BACKPACK 3 2/E STBK/CD-ROM 245083 - Softcover

Herrera, Mario; Pinkley, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132450836 ISBN 13: 9780132450836

Publisher: Pearson Education ESL, 2009

Synopsis

Reach into Backpack, Second Edition for a richly illustrated, seven-level communicative program that motivates primary learners and supports teachers.  Backpack is packed with kid-friendly topics, catchy songs and chants, stickers, games, stories, hands-on-projects, and TPR activities.  Young learners will succeed with Backpack !

 

Note: This is the book and CD only.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

 

Reach into Backpack, Second Edition for a richly illustrated, seven-level communicative program that motivates primary learners and supports teachers.  Backpack is packed with kid-friendly topics, catchy songs and chants, stickers, games, stories, hands-on-projects, and TPR activities.  Young learners will succeed with Backpack !

 

NEW Features

• All-New music engages students with a catchy, pop sound
• New values curriculum provides character education and strengthens the home-school connection
• New Picture Dictionary (Starter), Sound and Spelling Handbooks (Levels 1-3), and Grammar and Writing Handbooks (Level 4-6) in the Student Books and Workbooks provide support and practice (Workbooks available separately)
• NEW Assessment Package (available separately) offers teachers’ tips, techniques, tests, and a test generator
• Content Readers with Teacher’s Manuals (Level 1-6) provide reading practice and content connections
• NEW Interactive Whiteboard Software (available separately) engages students and help sustain motivation

About the Author:

Mario Herrera has a degree in education and an MA in EFL. He has taught English for more than 25 years at all levels, from young children to adults. He is the co-author of seven ESL/EFL series that are used in levels ranging from preprimary to junior high. He co-authored "Balloons," His latest series is "Backpack," a seven-level primary EFL series. As an international consultant and teacher trainer, Mr. Herrera travels on behalf of Pearson Education, directing seminars and performing in-service training sessions throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Barbara Hojel has an MA in education from Johns Hopkins University and 34 years' experience teaching very young children and training teachers. As an educational consultant, she has led workshops and seminars throughout Mexico and Central and South America. She has also trained teachers in Japan and the United States. She has authored and co-authored material for very young learners --- the "My English Book" series, "Balloons," "Buttons," and "Star!"; and has written material for teachers --- "EFL/ESL Class Starters," "Poems and Fingerplays," and "English for Me! Storybooks," Ms. Hojel develops educational materials and gives seminars, workshops, and conferences for teachers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education ESL
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0132450836
• ISBN 13: 9780132450836
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 144