Let's find the key!– Pre-A0+ English Story 9🌟

Can the children solve all the clues and find the key? 🔑

In Let’s Find the Key!, Ella, Dave, Mia and Tim continue their adventure with a new trail of clues.

A mysterious message hidden in the sandbox sends them to the art room. From there, they need to identify colours and shapes, put clue cards in the correct order and work out where to go next.

This Pre-A0+ English story helps children practise simple questions, colours, shapes and location words naturally through pictures, actions and a playful mystery.

What happens in the story?

The children are playing near the sandbox when they discover an envelope hidden in the sand.

Inside is their first instruction:

“Go to the art room.”

In the art room, the children search for the correct box.

“Is it a blue box?”

After looking around, they finally find it.

Inside are more clues connected with four colourful shapes:

• a red triangle
• a blue circle
• a green triangle
• a yellow star

The children put the cards together and discover a sentence:

“It’s in the playground under the bench.”

They hurry back outside and find a mysterious chest under the bench.

But there is a problem.

It’s locked.

The colourful shapes provide the final clue. One by one, the children match them to the chest until the lock finally opens.

And inside they discover exactly what they have been looking for:

the key! 🔑

Watch the story

As you watch, listen for these words and phrases:

• Here it is!
• Go to the art room.
• Is it a blue box?
• No, it isn’t.
• It’s a blue box.
• a red triangle
• a blue circle
• a green square
• a yellow star
• It’s in the playground under the bench.
• Let’s find the bench.
• There it is!
• It’s locked.
• It fits!
• It’s not locked now!
• It’s the key!

Do not worry if you do not understand every word. Look at the characters, objects, colours and actions. They give you clues that help you understand what is happening.

Check your understanding

After watching, try answering these questions:

• Where do the children find the first clue?
• Where does the message tell them to go?
• What colour box are they looking for?
• What four shapes do they find?
• Where is the chest?
• Is the chest open or locked?
• What do the children find inside?

You can also pause the video and repeat the characters’ sentences aloud.

Practise colours, shapes and location words

Try naming the shapes:

a red triangle
a blue circle
a green square
a yellow star

Then practise simple location phrases:

in the playground
under the bench
in the box

You can also practise asking:

Is it a blue box?
Yes, it is.

Is it a green box?
No, it isn’t.

Continue learning in JOYup

In the JOYup app, children continue practising the vocabulary and phrases introduced in the story through interactive games and activities involving listening, reading, writing and speaking.

The same language returns in different situations, helping learners understand it, remember it and gradually begin using it themselves.

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