Nathan katalog 2016 by Materijali

Learning Materials 2016 N U R S E RY S C H O O L S • K I N D E R G A RT E N S • D AY C A R E C E N T R E S • S P E C I A L N E E D S

H E L P I N G Y O U P R E PA R E T H E F U T U R E

HELPING YOU PREPARE THE FUTURE

This year’s top picks! Nathan offers a wide range of educational and discovery games, workshops, learning tools and original solutions for creating living spaces and classroom spaces. All our products are designed so that at every stage in their development, children can make discoveries, experience new things and develop their capacity for learning and succeeding! • In language, pupils are encouraged to develop their verbal skills with a variety of approaches and materials. New products we would like to highlight include: Zoom - The Plant Kingdom (p. 16), Expression Games (p. 19) and Say it in Words (p. 21). • To encourage discovery of numbers, shapes and sizes, discover our range of tactile games and workshops, expanded with several new products this year: Zigomaths - Set 1 & 2 (p. 31), Discolud - Colours & Shapes (p. 79) and 1, 2, 3 - Sizes (p. 80). • For younger children, our range of sensory educational games and early tactile games has been expanded this year with several new products: Activity House - Peek-a-boo (p. 97), Nesting Actibaskets (p. 109) and Manipano Activity - House (p. 100). • Little ones will enjoy discovering the Passage Partition (p. 215) in their Clorofile space and taking off on motivational motor skills exploration paths with Actimousse® modules in new citrus colours (p. 278). • For group spaces, Compartment Storage and Changing Units (p. 239) supplement our dedicated reception range. And for your play spaces, a Playing Table on Casters (p. 170) makes it easy to set up play areas adapted to meet the children’s needs. Together we can ensure that all children reach their full potential.

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Our Values and Commitments

Nathan, education partner for longer than we can remember! Learning: our profession • Nathan has been in education for more than a century, imagining, designing and publishing educational materials and resources to encourage children to bloom and succeed - this is the “heart” of our business. • Nathan has always defended its educational values with conviction: fostering discovery, learning and sharing knowledge through the pleasure of discovery. Starting children’s education off through sensory methods, Nathan is the leading publisher in the distribution of the “fun learning” concept in schools.

Nathan in schools • Nathan is a renowned, favourite partner to education professionals. Our products are designed and created alongside teachers and education experts to meet both your needs and those of children to the fullest possible extent. • Nathan offers a wide range of educational resources and equipment for all types of institutions that work with small children. Nathan Learning Materials currently has over 1000 different items, and over a hundred more are added every year.

Nathan across the world • A world-renowned publisher, Nathan is a truly international company. We support education policy on five continents. We have a network of local partners who share our philosophy and our involvement in pre-school education.

Educational excellence • Nathan

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Learning Material s offers over 1000 products • All our products to support your are guaranteed education methods: educati for 2 years for quality and fau onal play, mater lts occurring du ial for discovery and lea ring normal, correct usage. rning, furniture for crèches, leisure facilities and nursery sch • All our articles ools. are tested and ch • We subscribe to ecked upon receipt from the the idea that the manufacturers (qu nu rse ry school is a place in which ality of the str uc ture and materials the early learning , operation, durab of language, oral understandin ility and reliability) to guara g, introductory rea ntee optimum qu ding and counting build the ality levels. necessary found ati on s in the first years and giv e the child the be st possible opportunities at school. Our in-ho use design team works in clo se cooperation wit h teachers, researchers and specialists. Choo sing Nathan’s educational value We have set up and quality mean partnerships with s investing local in the future of ou companies for the r children. distribution of ou r products. These partners en • All our products sure that you are are tested under provided with instructions on genuine user conditions by ch how to use our ildren and adults products, and provide you with prior to being released for sale. unrivalled quality of service.

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than attaches en ormous importa nce to ensuring that its products are co mpliant with safety standard s. They are a de termining factor from the initial developme nt phases and are complie d with throughou t the product manufacturing an d supply process. • In addition to their educational value, all our products are de veloped with the greatest attention to the quality of raw ma terials, the manufacturing pro cess and safety requirements to ensure that the y are suitable for intensive use by children for many years. • In collaboration with manufactur ers and distributors aroun d the world, we are able to offer materials tha t meet the dema nding, highquality criteria req uired by teachers .

Environmental responsibility

We design and choose environ mentallyfriendly products by favouring the use of environmentallyfriendly material s: wood and paper from susta inably managed forests, recyclable and bio degradable plasti cs, etc. • We take partic ular care over the manufacturing processes used by our suppliers: reduced energy consumpti on, waste proce ssing and the use of solve nt-free paints an d varnish at comparable qu ality levels. • We constantly take care to red uce our logistics environmental foo tprint: we give pri ority to sea freight for ou r supplies, optim ised delivery turnarounds and lorry refilling, ne w packaging solutions, recyc led packaging, etc . • Our products are designed to las t: - Nathan’s expe rtise and quality is well known among education professionals; - Modular equip ment that you ca n add to and grow; - Keeping our pro ducts up over the years, with the option of res upplies and the provision of certain parts. Please see page s VI

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Nathan at your side As a long-standing partner of pre-school education, Nathan has always been able to rely on the expertise and creativity of teachers to design high-quality, innovative educational products.

How are our products made? The release of a new Nathan product is the result of close collaboration between specialists in many different areas. Publishers, teachers, educators, psychologists, illustrators, designers and manufacturers work together to meet all your requirements to the fullest possible extent. Our aim is to provide you with a high-quality long-lasting product, designed for intensive communal use and which allows children to develop their full potential. This is the know-how that Nathan is able to offer you!

Product 6. Submission to test laboratories

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2. Examination of the project or manuscript by the publisher

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3. Presentation of the entire project to the Publishing Committee

1. Rafting of educational speciﬁcations and objectives by the publisher, incorporating environmental aspects from the design stage

Project

Do you have some interesting ideas? We can make them a reality... • Some of your colleagues already help us create innovative new products. You can join us. Do you have ideas for activities or educational games based on your day-to-day experience? We can bring them to life. • Draw up your ideas and send them to us. If your idea is chosen, it can be published and you’ll become one of our co-authors. Please send your ideas to: Nathan Matériel Éducatif - Comité Éditorial 25, avenue Pierre de Coubertin 75211 Paris Cedex 13 - France

Compliance with standards and regulations

Material for Motor Skills

Nathan attaches enormous importance to ensuring that its products are compliant with health and safety standards. We work in close collaboration with independent accredited professional bodies whose role is to confirm the compliance of our products with applicable French and European standards.

Health

The compliance testing of our products is generally performed in two stages: during the product design phase and during the manufacturing phase.

REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) is an EU regulation aimed at improving awareness of the chemicals used in industry in order to restrict their impact on health and the environment. This regulation entered into force on 1 June 2007, but the recording and authorisation procedures are being gradually introduced over a ten-year period. • The materials of our modules, foam mats and play mats bear the Oeko-Tex 100 "Textile Confidence" Label. This internationally recognised label guarantees that the products contain no chemicals harmful to health and skin (formaldehyde, heavy metals, phthalates, benzene, etc.).

Safety All our products covered by European standards bear the CE mark. The CE mark is obligatory for all products subject to one or more European Directives dealing with safety, public health and consumer protection. It appears on the product itself, on the packaging or the supplied documentation.

Toys • European Directive 2009/48/EC on the safety of toys: this new directive entered into force twice on 20 July 2011 for standards EN 71-1 and EN 71-2 (Mechanical and Flammability) and on 20 July 2013 for standard EN 71-3 (Chemicals). All our products classed as toys shall henceforth fully meet the obligations set out in this directive. • European standard EN 71 on the safety of toys: tests on physical properties (stability, shock resistance, fall resistance and traction resistance under the least favourable conditions of use), flammability tests, chemical tests etc. CE compliance statements for our products are available upon request.

Furniture • European standard EN 1729-1 and 2 for school furniture: equipment durability and usability, and user body types. • European standard EN 16121: 2014 on nondomestic storage furniture. • European standard EN 1021-1 and 2: flammability of upholstered furniture and seating.

