Introduction Core Course 1 is the first course in the Little Fox Language Center curriculum. Students in this level start with limited or no knowledge of English. In this course, students are introduced to basic words and expressions. Students learn listening and speaking through practice and repetition. Students in this level are not expected to read or write beyond individual letters. Students begin to learn the alphabet in the 5th month of the course.
How To Use This Guide
Lesson Overview lists the basic instruction and goal of each section. Blue text indicates the instructions from
the textbook.
Textbook Activity
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Procedure lists detailed instructions for teaching each section. Each step is indicated with a number.
Gray text indicates instructions for the teacher to follow. [Bracketed gray text] indicates website instructions. Black text explains procedures for students to
follow. Ex: Click [start with image] Look and say the word Click [speaker]
Listen and repeat Click [play] for the next flashcard In the above instruction, the teacher would click on the [start with image] button and then students would look at the image and say the word. Then the teacher would click the [speaker] button, and students would listen and repeat. The teacher would then click the [play] button to
go to the next flashcard.
Colored text indicates participation activities suggested in Appendix 1:
Participation Procedures. TEAM activities are indicated in green text, PARTNER activities in blue, and ROUND ROBIN in yellow-green. Appendix
references are listed in purple, and important teacher notes are listed in red.
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Core Course 1 Class Schedule
3-Day Schedule, 90 minutes/day (270 minutes/week)
1st Day – Story 1 2nd Day – Story 2 3rd Day - Review
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Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2
Story Listening 3 Story Listening 3 Review Time 22
Flashcards 6 Flashcards 6 Unit Test 6
Story Time 20 Story Time 20 Storybook Time (1st-4th month) 20
Story Review 6 Story Review 6 Alphabet (5th-6th month) 30
Word Practice 8 Word Practice 8 Review Time 22
Speaking Practice 1, 2, 3 21 Speaking Practice 1, 2, 3 21 Unit Test 6
My Own Story 9 My Own Story 9 Sing-Along (1st-4th month) 10
Story Listening 2 Story Time (2) 3 Story Listening 2 Story Time (2) 3 Speaking Practice (2) 2
Word Practice 1 Speaking Practice (1) 2 Word Practice 1 Speaking Practice (1) 2 Speaking Practice (2) 2
Word Test 2 e-Library Time 6 Word Test 2 e-Library Time 6
Story Time (1) 3 Story Time (1) 3
5-Day Schedule, 55 minutes/day (275 minutes/week)
1st Day – Story 1 2nd Day – Story 1 3rd Day – Story 2 4th Day – Story 2 5th Day – Review
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Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2 Warming Up 2
Story Listening 3 Review Time Word Review, Story Review, Speaking Practice 1 Review
16 Story Listening 3 Review Time Word Review, Story Review, Speaking Practice 1 Review
16 Review Time Speaking Practice 2, 3 Review 5
Flashcards 6 Speaking Practice 1, 2, 3 16 Flashcards 6 Speaking Practice 1, 2, 3 16 Unit Test 6
Story Time 20 My Own Story 9 Story Time 20 My Own Story 9 Storybook Time (1st-4th month) 20
Story Review 6 Homework Preparation Speaking Practice 3 Story Review 6 Homework Preparation
Speaking Practice 3 Alphabet (5th-6th month) 30
Word Practice 8 e-Library Time 9 Word Practice 8 e-Library Time 9 Review Time Speaking Practice 2, 3 Review 5
Speaking Practice 1 6 Speaking Practice 1 6 Unit Test 6
Homework Preparation Word Practice, Story Time
4 Homework Preparation Word Practice, Story Time
4 Sing-Along (1st-4th month) 10
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Story Listening 2 Story Time (2) 3 Story Listening 2 Story Time (2) 3 Speaking Practice (2) 2
Word Practice 1 Speaking Practice (1) 2 Word Practice 1 Speaking Practice (1) 2 Speaking Practice (2) 2
Word Test 2 e-Library Time 6 Word Test 2 e-Library Time 6
Story Time (1) 3 Story Time (1) 3
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Class Procedures
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Warming Up
Teacher checks attendance and prepares students for the lesson.
① Check attendance
② Ask simple conversation questions to prepare students for the lesson 2
Story Listening
Students listen to the story as an
introduction to the lesson. ① Listen
3 Students choose the images from the story to check their understanding.
② Circle TWO images Check the answers one-by-one *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Flashcards
Students practice the words with online
flashcards to learn the words used in the story.
