Bosley Bear gathers his toys and goes to the beach to make new friends and learn new words. Discovering that other animals at the beach have interesting capabilities like flying or swimming, Bosley realizes that he has something that makes him special in his own way.
The teaching methods used in this book allow children to learn at their own pace and enjoy the learning process.
These methods include:
- Repeat words
- Simple phrases
- Labelled illustrations
- Highlighted vocab words
- Contextual learning
- Corresponding imagery
For children, learning a new language in the context of a story is such a powerful learning tool, because they can use the images, characters and plot to help them remember words and phrases. Even simple foreign words and phrases can give a child a completely new perspective and open their eyes to new ways of seeing the world.