Upholstered furniture and seating • European standard EN 1021-1 and 2: flammability of upholstered furniture and seating.

• French standard NF S 54-300 on Educational Material for Motor Skills: checking solidity, stability and the absence of trapping hazards for children aged between 0 and 12. • French and European standard NF-EN 12503-1-4-5-6 on gym mats.

• Our products comply with European regulations regarding health. • Our products comply with the REACH regulation that imposes manufacturing, trade and usage restrictions applicable to certain substances with the aim of protecting human health and the environment.

We constantly analyse the raw materials listed in the REACH appendix in relevant products in order to guarantee that their levels of azo dyes, phthalates, cadmium and PCP are well within the statutory limits. Azo dyes make up a sizable amount of colourings and are widely used in fabric items. The pigments of azo dyes are chemically produced and can release certain aromatic amines that are deemed to be carcinogenic. Phthalates are regularly used in plastics (especially PVC) to make them flexible. Their use in toys has been drastically reduced in Europe due to their toxicity and the potential environmental impact.

Air quality • Moving forward with our health and environment initiatives, we analyse the formaldehyde levels in our wood-based materials in order to ensure that they are kept to a minimum (E1 classification of our materials). Formaldehyde is a volatile organic compound (VOC) which is harmful to human health. It is a solvent used in many synthetic materials, in particular glues and resins used in wooden panels. Since 2002, the E1 standard has guaranteed strict formaldehyde thresholds. • French Decree No. 2011-1728 of 2 December 2011, concerning the monitoring of air quality in nurseries and infant schools, came into force on 1 January 2015. All the materials we select comply with this regulatory provision.

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Nathan and sustainable development Our approach • At Nathan, our commitment to CSR is nothing new. For many years now, our activity and our relations with our partners (suppliers, customers, service providers, employees, public institutions, etc.) have incorporated social, environmental and economic prerogatives.

Today, we are pursuing and intensifying our commitment:

WE SUPPORT

- With our official endorsement, in June 2012, of the United Nations Global Compact, the objective of which is to promote 10 universal principles concerning human rights, labour rights, environmental protection and anticorruption. - With the implementation of a Corporate Social and Environmental Steering Committee responsible for its deployment in the company. Our CSR commitment revolves around three principles: - Reducing the impact of our activity on the environment. - Acting to ensure greater equality and fulfilment in the workplace. - Making our business reflect our social commitment.

Preserving the environment Offering sustainable, environmentally-friendly products • Nathan has always been committed to the idea that “socially-responsible” quality is by its very nature made to last: - We are developing products using environmentally-friendly materials and new materials that are harder-wearing and lighter, so as to reduce the impact on the environment and to optimise the serviceable life of our products. - We perform checks at key stages of the manufacturing process in order to guarantee optimal quality and finish. - The woods used in the manufacturing process for our furniture mainly come from environmentally-managed forests

and we are against the use of wood taken from illegal logging.

- Our paper comes from environmentallymanaged forests and is elemental chlorine free (ECF). ECF bleaching has been recognised by the European Commission and the US Environmental Protection Agency as the “best available technology”.

- Depending on the intended use of our materials, we concentrate on environmentally-friendly, water-based paints. These water-soluble paints are guaranteed solvent-free.

Promoting responsible purchasing policies

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- We favour reliable manufacturers and partners who provide excellent quality and are committed to the environment: reduced energy consumption, processing and re-use of waste (wood, paper, gloss paints, etc). - We carefully select our suppliers based on ethical criteria: respect for ILO (International Labour Organisation) conventions regarding forced child labour, respect for basic human rights and inspection of working conditions. Our ICTI (International Council of Toy Industries) certified toy suppliers are subject to inspection audits every year, according to very strict criteria.

Reduced use of packaging and reduced paper consumption - Our boxes and other waste (paper, plastic materials) are all collected and recycled. We have reduced the paper requirements of our catalogues by 30% over 5 years.

Streamlining our logistics and the impact on the environment In an effort to reduce CO2 emissions relating to the transportation of our raw materials and products, we are constantly seeking to optimise our logistics and to reduce our energy consumption. Three priority areas: - Proximity to production locations: over 80% of our production is made in Europe. - Outside Europe, our supplies are mainly delivered via sea freight in order to reduce their carbon footprint. - We provide flat-pack furniture in order to optimise packaging requirements.

Raising awareness of sustainable development among our staff A number of initiatives have been undertaken at Nathan to promote sustainable development in the everyday activities of our employees: - the use of energy-saving lights in our premises - the recycling of office paper, ink cartridges, light bulbs and batteries - the provision of drinking fountains connected to the mains water supply - a purchasing policy favouring ecological products (envelopes, paper, etc.)

Acting as a socially-responsible company • Contributing to think tanks on environmental and social issues Editis-Éditions Nathan is a member of Comité 21, which works in favour of sustainable and fair corporate development. • Acting to respect human rights and rights of the child, especially the basic right to education - Nathan is a partner of Unicef, working to raise awareness among young people of the rights of the child, international solidarity and citizenship. - Nathan is developing special schemes to combat illiteracy and to help the insertion of young people and adults in difficult circumstances into the world of work. • Education about sustainable development Our role as publisher of education resources also creates the responsibility to act alongside children and teachers to raise awareness of “living together” and respect for the environment.

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Awareness p. 82 • Fingercards - Spatial ers p. 83 • Fingercards - Numb 87 • 16 Little Frogs p.

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Early Learning

Artistic Activities

Learning Language .......................................... p. 4 Discovering Writing ......................................... p. 23 Discovering Maths ............................................ p. 26 Discovering the World .................................... p. 59

Music ..................................................................... p. 180 Arts and Crafts ................................................. p. 182

Educational Games Learning Games ................................................. p. 66 Educational Games .......................................... p. 84

Furniture Living Areas ....................................................... p. 212 Communal Areas ............................................. p. 236 Storage Units..................................................... p. 246 Library Furniture.............................................. p. 259 Activity Equipment ........................................ p. 266

Skills Development and Early Motor Activities Sensory Skills Development........................ p. 92 Fine Motor Skills ............................................... p. 98 Construction ....................................................... p. 112 Jigsaws and Puzzles ....................................... p. 120 Early Learning .................................................... p. 136

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Physical Activities Adventure Course Units............................... p. 274 Balance, Coordination and Agility .......... p. 288 Indoor and Outdoor Equipment .............. p. 293

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Pretend Play Kitchen Corner .................................................. p. 144 Grocery Corner.................................................. p. 153 House Corner ..................................................... p. 155 Theatre Corner .................................................. p. 164 Pretend Group Play ......................................... p. 166 Play Corners........................................................ p. 167

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Early Learning Say It In Words

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ur underlying commitment is to provide learning materials suited to young and older children alike. Designed jointly with educational professionals, our products encourage progressive learning of oral and written language, and the discovery of the world. These innovative products can be used in workshops and small groups, and can be adapted to the child’s progress. Most include a teacher’s leaflet.

Learning Language First steps in Communication

Understanding and Learning

Starting to Think about Language

p. 14

Discovering Writing Preparing to Learn to Write

Zigomaths Sets

P.31 N EW

p. 23

Discovering Maths First Look at Numbers

p. 26

Discovering Shapes, Sizes and Colours

p. 34

Counting, Sorting, Measuring

p. 48

Spatial Awareness

p. 50

Geometry

p. 57

Discovering the World Time Awareness

p. 59

Nature and Environment

p. 61

Balanced Diet

p. 62

Sorting Set • Materials

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Learning Language

First Steps in Communication Puppets • An intermediary object to encourage children to talk in a group and promote the pleasure of communicating. • Children express themselves actively and work to make sure others understand them.

NEW Puppets of the World 4 puppets with which children can identify. An ideal resource for language activities and time spent in groups. The school bag is detachable. • Polyester and cotton velvet, machine washable at 30°C. Allow to dry gently at room temperature. • H: 32 cm.

