of live online webinars to support your implementation of the Kit or to further your knowledge of the methodology

Face-to-face workshops: with certified AIM Facilitators/Mentors

Two-Day Intensive Summer Institutes: an opportunity to meet with expert facilitators and AIM teachers worldwide