① Click [start with image] Look and say the word Click [speaker] Listen and repeat Click [play] for the
next flashcard After the last flashcard, click [next round]
② Click [start with image] Look and say the word Mark [hide on next round] if correct Repeat until all words
are hidden Click [home]
③ TEAM PLAY 3 (a1→b1) Mark [Shuffle] and click [start with image] Look and say *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
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Story Time
Students listen and repeat the story, and answer the questions using the words and key expressions.
① Click [Start]
② Click [image] for WORD Listen and repeat
③ Click [number] or [replay] for SENTENCE Listen and repeat TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Listen and repeat
④ Click [Q] for QUESTION Listen and answer TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Listen and answer Click [next]
⑤ Repeat 2-4 for remaining scenes
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Story Review
Students review the words and sentences
for the story with the online learning screen.
① Click [words]
② Click [play] Choose the corresponding image Click the image Listen and repeat Repeat for remaining
words Click [back]
③ Click [story] Repeat 2
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Word Practice
Students stick the stickers and say the
words.
① Point to a random picture Look and say Repeat for all pictures Find the corresponding stickers from the
back of the book and stick in the spaces provided
② PARTNER (p1↔p2) Look and say
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Students listen to the words and choose the
corresponding images. ③ Click [headphones] Listen and write the corresponding letters Check and go over the answers one-by-one
*See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Students complete an activity to review the words.
④ Point to a random picture Look and say Repeat for all pictures Complete the activity Check and go
over the answers all-at-once *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
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Speaking Practice 1
Students ask and answer a question using
words from the current story to practice the key expressions.
① Ask the question for the first image Answer Repeat for all images
② TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Choose a random image Ask the question Answer
③ PARTNER (p1↔p2) Ask and answer
④ ROUND ROBIN (s1→s2→s3) Ask and answer *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
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Speaking Practice 2
Students ask and answer a question using words from previous stories to expand their speaking abilities.
① TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Point to the first image Say the word Repeat for all images
② Ask the question for the first image Answer Repeat for all images
③ TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Choose a random image Ask the question Answer
④ PARTNER (p1↔p2) Ask and answer
⑤ ROUND ROBIN (s1→s2→s3) Ask and answer *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
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Speaking Practice 3
Students ask and answer a related question
to review words and key expressions from previous stories.
① TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Point to the first image Say the word Repeat for all images
② Ask the question for the first image Answer Repeat for all images
③ TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Choose a random image Ask the question Answer
④ PARTNER (p1↔p2) Ask and answer
⑤ ROUND ROBIN (s1→s2→s3) Ask and answer *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
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My Own Story
Students look at the picture and say the sentence using a new word with the key expression.
① Talk about the picture Read the sentence Repeat the sentence
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Students draw a picture and say their own
sentence to expand their usage of the key expression.
② Ask the question Think of ideas Draw a picture Say their own sentence
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Homework Preparation
*See Appendix 4: Homework Overview and Evaluation
Word Practice
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Students listen and repeat each word.
① Click [record] Listen and repeat
Students look at the image and say each
word. ② Click [record] Look and say
Word Test
Students listen to the words and choose the corresponding images.
① Click [start] Listen and choose Repeat for all remaining words
Story Time
Students listen and repeat the story, repeating each sentence twice.
① Click [record] Listen and repeat
Speaking Practice
Students listen and answer the questions.
① Click [record] Listen and answer
e-Library Time
Students listen to the e-Library stories to expand their listening abilities.
① Click [e-Library Story 1] Listen
Students choose the images from the story to check their understanding.
② Circle TWO images Check and go over the answers one-by-one Click [e-Library Story 2] *See Appendix 2.3 Checking and Going Over Answers
Review Time
Word Review
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Students review the words from the story with online flashcards.
① TEAM PLAY 3 (a1→b1) Mark [Shuffle] and click [start with image] Look and say *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
Story Review
Students review the story with the Story Time screen.
① TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Click [replay] for SENTENCE Listen and repeat
② TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Look and say *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
Speaking Practice Review
Students review the key expressions by asking and answering the questions in Speaking Practice 1, 2, and 3.
① TEAM PLAY 1 (A↔B) Go to Speaking Practice 1 in the textbook Ask and answer for a random image
Continue for Speaking Practice 2 and 3
② PARTNER (p1↔p2) Ask and answer *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
Unit Test
Students listen to the words and choose the word that matches the image.
① Click [headphones] Listen and choose Check and go over the answers all-at-once *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
6 Students listen to the sentences and circle
O or X for the image.
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Lesson Overview
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Sing Along
Students listen, learn, and sing along with the song to learn English in a fun and interesting way.