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Ulysses the Puppet Ulysses the globe-trotter helps children discover the world. He encourages storytelling and questions, all on travel-related themes.

• H.: 42 cm. 313 309 342 177 7

Learning Language

Large Images • Great springboards for oral activities in groups and workshops. • The rich illustrations assist the discovery of vocabulary. • For each poster, the guide provides activities for the exploration and analysis of the image.

On each poster, there are 20 actions and behaviours to analyse. 13 posters

4 YEARS +

Large Images - Living Together Mireille Perret and Michèle Granier

The folder contains: • 13 posters in 52 x 40 cm format. • 1 printable guide on CD (PDF format). 313 309 337 139 3

40 cm

Learn to express ideas and communicate about situations related to the classroom and the world of children. 13 posters depict the daily life of a class of 26 children. Each illustration shows a situation in which more than 20 different actions and behaviours are represented. Observation of the characters and their actions progressively encourages children to develop their critical faculties and think about how to “live together”: • At school: In the playground - In the classroom - In the school canteen - In the games room - In the swimming pool. • In the family: In the children’s bedroom - The birthday The family bike ride. • In society: The coach trip - At the zoo - At the farm Visit to the castle.

1 printable guide on CD

52 cm

2 YEARS +

Images for Building On A. Popet 12 large-format scenes of everyday life

40 cm

A diverse, original language support using large-size pictures. A set of pictures featuring scenes of everyday life: a garden, a kitchen, a bathroom, a birthday party, a bedroom, a car, a classroom, a street, a supermarket, a shop cash desk, a merry-goround, a swimming pool. The folder contains: • 12 large colour pictures (52 x 40 cm), • 12 large-format black and white background scenes (52 x 40 cm), • 12 large decor pictures for photocopying (29.7 x 21 cm), • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. • Comes in a large transparent folder. 313 309 388 027 7

52 cm

POINT A black and white background scene corresponds to each picture for use in memory and imagination activities.

Learning Language

Understanding and Learning POINT The format of the game boards and size of magnetic counters make it easy to set up workshops either in small groups or with half a class. MAGNETIC

3 YEARS + PIECES

From Pictures to Words Françoise Eriksen and Myriam Fournier Dulac

Specially designed to create language situations in small groups, this teaching pack is organised into 5 successive steps building up from words to sentences. The comprehensive and varied material encourages a great many activities to promote communication: acquiring vocabulary, comparing, explaining choices, describing, etc.

22 character cards

80 magnetic counters

The box contains: • 5 double-sided magnetic game boards (i.e. 10 different boards) - 50 x 35 cm. • 80 magnetic counters. • 1 set of 22 character cards. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 137 9 1 blank board for sorting and categorising activities

3 boards depicting scenes from everyday life

2 character boards (boy and girl) for widening the vocabulary and dressing up parts of the body

4 photo-boards on speciﬁc themes

Pictures

POINT

Categorised in 3 families: characters, places and objects. The wealth of illustrations stimulates the imagination, speech and discussion between children. • Format suitable for group or workshop use. • 32 character cards: heroes, likeable characters, a friend or an enemy. • 23 place cards: initial location, background location, an obstacle and ultimate locations. • 17 object cards: “hero’s wish” object, a magical or evil object.

Scenes can be customised by teachers using the magnetic tokens.

4 YEARS +

72 PICTURES

Making up Fairy Tales

16.5 cm

A. Mauffrey and I. Cohen

A set of 72 picture cards to invent a variety of stories and to broaden descriptive language. The box contains: • 72 picture cards (16.5 x 16.5 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 238 3

Teacher’s leaﬂet

This details the educational procedure, presents various story backdrops, an example of use and further activities to move from oral to written work. 32 character cards

23 location cards

17 object cards

Tales to Tell Nathalie Lepouder

Teacher’s leaﬂet • Presents the objectives, the materials and how the activities progress. • Summarises the main elements of each story (period in history, places, characters, objects) and the associated action verbs. • Suggests an extra activity involving creating stories based on the poster.

72 cm

The background landscapes and the magnetic panels • 6 background landscapes to be placed on the magnetic panels: a forest, a house in a forest, a castle in the clouds, an ogre’s house, a castle and a boulder, a farm with a village in the distance. Depending on the stories, there can be 1 to 4 background landscapes. • Once open, each of the 2 panels can hold 2 backgrounds. Placed side by side, they highlight the different moments of transition and make it easy to move the shapes around. 35 cm 6 background landscapes to be placed on 2 large format magnetic panels

25.5 cm

The box contains: • 2 large format magnetic panels (72 x 26 cm). • 6 background landscapes (35 x 25.5 cm). • 43 magnetic shapes: 23 characters, 20 objects. • 1 poster for creating a "story mix" (42 x 60 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 160 7

26 cm

This workshop uses an active, fun approach to familiarise children with the elements that make up a story and the narrative structure of a tale. The children move the magnetic shapes around on the background landscapes to make the stories their own, then are encouraged to reproduce them orally in a dynamic dramatisation. The workshop provides an effective medium for speaking up and for verbal communication. 4 traditional tales: The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, Hop-o’-My-Thumb, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk.

Learning Language

MAGNETIC

4 YEARS + PIECES

42 cm

The magnetic shapes 60 cm

43 shapes corresponding to the 23 characters and 20 objects in the 4 stories presented.

The poster • This gives an overview of the worlds of the 4 stories covered. • Using the magnetic shapes, the children can create a new story.

The cards represent the key events of a story to help grasp narrative structure.

3 YEARS +

55 CARDS

Fairy Tales Set D. Chauvel

9 Traditional tales on 55 cards: Goldilocks, The Little Red Hen, The 3 Little Pigs, The Adventures of the Little Mouse, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Tom Thumb. The box contains: • 55 cards (12 x 8 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 008 2

Learning Language

Listening Sets • To encourage children to describe and explain scenes illustrated using sound and images.

2 photo formats for group and individual games

1 CD lasting 54 minutes

21 cm

2 YEARS + 8.5 cm

29.7 cm

12 cm

2X30 PHOTOS

Audio Flashcards Everyday Sounds An audio CD and 60 photos in 2 formats to name, play and understand the environment. 6 themes relating to children’s everyday life: animals, music, objects, transport, facial expressions and leisure activities. The 30 large format photos are for use in observing and describing an image. The inclusion of 30 card format photos helps with handling by small hands and enables word games to be set up. The audio CD contains sounds associated with each image. The box contains: • 30 colour large format photos (L/W: 29.7 x 21 cm). • 30 card format photos (L/W: 12 x 8.5 cm). • 1 audio CD lasting 54 minutes. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 342 219 4

21 cm

2 image formats for group and individual games

8.5 cm

29.7 cm

12 cm 1 CD lasting 66 minutes

2 YEARS +

2X30 PHOTOS

Audio Flashcards - Animals This comprehensive collection is perfect for young children, enriching their vocabulary about all types of animals, ﬁnding out what noises they make and how they live. The large images help legibility and descriptive activities. The same images are included in small format for use in games. The CD is for use in listening and language sessions. The box contains: • 1 CD lasting 66 minutes. • 30 colour photos (29.7 x 21 cm) and 30 card photos (12 x 8.5 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 342 212 5

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22.7 cm

33 cm

Learning Language

U n d e r s t a n d i n g

6 large-format boards

2 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

My First Sound Situations Lotto Listening and language material that can be used in group sequences or lotto games. The children must identify 30 sounds corresponding to the sound situations illustrated in scenes of everyday life: kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, in the street and at the park. For learning to observe and describe scenes, developing discrimination and aural memory, encouraging dialogue and enhancing vocabulary. • The box contains: 6 laminated boards in thick cardboard, 30 plastic tokens, 1 CD lasting 32 minutes and 1 teacher's leaﬂet. • L/W of board: 33 x 22.7 cm. • Ø of token: 3.5 cm. 313 309 337 143 0

30 tokens

1 CD lasting 32 minutes

1 CD lasting 45 minutes 8 large scene cards

24 illustrated cards

3 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

Listening to Stories 1 D. Lévy

8 stories featuring Splash the Dog, illustrated in one main picture, and in three cards depicting isolated sounds. Each sequence is recorded twice in its entirety and twice in a row with isolated sounds. • L/W card: 24 x 18 / 14 x 9.5 cm. • The box contains: 1 CD lasting 45 minutes, 24 illustrated cards and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 132 4

16 photo boards

Language game

24 cm

Lotto games

18 cm

Learning Language

18 cm

6 lotto boards

4 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

Musical Instruments Audio Games For setting up activities around spoken language, listening and discovery of the world on the theme of musical instruments. • Language game: by looking at the photo boards, children learn to recognise different instruments, their family (strings, wind, percussion, etc.), what they are made of (wood, brass, metal, plastic, etc.), their origin, their sound and so on, and acquire an accurate vocabulary. • Audio lotto games: several activities with progressively increasing difﬁculties around 36 different sounds, to develop listening, discrimination and aural memory.

