Category: Pre-School and Grade School

Ang seryeng PINTIG ng Lahing Pilipino ay lumilinang ng mga kasanayang nakasalig sa batayang konseptuwal sa pagtuturo ng Filipino na itinakda ng K to 12 Kurikulum ng DepEd. Pinapatnubayan nito ang mga mag-aaral sa pagpapahusayng mga makrong kasanayan— pakikinig, pagsasalita, pagbasa, pagsulat, at panonood.

Isinaalang-alang din sa seryeng ito ang mga konsepto hinggil sa pangangailangang panlipunan, lokal at global na pamayanan, at ang kalikasan ng mga mag-aaral.

Makatutulong ang serye sa paglinang ng mga kaisipan at pilosopiyang Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng paglalakip ng mga piling akda at tekstong hahamon sa kakayahan ng mga mag-aaral sa kritikal na pag-iisipat replektibong panunuri.

Tinatalakay ang mga aralin gamit ang makabagong teknolohiya upang mapalawak ang kaalaman ng mga mag-aaral sa kapaki-pakinabang na gawain tungo sa mga angkop na propesyon. Nakapaloob din sa serye ang paggamit ng mga teorya sa kalikasan at pagtuturo ng wika, mga teorya at simulain sa pagsusuring panliterasi, at mga pagdulog sa pagtuturo ng mga akdang pampanitikan. Sa tulong din nito, naisasabuhay ang mga pagpapahalagang Pilipino na nakasalig sa mga paksang tungkol sa pangangalaga sa kalikasan, pagkakapantay-pantay anuman ang kasarian, paggalang sa karapatang pantao, at pagpapanatili ng kapayapaan at katarungan sa bayan.

May dalawang aklat na nakalaan sa bawat baitang/antas. Ang mga ito ay ang Batayang Aklat at ang Learning Guide.
• • Batayang Aklat—Ang bawat aralin ay naaayon sa antas ng pagkatuto na itinatadhana ng Department of Education. Ito ay binubuo ng sumusunod na mga bahagi: Simulan Natin; Basahin Natin na nahahati sa mga gawaing Payamanin Natin, Talakayin Natin, Tukuyin Natin, at Isabuhay Natin; Linangin Natin na binubuo ng mga pagsasanay pangwika; at Likhain Natin.
  • Learning Guide—Naglalaman ito ng iba’t ibang estratehiya at pamamaraan sa pagtuturo. Nagtataglay rin ito ng mga sagot sa pagsasanay at pagpapahalagang nililinang sa bawat aralin. May kalakip din itong curriculum map upang maihatid nang maayos at malinaw ang mga aralin sa mga mag-aaral.

Builds up pupils’ functional English literacy with varied, modern exercises in all areas of communication arts.

• Abounds with oral exercises to improve pupils’ communication skills through interaction and language practice
• Allows pupils to have fun while they improve on their spelling skills with enjoyable exercises such as completing word hunts and crosswords.

• Develops pupils’ communication skills in English through the communicative or functional approach, training them to use the language in real-life social situations
• Stresses language functions in promoting grammar competence through clear discussions and a battery or exercises on the different grammatical structures
• Employs cooperative games and activities that facilitate pupils’ interaction in pairs, small groups, and big groups
• Draws from learners’ experiences, reflecting daily life situations in dialogue and other interactive activities
• Includes drills on spelling and vocabulary
• Trains pupils in correct pronunciation of English words in effective public speaking
• Adapts to the different curricula designed by the Department of Education (DepEd)
  • Integrative: Integrates English lessons with other disciplines
  • Interactive: Gives pupils opportunities to interact with their teacher and classmates
  • Functional: Aims to develop pupils into better listeners, speakers, readers, and writers of English
  • Values-laden: Infuses values with Life’s Real Treasure, a component that focuses on values development.

Builds up pupils’ functional English literacy with varied, modern exercises in all areas of communication arts.

• Abounds with oral exercises to improve pupils’ communication skills through interaction and language practice
• Allows pupils to have fun while they improve on their spelling skills with enjoyable exercises such as completing word hunts and crosswords

Showcases a treasury of drills in writing with legibility, speed, and accuracy.

• The Worktext trains pupils to write in print and cursive forms independently and legibly through writing practices. It features many illustrations that do not only have aesthetic purposes but also serve as answer clues to exercises, tools for concept reinforcement, and aid to vocabulary enrichment. It includes Guidelines for the Teacher.

• Engages the readers’ attention through the interactive approach
• Develops specific reading skills among pupils, such as getting the meaning of words through context clues, noting details, identifying main ideas, inferring, describing, predicting outcomes, establishing relationships, and the like
• Adheres to the schema theory by presenting familiar themes or situations that help activate pupils’ prior knowledge and with which they can associate new information, facilitating meaningful comprehension of reading materials
• Assists pupils to learn English as a Second Language (ESL) through the communicative competence approach where language functions as the medium, not the object, of instruction
• Promotes cognitive academic language proficiency and higher order thinking skills through engrossing activities that require pupils to compare and contrast, establish cause-effect relationships, and answer high- level questions
• Includes exercises on reading-to-writing connection, such as completing a story grammar and story pyramid.

English proficiency is considered a ticket to the global market and to a better and developed economy. Grammar Essentials is the breakthrough skill book that provides a comprehensive coverage of grammar skills. It aims to prepare pupils for effective communication both locally and globally. Grammar Essentials caters to the advanced, average, and struggling learners.

• Each lesson has four sets of exercises and lends itself to differentiated instruction as far as the ability levels of pupils are concerned.
• Each exercise revolves around at a particular theme; hence, it is interdisciplinary in approach. There is also values integration in all lessons.
• An Activity Log Chart is found at the end of every lesson.
• The skill book is multifunctional. It can be a form of diagnostic test and formative assessment. The exercises can be used as reinforcement tools for remediation, reviewers for all types of tests, and tools for group works.

• It promotes 21st century themes, such as global awareness, financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial, civic, health, and environmental literacy.
• It provides multilevel exercises.
• It establishes a home-to-school connection.
• It serves as a multifunctional supplementary material.
• It complies with the K to 12 Curriculum Guide for English.

“The New English Experience for Us (NEXUS) offers a straightforward learning package aimed at developing learners’ communicative competence through an appreciation of literature and other text types. It can be used in different modalities: face-to-face, distance learning (online or modular), or hybrid setup, making it an excellent learning buddy in a flexible learning environment. The contents are presented through simple and complex activities to achieve English proficiency and to provide feedback to learning coaches and other stakeholders. The series comes with a Teachers Wraparound Edition (TWE) that allows for the adaptation in various modalities to suit the learners’ needs and the school’s requirements and standards.

Science You Can Do is a series that gives emphasis on the simplicity of presenting ideas, concepts, and activities, making science easy for pupils to understand and apply in real-life scenarios.
Science You Can Do allows teachers and pupils to learn in any learning modality. It includes examples, scenarios, and activities that are designed for both school and home setup.
Science You Can Do aims to contribute to building pupils’ sound scientific foundation. With this series, we equip the pupils with essential skills in scientific inquiry and inspire them to continue pursuing knowledge and meaning around them.

This series is exceptional because it is…

• concise yet comprehensive content to simple yet relevant images;
• combined textbook and activity manual;
• blended-learning ready—they can do science either at home or in school; and
• rich in interactive learning materials and resources through QR codes.