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 includes:

• Fully-described activities in five- to ten-minute segments
• Classroom management systems
• Entry and leaving routines
• Vocabulary lists
• Game cards

Program Guide*

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.

*Included only in every Step 1 Kit

Partner/Group Activities Book (Blackline Masters)

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

• Student Workbooks are available as an additional purchase.
• Student Digital Workbooks are available for 1:1 classrooms as an additional purchase.

Assessment Activities Book

• Helps you to assess your students in the four language skills area. Test your students proficiency in this first step kit.

Readers

• Nuit Blanche and Chez moi!

Projectable ereader

For older classes you may also use the e-reader of this same book, projected from the Portal, if you purchase a subscription.

Posters and Image Cards

• Image cards of words not gestured
• Song and rap posters with lyrics

Audio CD

• The songs (with instrumental versions)
• Fun Classroom and/or Grammar Raps (with instrumental versions)
• Listening exercises / Assessment activities

CD-ROM

• PowerPoint™ of the play
• Additional reference materials

DVD

• Gestured vocabulary for this kit
• Music videos
• The play performed by students

The Portal contains aspects of the content found in the Guides (videos, songs, e-readers, listening activities). Student digital workbooks available for the Portal as an additional purchase.

• 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 by students in costume
• An authentic first class with AIM
• Additional Teacher Instructional Videos
• Complimentary access for 32 students

Do you have more than one class and need additional portals?

A Student Book saves a great deal of photocopying time and ensures that all student work is kept neatly in one place. Available in both hard copy and digital format on the Portal for 1:1 classrooms.

Once you have begun to use AIM, you might like to consider resources that will enhance your implementation of AIM:

Hard copy and digital ereaders

Dance videos

Assessment Books

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