24 cm

• The box contains: 16 cardboard photo boards, 6 cardboard lotto boards, 36 plastic tokens, 1 40-minute CD and 1 teacher's leaﬂet. • L/W of photo boards and lotto boards: 24 x 18 cm. • Ø token: 3.5 cm. 313 309 337 226 0

1 CD lasting 40 minutes 36 tokens

1 CD lasting 54 minutes

22 cm

6 scene cards

4 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

Sound Situations Lotto 48 sounds matching the situations illustrated on 6 scene cards: garden, kitchen, street, square, forest and beach. When they hear a sound, children place a counter on the matching item on the scene card. 6 sequences are recorded in a row, the ﬁrst scene-by-scene, the others in random orders.

• L/W card: 33 x 22 cm. • Ø counter: 3 cm. • The box contains: 1 CD lasting 54 minutes, 6 rigid cardboard scene cards, 60 plastic counters and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 131 7

33 cm

60 plastic counters

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Image Sequences • A variety of concepts to encourage children to describe a scene and focus on a chronological sequence of events.

Learning Language

U n d e r s t a n d i n g

3 YEARS + 4 CHILDREN

The Right Order of Pictures Françoise Eriksen

This material proposes a step-by-step progression to encourage children to identify the chronological order of series of 2 to 4 sequential images. At ﬁrst, children will work on a series of sheets with a pre-printed picture to build on the "before", "after", "middle" concepts; then they will put the pictures in the correct order on blank sheets. • L/W activity sheets: 23 / 33 / 46 x 13 cm. • L/W image card: 10 x 10 cm. The box contains: • 24 activity sheets of 2, 3 or 4 squares, with or without a printed image, 52 picture cards divided into 5 sets and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 342 280 4

52 PICTURES

52 image cards

SHEETS

POINT • Series of 2, 3 and 4 images • Large uncluttered illustrations to make it easy for children to pick up clues.

24 activity sheets: 12 sheets with a printed image, 12 blank sheets

Teacher’s leaﬂet

• Find the image that goes "next", the ﬁrst one is provided.

• Find the image that goes "before" and "after", the middle one is provided.

• Presents objectives, material, progression and step-by-step activity procedure. • Includes a table with chronological sequences and corresponding stories. • Suggests ideas for assessment and a vocabulary guide (actions/verbs, spatial concepts/adverbs. • Make a series of 4 images on a blank sheet.

12 cm

Learning Language

14 cm

2 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

52 PICTURES

Ploum Chronological Series 14 series of 3, 4 and 5 pictures depicting Ploum in scenes that are familiar and amusing. These sequential pictures enable young children to place an action in time and evolve towards narrative language and story-telling logic. • L/W card: 14 x 12 cm. • The box contains: 52 hard cardboard pictures with rounded corners and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 388 349 0

5 YEARS +

82 PICTURES

Chronological Sequences Annick Mauffrey and Isdey Cohen

Teacher’s leaﬂet

Stories to make up to develop language skills. This material includes 82 pictures that enable 11 stories to be made up (with 2 “odd one out” cards per story). The supplied story backgrounds delight children and encourage them to express themselves: The scooter race, The train trip, The rubber ball, etc. The box contains: • 82 cards (16.5 x 16.5 cm) that make up 11 stories; • 5 series of 6 cards, with 2 “odd one out” cards per story; • 6 series of 5 cards, with 2 “odd one out” cards per story; • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 239 0

The teacher’s leaﬂet details: - the procedure and the aims; - recommendations for group, individual and workshop use; - oral activities to do (7 ways for each series of pictures); - interchangeable activity methods: place events on a timescale, place characters and objects in a space, write a short story (dictated to the adult).

16.5 cm

The linked illustrations encourage children to pick up clues, make guesses and work together as a group.

2 “odd one out” cards to be eliminated in reference to an episode in the story.

How to use Chronological Sequences? Examples of Chronological Sequences: A lot of language activities can be performed using each series of pictures: building up a story, eliminating “odd one out” cards, justifying points of view, choosing a title, completing the story, imagining another ending, etc. “odd one out” cards “The wasp’s sting”

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POINTS • Four-stage stories. • Large dimension pictures.

21 cm

3 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN

PHOTOS

Photo Sequence Set 1 13 series of 4 photos: birthday, bath, orange juice, slide, hairdresser, tricycle, construction game, bear, washing hands, gift, ice-cream and banana. • L/W photo: 21 x 15 cm. • The box contains: 52 cardboard photographs and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 978 209 337 009 3

Game 1: 5 cards to put in order

4 YEARS + 4 CHILDREN

Learning Language

U n d e r s t a n d i n g

35 CARDS

Scenario - Chronological Sequences Two packs of cards for making logical sequences offering two levels of difﬁculty and a variety of themes. Game 1: 7 sets of 5 cards to put in order. Game 2: 6 sets of 6 cards with one odd card out. • L/W card: 12 x 8 cm. • The box contains: 2 packs of 35 and 36 cards. 313 309 337 230 7 Odd card out

36 CARDS

Game 2: 6 cards with one odd card out

4 YEARS +

40 PHOTOS

Image Sequences Sands of Time

15 cm

12 cm

Photo flashcards chosen to help the child understand the concept of time. The photos are used as a basis for identifying a chronology by looking at the concepts of succession (before, now, after) or simultaneousness (at the same time). The 40 colour photographs provide a rich and original resource for the development of language and the acquisition of new vocabulary. The image collection is organised into eight themes, each comprising five photographs that can be used individually or as a set, depending on the child’s level: growing up, life stages, from hatching to first flight, making a mask, planting flowers, from flower to fruit, building a house, a sailing boat leaving the harbour. • L/W photo: 15 x 12 cm. • The box contains: 40 colour photos, plastic dividers for filing families of photos and 1 teacher’s leaflet. 313 309 342 195 1

Broaden vocabulary Image banks: • Enhance children’s vocabulary. • Encourage grouping and classiﬁcation of objects. • Large size pictures: 15 x 12 cm or maxi-format: 21 x 15 cm.

15 cm

12 cm

Learning Language

Starting to Think about Language

2 YEARS +

105 PHOTOS

Photo Box - Food 3 series of 35 photo flashcards: fruit and vegetables, meat and fish and desserts. The box contains: • 105 photos (15 x 12 cm). • Plastic dividers for filing families of photos. • 1 teacher’s leaflet. 313 309 388 343 8

15 cm

2 YEARS +

105 PHOTOS

12 cm

Photo Box - Animals 6 series of photo flashcards of animals in their natural environment: mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, fish, insects and spiders and a series of diverse species. The plastic box contains: • 105 photos (15 x 12 cm). • Plastic dividers for filing families of photos. • 1 teacher’s leaflet. 313 309 388 346 9

8.5 cm

12 cm

2 YEARS +

48 PHOTOS

Photo Box - Everyday Life 48 photos to enrich the child’s vocabulary of everyday life. 6 topics are included: toys, clothes, hygiene, forms of transport, farm animals and musical instruments.

