[Music] welcome to this guide covering the key features of rise and shine a primary English course that develops language alongside global citizenship and future skills Learners follow the adventures of the children of rise and shine towers as they work to improve their community and support others the stories and videos support child-friendly learning objectives that motivate Learners as they progress on the English learning Journey rise and shine is built on the global scale of English or gsse integrating learning objectives that help teachers to monitor progress and Learners to understand exactly what they are learning and why rise and shine provides plenty of motivating learning opportunities by providing lots of variety in activities as well as stories and contexts that are exciting and that Learners can relate to all the stories and settings in Rise and Shine are rooted in reality with diverse characters that grow with Learners in Rise and Shine every activity and lesson lesson builds towards a clear objective and a final unit project that gives every learner their time to shine the stages of The Learning Journey are signposted in every unit characters and visuals support Learners as they move through the stages of Wonder imagine build grow and finally shine these visual cues help Learners understand how far they have come and where they are heading rise and shine builds confidence in using English through a learning cycle of exposure recognition controlled practice and Freer practice each activity is designed to support Learners to build on what they have already learned and work towards a clear task at the end of each stage of the unit these activities build to the final time to sh design task at the end of the unit where Learners are supported through the steps to create and present a project of their own rise and shine is built off the gsse which provides a rigorous foundation for the syllabus gsse learning objectives are adapted to be child friendly so that Learners are always aware of their learning goals for the unit they are able to chart their progress through the level with the progress chart and Time To Shine self assessment activities in their review lessons every unit in Rise and Shine has a clear global citizenship theme that encourages Learners to focus on global and local issues future skills are personal and social skills that children will need to become responsible citizens and are embedded throughout the course the main characters also serve as future skills helpers clearly signposted SE s in the teaching notes provide extra support through tips and ideas rise and shine is developed to support every learner to achieve their potential and is suitable for use in inclusive classrooms assessment for learning methodology and personalized activities support all Learners with extra support and stretch opportunities built into the lesson notes each level has six units plus a welcome unit goodbye lesson and celebrations lessons the teachers book includes the lesson flows for every lesson the core components of the course a design for classrooms with 2 to 5 hours of English a week you can extend the program by using the busy book which provides further practice of key language through fun puzzles stories and games extend further using the extra ideas suggested in the teachers book online teacher resources such as class games and worksheets are also available through the Pearson English portal this video has given an overview of Rise and Shine for more information and guidance explore the course materials [Music]