① Click [listen] Listen
② Click [step by step] Listen and repeat, scene by scene
③ Click [sing along] Sing along
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Storybook Time *Read the STORYBOOK GUIDE before class. The Storybook Guide provides related lessons and expressions, as well as ways to
introduce each book, and fun ideas for telling the story.
Students listen to the teacher read aloud
the storybook. This is to encourage their interest in storybooks.
① Read the title and write it on the board. Repeat the title.
② Talk about the book title, cover, etc. This is an important time to get students interested in the storybook. Ask
questions about the title and what they see in the cover to confirm their understanding of the title. Also, ask questions that involve students’ background knowledge or experience related to the topic/title of the storybook.
Read aloud the storybook in an interactive manner using the Storybook Guide. Ask simple questions.
③ Listen, answer, and enjoy.
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Students write the title and give a rating
for the storybook
④ Write the title and rate the book. Discuss the students’ ratings for the book by asking simple questions such as
what they liked, what they didn’t like, who their favorite characters were, and more.
Alphabet C1Alphabet procedures replace Sing Along and Storybook Time in the 5th and 6th month of Core Course 1.
Alphabet 1/2/3
Students listen and repeat the alphabet
lesson. ① Click [section A] Listen and repeat Click [next] Repeat for each remaining scene After the last scene,
click [home]
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Students say the letter and make its sound. Then they write the letter.
② Write the letter on the board for students to follow Say and write Check *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Students point to the letters and pictures and make the sound. Then they write the missing letter.
③ Point and make the sound Write Click [section C] Check and go over the answers all-at-once Click
[home] *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Students listen and repeat the words. ④ Click [section D] Click [headphones] Listen and repeat Click [next]
Students listen and write the first letter of the word.
⑤ Click [headphones] Listen and write Check and go over the answers one-by-one
⑥ Repeat 1-5 for all letters in the lesson *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Alphabet Game
Students play the bingo or board game.
① TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Follow the onscreen instructions for the board game Play the game
① PARTNER (p1↔p2) Follow the onscreen instructions for bingo Play the game 6
Alphabet Review
Students practice the letters, sounds, and
words learned with online flashcards.
① Click [section A] Look and say the letter, sound, or word Click [speaker] Listen and repeat Click [play]
for the next flashcard After the last flashcard, click [home]
② TEAM PLAY 3 (a1→b1) Mark [Shuffle] Look and say *See Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
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Students look at the pictures and say the words and the beginning sounds. And they
circle the two pictures that begin with the same sound. Then write the letter.
③ Click [section B] Point to the first picture Say the word and the beginning sound of it Repeat for the rest
of the pictures Choose the two pictures that begin with the same sound Write Check and go over the
answers all-at-once *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Students look at the picture and say the
word. Then they write the first letter of the word.
④ Click [section B] Look and say Write Check and go over the answers all-at-once Click [home] *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
Students listen and write the first letter of
the word. Then they say the letter and make its sound.
⑤ Click [section C] Click [headphones] Listen and write Check and go over the answers all-at-once *See Appendix 2.3: Checking and Going Over Answers
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Appendix 1: Participation Procedures
Type Procedure Notes
TEAM PLAY 1 (A→B) Teacher calls on Team A, and Team A responds. Then teacher calls on Team B, and
Team B responds. Continue as necessary. Dividing into Teams: Before the first class of the week, divide students into
teams. Balance the teams equally in terms of their ability, behavior, etc.
Students should stay in the same team for at least the full class week.
Black Knight: If a student has difficulty, they can choose a Black Knight to
respond in their place. Help from the black knight can be requested up to # times per day depending on a) number of students, b) difficulty of the task, and c) timing. The Black Knight can receive an award for their role (ex. 1
sticker for their sticker sheet). Keep track of each team’s participation throughout the week, for example,
adding a score each time a team shows active participation. Reward the winning team.
TEAM PLAY 2 (A↔B) Team A, calls on/asks the question, and Team B responds. Then Team B, calls on/asks the question, and Team A responds.
TEAM PLAY 3 (a1→b1) Teacher calls on/asks, in a random or fixed order, student 1 (a1) from Team A; then student 1 (b1) from Team B. Continue with a2, b2, a3, b3, etc. Black Knight is
available to help.
PARTNER (p1↔p2) Students alternate, partner 1 then partner 2 and partner 1 again etc., saying a word/sentence or asking and answering.
ROUND ROBIN (s1→s2→s3) Student 1 asks student 2 and student 2 answers. Student 2 asks and student 3
answers. Continue.