• The box contains: 48 photos (12 x 8.5 cm). 313 309 342 220 0

Learning Language

21 cm

2 YEARS +

50 PHOTOS

The aim of this collection is to learn a speciﬁc lexicon, and also to encourage the re-use of this vocabulary in dialogue situations during play. The chosen theme helps instil a number of language-related situations from the easiest to more complex: • naming and recognising different items of clothing, • associating each item with a part of the body, • sorting them by season, weather or time of day, • identifying the different ways of ﬁnding the different parts of the clothes, etc.

15 cm

Photo Box - Clothing

The box contains: • 50 colour photographs (21 x 15 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 142 3

21 cm

POINT

2 YEARS +

15 cm

Large size pictures to enable group activities.

PHOTOS

Photo Box - Household Items Especially suitable for language-learning, this collection can enrich the vocabulary relating to children’s everyday environment. The card format is particularly suitable for small group workshops and helps to describe each object pictured. The box contains: • 50 photos (21 x 15 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet.

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21 cm

50 PHOTOS

Photo Box - Objects from School The 50 photographs enable children to name various objects around the classroom and explore infant activities: • manual activities, • motor skill activities, • musical instruments, • games, • learning materials, • classroom furniture. The box contains: • 50 colour photographs (21 x 15 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 388 371 1

15 cm

2 YEARS +

POINT

Double-sided

Stunning large-format photos

21 cm

28.7 cm

Learning Language

NEW

3 YEARS +

80 PHOTOS

Zoom - The Plant Kingdom Valérie Barry

On the front: observation of part of the plant with a magnifying glass.

• Nutrition and health

On the back: identiﬁcation of the plant. Plant shapes

5 sets of 8 large-format double-sided photos for discovering themes connected to plant life and life cycle: plant shapes, the cycle of the seasons, roots and movement, growth and reproduction, and nutrition and health. On the front: observation of one or more details through a magnifying glass; on the back: identiﬁcation of the plant. • The box contains: 40 double-sided colour photo boards (21 x 28.7 cm) and 1 teacher's leaﬂet. 313 309 342 296 5

• Growth and reproduction

POINT Various high-quality large-format photo boards

Double-sided

28.7 cm

21 cm

3 YEARS +

128 PHOTOS

Zoom - The Animal Kingdom V. Barry

On the front: observation of part of the animal with a magnifying glass.

• How the body works

On the back: identiﬁcation of the whole animal. Physical appearance

• Reproduction

10 cm

8 sets of 16 large-format double-sided photo boards for discovering themes around animal life: physical appearance, the five senses, locomotion, how the body works, growth, reproduction, nutrition, health and hygiene. On the front: observation of one or more details with a magnifying glass; on the back: identification of the whole animal. • The box contains: 64 double-sided colour photo boards (21 x 28.7 cm) and 1 teacher's leaflet. 313 309 342 300 9

18 MONTHS +

Animages A practical, easy-to-handle collection for naming, recognising and comparing adult animals and their young.

Animages - Pets

Animages - Wild Animals

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• 22 pages of tear-proof paper (Ø: 10 cm), connected by a plastic ring. • Set of 2.

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Prepositions

4 YEARS +

In front of

Behind

Learning Language

S t a r t i n g

In front of and behind

PHOTOS

Words in Photos

Adjectives

Jacqueline Rioult and Sylvie Demetz

To enhance basic vocabulary and communicate with others, 3 series of photo ﬂashcards illustrating 3 categories of words: - prepositions: 20 photos (below, above, far from, near to, etc.); - qualifying adjectives: 36 photos (light, dark, full, empty, etc.); - action verbs: 40 photos (stroke, garden, whisper, etc.). 5 photos show complex scenes for using terms learnt separately. They encourage children to re-use vocabulary, and facilitate evaluation. Photos based on themes familiar to children: - can be grouped together to tell a story; - can be opposed or worked on individually.

Heavy

Light

Verbs

The box contains: • 96 photos (15 x 12 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 336 179 0

Heavy and light

Scene photos

Gardening

12 cm

15 cm

4 YEARS +

40 PHOTOS

Photo Box The Seasons This series of photo ﬂashcards allows the child to discover the cyclical pattern of the weather. For this purpose, the child associates clues, sorts, classes, associates and corrects. The image collection is organised into 6 themes: types of clothing, plants and fruit, animals, landscapes, types of manual work and leisure activities. The landscape theme comprises four sub-themes: the countryside, the sea, the city and the mountains. The box contains: • 40 photos (15 x 12 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 342 196 8

53 cm

32.5 cm

Learning Language

Learning How to Make Sentences

MAGNETIC 3 YEARS + PIECES

Everyday Safety

25 cards

4 scenes in large format in magnetic cardboard

40 magnetic tokens

Explore and discuss daily situations to help spot and avoid various domestic dangers. As part of our safety education programme, this resource includes linguistic activities using everyday situations that enable children to identify and avoid the various dangers. 4 posters illustrate scenes of everyday life: the kitchen, lounge, bathroom and garden. The teacher facilitates and encourages communication on the illustrated situations using magnetic tokens and cards that represent dangerous actions. These activities provide children with an awareness of household dangers and their prevention. • L/W poster: 53 x 32.5 cm. • L/W token: 4.25 x 4.25 cm / 4.25 x 2.55 cm. • L/W card: 12 x 8 cm. • The folder contains: 4 posters, 40 tokens in magnetic cardboard, 25 cards and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 337 135 5

1 language game

4 YEARS + 5 CHILDREN

35 photo boards

Food Games 3 types of activities about food are offered to encourage knowledge, language, discussion and sensory enjoyment. •A language game: children learn to recognise the different foods and their origins, and describe a dish, by looking at the photo boards. • A sorting game: the 5 round counters represent 5 food groups and allow the photos to be sorted by ﬂavour, colour, type of meal, etc. • 2 lotto games: "1 food group" lotto or "5 food groups" lotto.

1 sorting game 5 "food groups" counters

• L/W boards: 24 x 18 cm. • L/W photo cards: 8 x 7 cm. • Ø counters: 6 cm. • The box contains: 35 photo boards, 5 double-sided lotto boards, 5 illustrated round counters, 25 photo cards and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 336 032 8 5 lotto boards

7 cm

2 lotto games 8 cm

25 photo cards

On the front, "1 food group" lotto

On the back, "5 food group" lotto

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1 sorting game

30 photo boards

24 cm

6 expression counters Front Back

2 lotto games 30 photo cards

3 YEARS +

1-6 CHILDREN

Expression Games

18 cm

Front Back

4 games in 1 for discovering facial expressions and thinking about what they mean, from the child’s own expression and others’ expressions. Children learn to recognise, name, interpret and reproduce 6 facial expressions: smiling, laughing, sadness, anger, disgust and surprise. In the process, they expand their vocabulary and become aware that the face is an essential element of expression and non-verbal communication. • A language game: the photo boards are the starting point for numerous activities involving observation, description, comparison, riddles, mime, etc. • A sorting game: sort the photos based on their expression and match them with the corresponding symbol counters; sort by type of feeling (happiness/unhappiness). • 2 lotto games: 1 expression lotto or 6 expression lotto.

6 lotto boards

18 cm

• L/W board: 24 x 18 cm. • L/W card: 8 x 6 cm. • Ø counter: 6 cm. • The box contains: 30 cardboard photo boards, 6 illustrated expression counters in cardboard, 6 double-sided cardboard lotto boards, 30 cardboard photo cards and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 332 010 0

Front / Back

Learning Language

S t a r t i n g

24 cm

1 language game

18 cm

24 cm

4 YEARS + 5 CHILDREN

The 5 Senses Games Games for discovering the 5 senses and their function, for developing language and knowledge of the environment. 3 games in 1 to explore the 5 senses. • A language game: using large photos, the children observe, describe the sensations, identify the organs concerned, compare their sensory experiences etc. • A sorting game: sort the photos by sense and associate them with the matching counter-symbols; match by type of sensation, etc. • 2 lotto games: “1 sense” lotto or “5 senses” lotto.

