• Playtime appeals to all styles of learning, embodied in the four playful, child characters – Rocket, Twig, Star and Melody. • The teacher is provided with the widest variety of flexible components in a pre-school course, including DVDs • Children are introduced to each story by a friendly monkey puppet who guides their repeated contact with the language through memorable songs, story songs, digital classroom resources and craft-based activities. • The cross-curricular approach helps learners explore their first experience of English through other subjects and see English in a real-life British context through photographs and DVD • Parents and learners are supported by a website with additional practice and content – building on a child’s learning in school at home • There are over 60 core lessons for Levels A and B which can be boosted by an extra 30 lessons in the Work Book.