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Do lions eat noodles? Learn the sounds l, m and n with the Phonanimals! ライオンはヌードルを食べるの？フォナニマルと一緒にl, m, nの音を覚えましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 5, introduces vocabulary that begin with the l, m, and n sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask students What does Leo want? Have them...
Iguana, kangaroo, jellyfish! Learn phonics sounds with the Phonanimals! イグアナ、カンガルー、クラゲ！フォナニマルと一緒にフォニックスの音を覚えましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 4, introduces vocabulary that begin with the i, j, and k sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask What does Iggy want? Have students say or...
Let’s go to the beach! Fun words for an outing. 海に行こう！お出かけの時の楽しい言葉
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 5, isolates the beach vocabulary for practice. First, say the chant with the video. Then do it again with gestures. After, using Student Flashcards, recycle the question from Unit 4 What do you want? so...
Flower, game, hat! Find some phonics sounds around the house! お花、ゲーム、帽子！お家の中でフォニックスの音を探しましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 3, introduces vocabulary that begins with the f, g, and h sounds. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask the students, What does Filly want? Have them say or touch the words that starts with the same...
Cat, dog, elephant! Let the Phonanimals teach you their sounds! ネコ、イヌ、ゾウ！フォナニマルと一緒に英語の音を覚えましょう！
Classroom Tip This song from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, Unit 2, introduces vocabulary that begin with the c, d, and e sounds. Use gestures for the words and do them as you sing along. Put the flashcards on the ground and ask the students, What does Cally want? Have...
Practice the sounds of the alphabet with Happy Valley’s phonics song! ハッピーバレーのフォニックスソングでアルファベットの音を楽しく練習しましょう！
Classroom Tip This song, from Happy Valley Phonics Book 1, isolates the letter sounds to a slow tempo, repeating three times so students can hear it twice and then try it on their own. For this one, you can have students watch the video and then, open their books and...
I’m hungry! Let’s order some food in English! おなかすいた～！英語で食べ物を注文しよう！
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 4, introduces more foods (in Happy Valley 1 we learned some fruit and snack food vocabulary). Do the chant and then repeat it doing the gestures. After, make a menu like in the Storytime page! On the...
Let’s go to the aquarium! I see a shark! 水族館に行こう！サメがいるよ！
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 3, introduces several sea animals. Listen to the chant and then do again with the gestures. After, put the teacher or student flashcards around the room and pretend to be in an aquarium. Use the dialogue...
Let’s go to the beach! Getting around town in English 海に行きましょう！英語で町を回りましょう
Classroom Tip This chant from Happy Valley Student Book 2, Unit 2, introduces the different places where Kinka and Pinka will visit. Do the chant and then do again with gestures. After, put the teacher or student cards around the room and use the dialogue Let’s go to...
Phonics Song: a and b—let’s learn basic sounds! a とbのフォニックスソングで基礎の音を覚えましょう！
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...
Flower Chant! Learn some common and useful words. フラワーチャントで役に立つ日常的な単語を覚えましょう！
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...
Kids love vehicles! Let’s learn some vehicle names in English. 子供は乗り物が大好き！英語で名前を覚えましょう！
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...
Kinka and friends! Let’s meet some Happy Valley characters! キンカと仲間たち！ハッピーバレーのキャラクターに会いましょう！
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...
Verbs help us play! Let’s learn some action words. 動詞で遊ぼう！動作を表す言葉を覚えましょう！
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,...
The most important meal of the day! Let’s learn some breakfast words! 一日でもっとも大切な食事！朝ごはんの言葉を覚えましょう！
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...
Black, White, Brown, Red. Learn all the colors! くろ、しろ、ちゃいろ、あか。色を全部覚えましょう！
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...
What animal has a long neck? A giraffe! Let’s learn some animals! 首の長い動物はな～んだ？キリン！色々な動物を覚えましょう！
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...
Let’s Count! Count the Animals! 動物を数えましょう！
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...
Let’s Count! Ten Little Presents! 数えてみよう！10個のプレゼント！
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...
Move and turn around along with Pinka! ピンカと一緒にくるっと回って体を動かそう！
Moving your body makes learning English more fun! Let's learn some motions from Pinka in this week's video. 体を動かすことで英語を学ぶ楽しさがアップします！今週の動画でピンカに色んな動きを教えてもらいましょう。 Classroom Tip Fun fact: This was the first video that showed Pinka in full animation. Have fun turning and...