35 photo boards

1 sorting game

5 counters

The box contains: • 35 photo boards (24 x 18 cm). • 5 double-sided lotto boards (24 x 18 cm). • 25 photo cards (8 x 7 cm). • 5 round counters (Ø: 6 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 336 031 1 24 cm

2 lotto games

18 cm

8 cm

7 cm

25 photo cards

On the back “5 senses” lotto

On the front “1 sense” lotto

Learning Language

24 model sheets to put on the back of the lectern

Front/Back

POINT 4 landscape sheets to place on the lectern

2 large format lecterns with 1 magnetic face.

MAGNETIC 4 YEARS + 4 CHILDREN PIECES

Topoprimo 2 lecterns with 1 magnetic face

16 magnetic shapes

Communication activities for acquiring and structuring spatial concepts through language. Example activities: • discovery: describing landscapes, identifying and naming characters, objects and animals; • memorisation: observing then describing, answering questions or solving riddles; • placing shapes: following verbal instructions, with an odd one out, missing piece, etc. The box contains: • 2 lecterns with 1 magnetic green face (33 x 23 cm). • 4 landscape sheets: an orchard, the countryside, a house, a beach (32.5 x 22.7 cm). • 16 magnetic shapes (4 per landscape): 4 characters, 3 objects, 9 animals. • 24 model sheets (21 x 18.5 cm). • 1 teacher's leaﬂet. 313 309 342 867 7

2 packs of 48 playing cards

4 card holders

4 YEARS + 4 CHILDREN

Language Game 2 This game encourages the construction of simple sentences to describe and identify a picture. Using model cards and corresponding cards, the children describe the picture in turn. Without looking at the cards, the other children must recognise it and complete their own card. Other games are suggested using the cards alone.

12 model cards

• L/W model card: 25 x 10 cm. • L/W playing card: 8.5 x 5.5 cm. • The box contains: 4 strong cardboard activity cards to hold the playing cards, 12 model cards (3 sets of 4) representing the situations to be described, 2 identical packs of 48 playing cards, 8 transparent studs to vertically insert the model cards and 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 336 991 8

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Say It In Words Georges Rémond

48 cards

Fun, entertaining kit for creating two-child language situations and encouraging pupils to dialogue in a spirit of play and helping each other. The children progressively enrich their vocabulary and enunciate more and more precisely and completely, going from a single word to a sentence.

• The cards are split into 8 themes: food, clothes, school, around the house, animals, the body and hygiene, transport, and the garden. • Each theme consists of 6 cards that work in pairs.

Learning Language

S t a r t i n g

For each theme, the dialogues are organised into 3 successive steps: Step 1: Enrich vocabulary for garden objects.

The box contains: • 48 cards split into 8 themes (21 x 15 cm). • 1 teacher's leaﬂet. 313 309 388 083 3

Teacher’s leaﬂet

Step 2: Introduce the concept of prepositions around animals (above, below, etc.).

• Presents the organisation and content of the activities. • Describes the different ways of using the materials: discovery activities based on labels for download, two-child language activities with the cards. • Proposes example formulations for use by the teacher.

Step 3: Produce simple sentences using action verbs.

8 themes • Animals • Transport

• The body and hygiene • Food

• Clothes • The garden

• Around the house • School

15 cm

21 cm

Learning Language

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L a n g u a g e

4 YEARS +

2-8 CHILDREN

Lexico The cards in the family are shown at the top

The cards in the family are broken down into 4 parts

Game 1: Eight 6-card families depicting families of objects (clothing, kitchen utensils, bathroom items, chairs, DIY tools, school materials, dishes, ﬁrst aid).

Game 2: Twelve 4-card families depict an object or an animal broken down into 4 parts (house, turtle, bicycle, computer, shoe, boat, ﬂower, anorak, elephant, cockerel, piece of furniture, face).

These two 48-card “Happy Families” games develop language skills by building children’s active vocabulary. • L/W card: 12 x 8 cm. • The box contains: 2 packs of 48 playing cards. 313 309 337 236 9

"I would like the card with the dog under the table"

5 YEARS + 4 CHILDREN

The Word Family Game This variant of the 7 families game helps children construct their ﬁrst simple phrases. To collect the 6 cards indicated on the instruction panel, the child must ask for the cards with a precision that will help construct simple phrases. The box contains: • 36 playing cards with colour illustrations (12 x 8 cm). • 18 instruction panels. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 18 instruction panels

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How to use the Questions-Answers Set?

60 magnetic answer counters

Activity 1: discovering the material, associating, making links. Activity 2: the teacher asks a question, the child answers.

12 pink question boards

"What colour is the lemon?" "The lemon is yellow." MAGNETIC 5 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN PIECES

12 green association boards

Questions-Answers Set This workshop has been designed to create two main types of situations: learning situations and game-playing situations. The learning situations place children in activities that involve observation and reasoning based on the association of images, and in activities that involve oral language and communication. The game-playing situations help children consolidate skills and develop self-sufﬁciency when they play alone.

The box contains: • 12 green question boards: each has ﬁve photographs printed in a column on the left. Each photo prompts a question. • 60 magnetic answer counters to indicate the answers. These counters are to be placed in the empty boxes on the right-hand side of the green boards. • 12 pink question boards: each has the same photographs and a question mark. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 375 120 1

Activity 3: one child asks a question, another child answers.

"What animal produces wool?" "The sheep produces wool."

NEW

3 YEARS +

Discovering Writing

Preparing to Learn to Write

Graphic Stencils - Capital Letters This wooden kit allows children to work on recognising the 26 letters by touch from the space. A mark at the bottom-right of the square indicates the direction of the letter. Vowels are in red and consonants in blue. The letters are put away vertically in the case.

Pencils - Set of 8

• In varnished wood. • L/W/D letter: 7.4 x 7.4 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 211 6

• In varnished wood. • L/Ø: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 212 3

These 8 pencils provide a complementary approach to recognition of the letters alongside touch.

Tracing Stencils • An original way to practise tracing the basic shapes used in writing. • The child follows each stencil route without lifting the pencil and takes into account the direction of the writing. • The child progressively gains familiarity, ﬂuidity and control of their movements. • An adult can correct a position, how the pencil is being held and the direction of tracing. The pencil stores away in the base

Start on the left

Diagonals • In varnished wood. • L/W/D base: 35 x 10 x 1.5 cm. • L/Ø pencil: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 204 8

Bridges

Crenels

• In varnished wood. • L/W/D base: 35 x 10 x 1.5 cm. • L/Ø pencil: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 207 9

• In varnished wood. • L/W/D base: 35 x 10 x 1.5 cm. • L/Ø pencil: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 206 2

Loops

Waves

• In varnished wood. • L/W/D base: 35 x 10 x 1.5 cm. • L/Ø pencil: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 208 6

• In varnished wood. • L/W/D base: 35 x 10 x 1.5 cm. • L/Ø pencil: 8 x 1 cm. 313 309 375 205 5

Discovering Writing

Indication of the starting point and tracing direction

Repeat tracing without instructions

4 YEARS +

Fingertip Letters

Indication of the starting point and tracing direction

Nathalie Lepouder

Clever, practical equipment specially designed to encourage children to memorise writing strokes and recognise the different letters of the alphabet. Used as an activity support, a directory and a memory aid, Fingertip Letters can be used on its own or as an added extra, whatever the educational approach.

Fingertip Numbers

Fingertip Letters - Cursive Letters

Nathalie Lepouder

The child traces the shape of numbers 0 to 9 individually, with the same rigour as that applied to letters. The child can follow the numerical order, name the previous or next number and also look for a number dictated by the teacher. The non-tear pages are bound with a ring to allow easy storage and to allow "log books" to be added for free access classes.

