Teddy Eddie 5 Levels 5 Teddy Eddie ABC 
Teddy Eddie ABC 

Who is this level for?

Full language immersion, lots of recordings (songs, rhymes, stories) and vocabulary always practised in sentences – this is our definition of English for 6-year-olds.

Beginners and graduates

Teddy Eddie ABC lessons are open to both Teddy Eddie Standard graduates and beginners.

6-year-olds

Children can start the ABC level at 6 years old.

What will your child gain?

Listening comprehension

In parallel with learning vocabulary, your child will develop the ability to grasp the general sense of what is being said.

Communication benefits

After a suitable period of exposure to a wide range of materials, your child will begin to communicate spontaneously in English.

Motivation to participate in activities

Young children are eager to engage in the language games and exercises proposed by the teacher in the lesson and to consolidate the material at home, and then, thus motivated, they will continue learning in the years to come.

Beginning to read

Your child will begin a wonderful reading adventure, reading his or her first English words and even whole sentences.
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What are the activities like?

Teddy Eddie ABC lessons are tailored to 6-year-old learners. At this level, we start a new phase of English learning: language games for children in which English is also read, first individual words and then full sentences.

2 x 45 minutes per week

Your child needs regular contact with the language for teaching to be effective.

No more than 10 kids per group

Learning in small groups means greater comfort.

Learning through play

This form of activity gives children a positive attitude to learning English.

Access to the Playground application

In the educational Playground app, children can play language games and listen to recordings heard in the lessons.

Three books in three colours

Teddy Eddie ABC students learn from three storybooks that are used in rotation: Yellow, Red and Blue. One colour is valid for one school year.

Language-rich Education Pack

The children use their Learning Packs, full of valuable materials, during the activities.

What does the Teddy Eddie ABC Education Pack contain?

Student course book
Access to the Playground and course recordings
Briefcase
ABC
worksheets
Secret
booklet
Stickers for briefcase and books
Parent’s
Guide
End-of-year gift
Course completion diploma

Learning outcomes

The first goal of the Teddy Eddie method is to get your child to enjoy learning English, to come eagerly to lessons and to feel confident in the language school environment. In addition to this, each of the Teddy Eddie levels has its own programme and slightly different learning outcomes.

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Freedom of communication

and no reluctance to use English

The beginning of a reading adventure

introduced gradually

A positive attitude

towards English

Opportunity for better pronunciation

and better listening comprehension

Reviews

Find out what parents and children love about the Teddy Eddie method.

Natalia

3 years old, Teddy Eddie Start
I like Teddy Eddie because he is such a sleeper and you have to sing loudly and shout to keep him awake. And I like to shout loudly and my mum and dad won’t let me at home.

Viktoria

3 years old, Teddy Eddie Start
I like Teddy Eddie because he’s fun to play with and sniffs our socks or hides when we speak Polish and we have to look for him. He is so funny!

Klara

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
Teddy Eddie is cute and funny, and says ‘No Polish allowed.’ I like the songs, my favourite is ‘Sophie, the robot’.

Natalka

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
I like coming to Teddy Eddie because there are fun songs and you can perform while you are singing. I like how we sit on the flying carpet. The funniest thing is the smelly guy.

Ariana

4 years old, TE Standard
I like Teddy Eddie because it’s cute, because it’s cool and there are cool stories, and there’s a cool game and there are new words to learn. My favourite story is ‘Roll over’.

Milena

8 years old, TE Superhero
I like games with reading. I like doing tasks from the book on the app. I like the songs and the super bear. I like the Monster game in the Playground the most.

Olga

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
I like singing songs and the flying carpet. I love Teddy because he is so cute and cuddly. I like stories and how the teacher gives me the microphone.

Natalia

3 years old, Teddy Eddie Start
I like Teddy Eddie because he is such a sleeper and you have to sing loudly and shout to keep him awake. And I like to shout loudly and my mum and dad won’t let me at home.

Viktoria

3 years old, Teddy Eddie Start
I like Teddy Eddie because he’s fun to play with and sniffs our socks or hides when we speak Polish and we have to look for him. He is so funny!