Appendix 2: Suggested Practices
Focus Area
Procedure Applies to Focus Area
Procedure Applies to
1. Speaking
Speak slowly and clearly. Use gestures and expressions and/or point to
the screen (if applicable) to help students
understand. Repeat as necessary. Emphasize parts of the question/answer that
students have difficulties with. When students struggle with any question, utilize other simple/relevant questions to guide them to the
answer. Call on individual students as necessary. When students struggle to answer, say the
word/sentence and have them repeat.
Each section of the class
3. Checking
and Going Over
Answers
ONE-BY-ONE
1. ① Ask students to raise their hands for the answer to the first question
Raise hands Show the answer
2. ② Mark the answer Review the question if many students got it wrong
③ Repeat for remaining answers Write the score (if applicable) Check
students to make sure they wrote their score
Story Listening Word Practice e-Library Time
Alphabet
ALL-AT-ONCE
① Show all the answers on the screen Mark the answers and write the
score (if applicable) Teacher walks around to monitor students’ marking and to see how they did
② Check students to make sure they wrote their score.
③ Review any questions that many students had difficulties with.
Word Test Unit Test Alphabet
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Reading
Mouth or make the sound of a letter. Help students sound out words by breaking a
word down to its individual sounds. Read along with the students.
Alphabet
WRITING
For Alphabet and Phonics activities, check to ensure that students are writing the letters and words correctly and legibly.
Alphabet
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Appendix 3.1: Website Guide - Story
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Title Screen
start the story
play the word
Story Time
play sentence(s) (if applicable)
back/forward scene
replay/pause/play sentence
play question/answer
① Click Curriculum
② Click Core Course 1
③ Select Month (Core 1-1 for Core Course 1, month 1)
Story Listening
Click icon to automatically play story
Listening Check show an answer
show all answers
Flashcard Home Screen Start with Image show flashcard image Start with Word show flashcard word
Shuffle displays flashcards in random order
Flashcards
Flashcard Screen play sound go to next flashcard flip flashcard
Hide on Next Round hide flashcard in the next round
Home Screen
open Story Review Words screen
open Story Review Story screen
play scene’s word/sentence
Story Review
Word/Story Screen
play random word/sentence
repeat word/sentence
return to home screen
B. Listen and choose play all words
# play words one-by-one show an answer
show all answers
Word Practice
C. Match and say (if applicable) show an answer
show all answers
Unit Test
Listen and choose play all words/sentences
# play word/sentence one-by-one show an answer
show all answers
Speaking Practice
play question # play word/sentence one-by-one
e-Library Time
show an answer show all answers
play e-Library story
Sing-Along Click icon to automatically
play song Listen play the song Step-by-Step play the song one line at a time
Sing Along sing along with the song
Storybook Time Click icon to display
story book title and guide.
Click to open Korean translation of story Click to open Korean translation of song
See Appendix 4: Homework
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Appendix 3.2 Website Guide – Alphabet
Section A [back] back scene
[play] play sequence
[replay] replay sequence
[forward] forward scene
Alphabet 1/2/3
Section D & E
play sounds show all answers
(if applicable) [back] previous activity
[forward] next activity
Section C
play all sounds show all answers
[back] previous activity
[forward] next activity
Home Screen
show instructions
start game
Game Review
Section A play sound go to next flashcard
Hide on Next Round hide flashcard in the next round
Section B, C, & D
play sounds (if applicable)
show all answers (if applicable)
[back] previous activity
[forward] next activity
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Appendix 4: Homework Overview
Students complete their homework online. Each story has
six assignments. The teacher evaluates the students’ recorded homework on the website and gives an evaluation for each assignment. Students mark the result from the teacher on the homework page of their textbook.
The teacher may assign one of three evaluations: Excellent Good, and Try Again. Excellent shows highly accurate and
above average achievement. Good shows average achievement. Try Again is reserved for student recordings that are significantly below average, and the student will
complete the assignment again.
Student Homework Status Screen
Icon Guide
L Story Listening Excellent
WP Word Practice Good
WT Word Test
Try Again
ST Story Time
SP Speaking Practice
Complete
ELT e-Library Time
Not Complete
Not Evaluated
Past Deadline
Homework Assignments Recording Homework
Story Listening
Students listen to the story again.
Word Practice Students listen and repeat each word. Students look at the image and say each word.
Word Test Students listen to the words and choose the corresponding images.
Story Time Students listen and repeat the story, repeating
each sentence twice. Students complete this activity two times per story.
Speaking Practice Students listen and answer the questions.
Students complete this activity two times per story.
e-Library Time Students listen to the listed e-Library stories.
Each week, students watch the two stories from class plus two additional stories.
1. Classes 2. C1 3. Class Section 4. Homework 5. Homework Status 6. Date 7. Student Assignments