• 54 pages of non-tear paper, bound using a plastic ring (Ø: 10 cm). • Set of 2. 313 309 379 095 8

• 11 pages of non-tear paper (10 x 7.5 cm), bound with a plastic ring. • Set of 4. 313 309 342 260 6

Fingertip Letters Capital Letters • 54 pages of non-tear paper, bound using a plastic ring (Ø: 10 cm). • Set of 2. 313 309 379 096 5

30 progressive activity cards

4 YEARS +

Graphics Training Activity Cards Marie Sirica Routtierr

This set comes with 5 sets of 6 cards of varying difﬁculty, providing children with the opportunity to practise with the graphical areas, lines and shapes necessary for writing. It is very important that children become familiar and accustomed to graphical drawing in order to encourage pleasure in writing. The illustrations provide situations where characters are motivated towards a goal. Then shapes are presented out of context. Tracing development: slanting lines, long straight lines, straight lines, large line spacing, letter writing shapes. • 30 cards (30 x 20.5 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 342 217 0

Erasable transparent plastic slates for coloured pencils and water-based felt-tip markers. Lines can be erased using an eraser or damp cloth. • L/W slate: 30 x 21 cm. • Set of 4. 313 309 305 105 9

Whiteboard Markers • L.: 12 cm; Ø tip: 4.5 mm. • Set of 8.

Graphic Slates

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Fine Board Markers • 8 assorted colours. • L: 14 cm; Ø tip: 3 mm. • Set of 8. 313 309 387 102 2

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Alphabet Magnatab

MAGNETIC

2 YEARS + PIECES

Unusual lightweight play tablet for learning to recognise and trace the letters of the alphabet. Children use the magnetic pen and their own writing movements to make the metal balls appear. They can erase their writing and make the balls disappear with a touch.

Magnetic Erasable Whiteboards Whiteboards that can be written on and/or have magnetic items put on them. For everyday classroom activities. For use with felt tip pens that are erasable with water.

• Plastic and metal. • L/W/thickness of tablet: 29.2 x 23.5 x 1.3 cm. • L of pen: 10 cm. 313 309 342 285 9

• Plastic and metal. • L/W: 33 x 24 cm. • Set of 6. 313 309 375 149 2

Discovering Writing

P r e p a r i n g

C A

Extra Letters

Extra letters to snap onto the sticks. 160 plastic letters (63 capital letters, 94 lower-case printed letters with and without accents, 3 blank letter tiles). • L/W/H letter counter: 3.5 x 3.5 x 1 cm. 313 309 379 090 3

MAGNETIC

4 YEARS + PIECES

Magnetic Cursive Letters 174 magnetic cursive letter tokens based on a frequency scale.

Uppercase Letters

63 capital letters.

• H: 6 cm. 313 309 388 066 6

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Extra Grids

• Set of 8. 313 309 343 118 9

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Magnetic Board and Letters 2 lined magnetic cardboard boards and 2 magnetic cardboard boards for sorting letters; 89 magnetic cardboard letters. • L/W board: 33 x 11.5 cm. • L/W letter: 2.8 x 1.7 cm. 313 309 379 089 7

Front and back of stickers

Alphabet Simplis 5 series of 60 pre-cut letters in strong cardboard. On the front: writing in typewritten lowercase letters; on the back: cursive writing. • Letter L/W: 4.5 x 2.5 cm. • Set of 300. 313 309 336 066 3

Capital Letter Stamps Writing Aid This soft plastic writing aid ﬁts over the pencil to help children learn or improve ﬁnger positioning. 5 colours. • Set of 15. 313 309 342 058 9

26 stamps of the 26 capital letters of the alphabet. A large colourful knob makes letters easy to handle. Not suitable for children under 36 months. • Av. H. of stamped letter: 5 cm. • Set of 26. 313 309 385 018 8

Discovering Maths

First Look at Numbers First Numbers Set • Specially designed to introduce toddlers to numbers 1 to 5.

MAGNETIC 2 YEARS + 6 CHILDREN PIECES

First Numbers Set André Jacquart

Specially designed to introduce toddlers to numbers 1-5. The boards and magnetic counters are used for activities based on counting, sorting, sequencing and making collections. The magnetic pieces, attractive illustrations and easyto-use counters encourage young children to play with the workshop. The 18 double-sided activity boards are organised into 6 sets. The ﬁrst ones deal with numbers 1 to 3 and then 1 to 5. Each board is designed to make a collection of a given amount. The box contains: • 18 magnetic game boards measuring 36 x 18 cm. • 72 large-size magnetic wooden counters: 4.5 x 4.5 cm (12 dogs, 12 frogs, 12 sheep, 12 rabbits, 12 mice, 12 cows). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet with 7 cards that can be photocopied. 313 309 388 409 1

18 double-sided activity boards

72 counters

illustrations

Teacher’s leaﬂet To make a collection of a given amount.

The teacher’s leaﬂet includes 7 cards that can be photocopied

dots on a dice Sets 1, 2 and 3: numbers 1 to 3.

First Numbers Set – Additional Counters

• Format: 4.5 x 4.5 cm. • 72 counters. 313 309 388 410 7

a written digit

Sets 4, 5 and 6: numbers 1 to 5.

Discovering Maths

5 YEARS +

3-6 CHILDREN

Number Box Set J.-L. Brégeon

Self-correcting material that leads children to handle counters to answer numerical questions and introduce them to making calculations. Each child has one instruction card and one or two number boxes, depending on the activity. They should follow the instructions given on the card by placing counters in the boxes.

Teacher’s leaﬂet Number boxes How to use them? • 6 boxes including 10 compartments each (representing tens). • Counters are placed on one of the cells, completing column-by-column (from top to bottom and left to right). • 2 colour counters to work with complements of 10, numbers over 10 and addition. 6 plastic boxes

• Presents objectives, the procedure and the progression of the cards. • Describes the activities to be performed for each set of cards and gives recommendations for tackling the following concepts: - tens (role and breakdown into the number 10 + n), - complements of 10, - addition and subtraction of two numbers, - odd and even numbers.

The box contains: • 48 instruction cards (L/W: 23 x 13.7 cm). • 5 answer cards. • 6 plastic Number Boxes (L/W: 23 x 11.6 cm). • 60 red tokens, 60 blue tokens (Ø: 3 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 388 407 7

POINT Self-correction material for concrete representation of units of ten.

60 blue tokens

60 red tokens

The boxes can be clipped together for numbers over 10.

Instruction cards 48 instruction cards divided into 5 sets of progressive difﬁculty of different colours. Pink series: associating numbers up to 10

Red series: subtraction

Blue series: numerical components of 10

Orange series: associating numbers over 10

Green series: adding numbers, using doubles

Extra Number Boxes

Answer sheets

6 boxes with 10 squares each. 60 red tokens and 60 blue tokens.

The required layout and corresponding entries are given on the 5 self-correction sheets.

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Counting Box Sets 2 plastic counting boxes 43 round plastic counters

36 instruction cards

40 wooden animal counters

3 YEARS + 2 CHILDREN

Counting Box Set 1 André Jacquart

Teacher’s leaﬂets

A workshop to set up basic numerical activities from 1 to 5. By playing with wooden animals (ﬁgurative objects) and counters (symbols), children learn to count, make collections and recognise the numbers 1 to 5. The Set can be used for children to work in pairs. Each child has a counting box containing an instruction card. With the use of the corresponding counters, they have to ﬁll the boxes following each instruction. The pictures on the 36 instruction cards represent a reference collection (animals), dots on a dice or a written number. For 2 to 4 extra children, just get 1 or 2 Extension Packs.

• Present objectives, procedure and progression of the instruction cards. • The 7 or 8 photocopy sheets in the teacher’s leaﬂet extend the activities performed with this equipment and enable individual skills assessment. Work is done by reproduction using the printed and cutout elements provided in each appendix.

Teacher’s leaﬂets include 7 or 8 cards that can be printed out.