Klara

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
Teddy Eddie is cute and funny, and says ‘No Polish allowed.’ I like the songs, my favourite is ‘Sophie, the robot’.

Natalka

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
I like coming to Teddy Eddie because there are fun songs and you can perform while you are singing. I like how we sit on the flying carpet. The funniest thing is the smelly guy.

Ariana

4 years old, TE Standard
I like Teddy Eddie because it’s cute, because it’s cool and there are cool stories, and there’s a cool game and there are new words to learn. My favourite story is ‘Roll over’.

Milena

8 years old, TE Superhero
I like games with reading. I like doing tasks from the book on the app. I like the songs and the super bear. I like the Monster game in the Playground the most.

Olga

5 years old, Teddy Eddie Standard
I like singing songs and the flying carpet. I love Teddy because he is so cute and cuddly. I like stories and how the teacher gives me the microphone.
Frequently asked questions

Do you have any questions about the Teddy Eddie ABC level? Check if the answers are in the following section. If not, feel free to contact us.

I know that reading is introduced in the Teddy Eddie ABC course. Isn’t it too early?
While we do introduce global reading in Teddy Eddie ABC groups, we do so with great sensitivity. It is the teacher’s role to decide how often and at what pace to introduce global reading exercises, based on observation of the group and their readiness assessment. Global reading appears in the Teddy Eddie ABC course because it is at the age of 6 that children start to become interested in letters, and we turn this interest into a new skill in English.
What exactly is this global reading in Teddy Eddie ABC? My child is not yet able to read in our mother tongue.
The global reading method involves memorising words as a whole, seeing them as pictures. This avoids mother tongue spelling or syllabification which could lead to unnecessary embarrassment for children who find those activities difficult. So your child doesn’t need to be able to read in their mother tongue to do well with global reading in Teddy Eddie lessons.
I have a 5-year-old daughter on the Teddy Eddie Standard course and a 6-year-old son on the Teddy Eddie ABC course. Their Education Packs look virtually the same! Why can't they be in the same group?
Although the Teddy Eddie Standard and Teddy Eddie ABC Education Packs look almost identical at first glance, there is an important difference in them: there are ABC worksheets. They are used to teach global reading on the Teddy Eddie ABC course; there are no such tasks in the group for younger children. In addition, the ABC lessons are 10 minutes longer – this is because there is more material to be learned. If the children are learning the same story, the teachers’ expectations for them will also differ. An older child will be expected to learn more from the reader than a child in a younger group. In the Teddy Eddie method, the same book gives you the opportunity to work with children of different ages in a way that maximises their language potential.
What can I do to help my child achieve better results?
Students can achieve even better results if Mum or Dad is also involved in the language learning process. With the Parent’s Guide and access to the course recordings (both components available in every Teddy Eddie Education Pack), parents are able to play games at home and sing songs from the course. Their child is sure to be enthusiastic, because this activity, even if it is in English, in the child’s eyes will still be just fun (however, through our experienced methodologists’ eyes, it will be a step towards making foreign languages become more familiar to the child at this early developmental stage).

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Continuity in the learning process

Discover the possibilities of continuing after the Teddy Eddie ABC course! See what’s in store for your child after he or she has completed this level.

Superhero 7-year-olds

Independent communication

A level for 7-year-olds. We will teach them to speak in full sentences and tell stories. Our students will master many words, sentences and phrases, and they might start using them spontaneously, not only during lessons.
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Savvy Ed 1

Communication and reading development

Savvy Ed is a method for older children, who will continue to learn English at a very high level. Communication and the gradual acquisition of a high degree of competence in reading are priorities.

Savvy Ed 2

Communication and writing skills development

Students consolidate the material they have previously learnt and gradually develop their foreign language writing skills. The material is compatible with the level of the Cambridge English: Young Learners – Movers exam (Council of Europe level A1).

Savvy Ed 3

Communication and grammatical awareness

The last Savvy Ed method level is about integrating all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on grammatical correctness. The material is compatible with the level of the Cambridge English: Young Learners – Flyers exam (A2 level according to the Council of Europe).