Mantra Lingua Resources For Nurseries

ClassroomPEN, Wireless Bluetooth Speaker and Audio Books

Words make more sense if you experience and feel them. The three books in the ‘Let’s Go….’ Series are about reflecting on everyday scenes or visits, a reinforcement of visual memory with sounds. The illustration on each page is full of sounds. Touch the bird and hear her call, touch the car and hear “Beep Beep!” But that is not all - each book is a picture thematic dictionary - touch the object and hear its name spoken, in English, French, Spanish… or any another of the 26 languages the series comes in! What’s more, you can add your own voice to any sound spot. Using unique technology, each page is laminated and the spine designed to ensure the book lays flat to A3 size - giving children scope to see and hear in minute detail, and relive their everyday experiences. In the process they build up their vocabulary and speaking skills. “My 3 year old Grand-daughter spent one hour going through the 12 page Let’s Go to the Park. She was on her own and just enjoyed the way she could control the responses – the audio – from every page. I had to help her with recording, but the amazement in hearing her voice was palpable!”

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PENpal

PENpal is a device that plays back audio when it touches printed books, posters, stickers giving a multisensory reading experience. Each PENpal can read over 1700 books and posters and this list is always growing as new publications are launched. Mantra Lingua books are all in dual language, so PENpal will play back audio every time it touches a page - in English or in a choice of over 60 languages. PENpal is a flexible and portable device with great potential for both classroom and personal use. For mainstream teachers, it represents an excellent tool for group work and a fun way for pupils to add contextual detail and notes to printed materials, and outside of the education environment it can be both fascinating and comforting for a young child to hear stories and information in their own voice, or that of a friend or relative. More Info

Stickers and laundry labels

Making recordings with the recordable sticky labels is a revolutionary way to customise your own audio print resources easily and quickly. Make your posters, books, flash cards – any learning resource you like – come to life with sound. You can also share your recordings with as many people as you like! Teachers and children can record hours of audio content onto PENpal and share their recordings with others easily through the usb cable. The recordings are linked to Talking Stickers which can also be fixed to books, reports, mindmaps and concept maps, drawings, photographs, toys, oral histories and timelines, interactive displays, oral diaries, exhibit trails and used for labelling... the possibilities are endless! This is a fantastic way for teachers to develop differentiated resources tailored specifically to their pupils’ needs. It is also a fun way for children to build confidence in storytelling and speaking. Children can listen back to their own voices instantly and assess their progress. Recordings can be made in any language to create multi-lingual resources. There are two types of labels: the majority are designed for students where the content can be overwritten as often as they like. Typically, for example, one child may have a sheet of labels which they can use for various projects and documents. The same pen could then be used with another child and there will be no duplication. On the other hand, teachers often make their own audio content which they do not want pupils to overwrite. For this they can use Teachers’ Labels that only teachers can record on. We also have adhesive laundry labels which will stick to a huge range of surfaces! The Talking Stickers Resource was finalist at the international technology in education fair, BETT 2010.
 

Talking Play Mats

This is a world first! These Talking Play-mats have a 3mm cushion, are child safe and can be walked on wearing shoes. They also have sound spots which play music, stories, poetry... Take your favourite CD and with our simple free software - CreateLINK - you can link your songs to any sound spot on the mat. It comes with the “Bend and Stretch” CD by Sticky Kids*. Use with the CRPEN + Bluetooth Speaker to get a loud sound for all the children to join in. And you can add the class voices without over-writing the songs! Join the mats together for a larger musical Play-mat. This is 1.5m by 1m but we can customise mats specifically for your school, with school logo, up to 2.5m by 1.5m. Prices from £90 upwards. Using the Play-mats, Control Panel, a ClassroomPEN and Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, activity comes to life as you work together. The Mats can be used as a learning tool for languages, numbers, colours and shapes, or as a fun way to get active!
 

Kamishibai Storytelling Theatre

The Kamishibai Storytelling Theatre was originally an old Japanese Story-telling device. It is now being revived in Europe, especially Germany, Sweden. It provides visual content or props for the teacher and class to story-tell in their own way. Illustrations from well-known stories are printed on A3 card without the usual accompanying text. Let the children talk about the Hungry Caterpillar in their own words and even languages. Kamishibai slows down story-telling, with plenty of scope for self-expression, speaking and listening, and encourages the development of teamwork and social etiquette within the group. The absence of text leaves space for imagination and oral expression. With Kamishibai Story Props including classic titles such as the Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Very Hungry Caterpillar... and many more you have plenty of scope for storytelling in the classroom. OR create your own Props with tactile elements, personal artwork and audio.