The box contains: • 36 instruction cards in 6 sets (L/W: 25.5 x 8.5 cm). • 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 40 wooden counters (15 elephants, 5 penguins, 5 tigers, 15 bear cubs). • 43 round plastic counters. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet on CD. 313 309 388 417 6

Build your set 4 CHILDREN

6 CHILDREN

A B

This material adds to the Counting Boxes Set 1 and enables an additional two children to join in. • 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 18 wooden counters (5 elephants, 4 penguins, 4 tigers, 5 bear cubs). • 35 round plastic counters. 313 309 388 418 3

2 Child Extension Pack

L o o k

a t

N u m b e r s 38 card counters

A 65 round plastic counters

4 YEARS + 2 CHILDREN

Counting Box Set 2 André Jacquart

Children discover numbers 1 to 10 through handling dots on a dice counters, number counters and counters whose quantity is represented by visual elements. The Set can be used for children to work in pairs. Each child has a counting box containing an instruction card. With the use of the corresponding counters, they have to ﬁll the boxes following each of the 5 instructions given on the card. For 2 to 4 extra children, just get 1 or 2 Extension Packs.

Build your set 4 CHILDREN

The box contains: • 24 instruction cards organised into 4 sets of 6 cards (L/W: 25.5 x 8.5 cm). • 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 38 cardboard counters (5.5 x 4.5 cm). • 65 round plastic counters. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet on CD. 313 309 388 415 2

2 Child Extension Pack

This material adds to the Counting Box Set 2 and enables an additional two children to join in.

24 instruction cards

2 plastic counting boxes

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F i r s t

6 CHILDREN

1x A

• 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 30 round plastic counters. 313 309 388 416 9

A 40 card counters

5 YEARS + 2 CHILDREN

Counting Box Set 3 André Jacquart 2 plastic counting boxes

Similar to the Counting Box Set 2, this workshop helps develop counting skills for numbers 8 to 25. The Set can be used for children to work in pairs. Each child has a counting box containing an instruction card. With the use of the corresponding counters, they have to ﬁll the boxes following each of the 5 instructions given on the card. For 2 to 4 extra children, just get 1 or 2 Extension Packs.

24 instruction cards

Build your set 4 CHILDREN

The box contains: • 24 instruction cards organised into 4 sets of 6 cards (L/W: 25.5 x 8.5 cm). • 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 40 cardboard counters (5.5 x 4.5 cm). • 150 round plastic counters. • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet on CD. 313 309 388 419 0

150 round plastic counters

6 CHILDREN

1x A

2 Child Extension Pack

This material adds to the Counting Box Set 3 and enables an additional two children to join in. • 2 plastic counting boxes (L/W: 27 x 12 cm). • 50 round plastic counters. 313 309 388 420 6

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The Zigomaths

MAGNETIC 4 YEARS + PIECES

The Zigomaths André Jacquart

Specially designed for carrying out directed activities, this highly comprehensive, fully magnetic set allows children to work on all numeracy skills. The Zigomaths are characters that work with and motivate children while they are learning. Easy to use and handle material, teachers can introduce a range of situations for each skillset being taught, from easy to more complex ones, and the equipment can be adapted to the progress made by the children. The box contains: • 3 double-sided magnetic boards (i.e. 6 sides) - 50 x 35 cm. • 104 magnetic Zigomaths counters distributed as follows: - 62 Zigomaths counters x 1 character (4 x 2.7 cm); - 30 Zigomaths counters x 2 characters (5.4 x 4 cm); - 12 Zigomaths counters x 5 characters (13.5 x 4 cm); - 31 magnetic numbered writing counters (6 x 6 cm), - 20 magnetic constellation counters (6 x 6 cm), - 20 magnetic quantities counters (6 x 6 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet.

Magnetic counters

175 PIECES

62 Zigomaths counters (x 1 character)

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Teacher’s leaﬂet An essential addition, it shows the procedure and the goals; it gives speciﬁc examples of situations to give to children for each skillset.

Illustrated world boards 5 illustrated worlds on 3 double-sided boards (i.e. 6 sides). Each board shows one or two work spaces.

30 Zigomaths counters (x 2 characters) 31 writing counters numbered 1 to 31

12 Zigomaths counters (x 5 characters) 20 constellation counters from 1 to 6

20 quantities counters from 1 to 5

Instruction space

50 cm

35 cm

Blank space for free usage

• One instruction space and a workspace to build up a collection.

• Two workspaces to compare or build up a collection from a reference collection.

POINTS • Large format supports for group activities. • All numerical skills. • A very ﬂexible tool that can be adapted to the pace of each group.

• A single workspace to count, build up a collection and solve operations problems.

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NEW

Zigomaths Sets André Jacquart

2 sets for learning about how numbers are assembled and broken down. Children have to assemble collections using the Zigomaths counters. They encounter numbers in the different ways they are represented: representative collection, ﬁngers, quantity, dots, written ﬁgures. The Set can be used for children to work in pairs. For 2,4 to 6 extra children, just get 1, 2 or 3 Extension Packs.

25.5 cm

21.7 cm

2 metal boards

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F i r s t

24 activity sheets

20.5 cm

Counters for assembling collections Quantity asked for

Assembly area 25 cm

2.7 cm

Magnetic counters

1.8 cm 6 or 8 counters with 1 Zigomath

4 YEARS +

6 or 8 counters with 2 Zigomaths

2 or 4 counters with 5 Zigomaths

5 YEARS +

2 CHILDREN

MAGNETIC

PIECES

Zigomaths Set 1

Zigomaths Set 2

The numbers 3 to 6: assembling and breaking down quantities.

The numbers 7 to 12: assembling and breaking down quantities

The box contains: • 24 activity sheets split into 6 sets of 4 sheets (25 x 20.5 cm). • 2 metal boards (25.5 x 21.7 cm). • 14 magnetic counters (side: 2.7 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 388 072 7

The box contains: • 36 activity sheets split into 6 sets of 6 sheets (25 x 20.5 cm). • 2 metal boards (25.5 x 21.7 cm). • 20 magnetic counters (side: 2.7 cm). • 1 teacher’s leaﬂet. 313 309 388 074 1

2 Child Extension Pack

This material adds to Zigomaths Set 1 and enables an additional 2 children to join in.

This material adds to Zigomaths Set 2 and enables an additional 2 children to join in.

• 2 metal boards (25.5 x 21.7 cm). • 14 magnetic counters: 6 counters with 1 Zigomath, 6 counters with 2 Zigomaths, 2 counters with 5 Zigomaths. 313 309 388 073 4

• 2 metal boards (25.5 x 21.7 cm). • 20 magnetic counters: 8 counters with 1 Zigomath, 8 counters with 2 Zigomaths, 4 counters with 5 Zigomaths. 313 309 388 075 8

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Counting Games • Children practise counting as they play simple familiar games. • Features different difﬁculty levels.

MAGNETIC

3 YEARS + PIECES

POINT

Magnetic Number Line

• Progressive construction of the line 5 by 5. • Display as a frieze or a table.

A group toy for children to handle to help them learn the set of numbers from 0 to 31 and carry out daily number-based activities: calendar, counting those present, counting out loud, etc. Children progressively learn to: • memorise the set of numbers; • locate the numbers in relation to each other; • associate the name of numbers with how they are written in digits; • recognise different representations of the number (written digits, ﬁngers, combinations, collections, dominos, dot cards); • count and compare quantities. Depending on the point in the year, the level of the children or the activity carried out, the teacher can decide to display all or part of the line. 2 detachable cards, "0" and "31"

The box contains: • 8 wall elements: 6 wall strips and 2 detachable number cards, "0" and "31". • 31 magnetic label holders. • 132 labels: 31 number labels; 15 ﬁnger labels; 10 combination labels; 25 collection labels; 20 domino labels; 31 dot card labels. • 1 magnetic cover to hide the 0. • 3 magnetic arrows. • 1 teacher's leaﬂet. • Total L/W Line: 288 x 17 cm. • 96 number labels (capitals, cursive, printed) to download. 313 309 388 067 3 3 magnetic arrows for awareness activities: date, number present/absent

6 strips of 5 numbers

45 cm

1 magnetic cover to hide the 0

132 cardboard labels and 31 magnetic label holders

MAGNETIC

PIECES