Bebop 1: Introductory Letter to Parents

Dear Parents,
Welcome to the fantastic world of Bebop!
We know this is probably your child’s first experience of going to school, and that’s why the Bebop Band – Leo, Eddy, Susie, and Flo –
are ready to help your child enjoy this very special year by singing and having fun as we all learn English.
Paul and Lucy, the main characters of the series, will also accompany your child throughout the school year by engaging them in
the process of learning new vocabulary that will enhance the development of their English language communicative skills in a
meaningful way.
Bebop is a wonderful course full of activities carefully planned for your child. Its multi-sensory approach will develop your child’s
language and communication, early literacy, math, and psychomotor abilities. The best part is that Bebop uses music and movement
to teach new skills, and your child learns better when both music and movement are integrated into learning because they use both
hemispheres of the brain.
Throughout this year, your child will strengthen the following skills:

Language Skills Math Skills

• learn vocabulary related to their school, body, clothes, toys, • d
 evelop numeracy by understanding the relationship
family, pets, food, and town between objects and numbers
• learn numbers (1–10) • d
 evelop classification skills by understanding that objects
• learn basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, and rectangle) have different characteristics and we can group objects
• learn colors (red, blue, yellow, orange, green, brown, and according to those characteristics
purple) • d
 evelop sequencing and pattern skills, as well as critical
• learn basic commands in English thinking skills, by predicting what comes next in the
sequence or pattern

Literacy Skills
• 
develop phonological awareness by singing, dancing,
Psychomotor Skills
rhyming, and chanting to celebrate sounds • develop balance, coordination, and spatial awareness
• 
enrich their vocabulary by using songs and dialogs and using • develop fine motor skills through arts and crafts
American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate English • d
 evelop hand-eye coordination by following straight, wavy,
words and diagonal lines
• 
develop narrative skills by retelling a story or talking about • d
 evelop left-to-right directionality by learning to follow
what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of a story pictures in a sequence
• 
develop print concepts by learning how to follow pictures in • d
 evelop visual discrimination by recognizing the differences
a story from left to right and from top to bottom and similarities between two pictures
• 
develop letter knowledge by tracing lines and patterns and • d
 evelop auditory discrimination by recognizing sounds that
completing pictures are similar to Language 1 and identifying changes in pitch
and rhythm

It’s very important to have your child review what is learned at school when they are at home. That’s why we developed the Bebop
Band app, a wonderful digital tool that you can download from either the App StoreSM or Google Play™. By using this tool, your child
will not only continue learning English in a fun way but will also develop the digital abilities that every child needs in the 21st century.
Additionally, you will be proud to see how much your child has achieved in English class.
Learning English with Bebop is an amazing experience that you and your child will never forget. We wish you the best this school year.
Let the journey begin!

Sincerely,

Lorena and Myriam

Bebop Authors

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