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Kid’s Box is a widely acclaimed, multi-level English language course for young learners, published by Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Designed to make English learning fun, effective, and engaging, the course builds a strong language foundation while gently preparing students for Cambridge English Qualifications (Starters, Movers, Flyers). With its beloved characters like the Star family, lively stories, catchy songs, and interactive activities, Kid’s Box fosters a joyful and communicative learning environment. The course follows a multi-sensory and learner-centered methodology, encouraging fluency, creativity, and confidence through CLIL content, real-world themes, and skills-based tasks. Aligned with CEFR levels Pre-A1 to A2, it offers seven progressive levels and a rich suite of print and digital resources—Pupil’s Book, Activity Book, Teacher’s Book, Class Audio, Presentation Plus, Test Generator, and student eBooks—empowering both teachers and students with flexible, high-quality support for primary English education.
Our Kid’s Box Teacher Training programme is a syllabus-specific professional development course, endorsed by Cambridge University Press & Assessment and delivered through both live virtual and face-to-face formats as part of the Cambridge professional learning and development framework. Led by Cambridge-accredited trainers—often joined by Caroline Nixon and Michael Tomlinson, co-authors of the Kid’s Box series—this training ensures teachers become proficient in using the full range of course components: the Pupil’s Book, Activity Book, Teacher’s Book, Teacher’s Resource Book, flashcards, Class Audio, Presentation Plus, Test Generator, and dashboard‑based support like Practice Extra on Cambridge One.The programme integrates hands-on delivery workshops, micro‑teaching sessions, and tailored guidance on supporting mixed‑ability primary learners through Kid’s Box’s multi‑sensory, communicative approach—incorporating CLIL content and explicit Values units designed to develop empathy, kindness and emotional awareness at early stages of learning. Participants also explore how to weave enjoyable elements such as story‑songs, phonics practice, role‑play, and gentle exam tasks for Starters, Movers, and Flyers into lesson design. By the end of the course, teachers emerge with not only a clear understanding of the Kid’s Box pedagogy, but also the confidence, creativity, and planning tools needed to bring the course to life in classrooms or online settings.
Author and Trainer
🎓 Co‑Creator of Kid’s Box Young Learners’ Course
Caroline Nixon co-authored Kid’s Box, a six‑level primary course from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, featuring beloved characters such as the Star family, imaginative stories, songs, and multi-sensory activities that engage children from complete beginner to elementary level (Pre‑A1 to A2) with exam-preparation seamlessly embedded for Starters, Movers, and Flyers.
Alongside Michael Tomlinson, Caroline is the co-author of Power Up—a six-level English series aimed at building language and life competencies in primary learners (A0 to B1). The course combines real-world themes, mission-based units, and Cambridge Young Learner Exams integration to foster confident, communicative children ready for life’s adventures.
Based in Murcia, Spain, Caroline co-founded and directs Star English Academy—an ELT school she established with co-author Michael Tomlinson in 1989. Star English serves both children and teens using British Council-approved Cambridge curricula, with Caroline sharing her expertise through teacher training across Spain and Europe.
Caroline has co-authored several title collections for young learners, such as Primary Activity Box and Primary Vocabulary Box—resource-rich toolkits built for flexible classroom delivery in early years ELT. Her work provides hundreds of reproducible activities for speaking, listening, reading, and vocabulary practice around real experiences and young learners’ worlds.
Engaging Content & Multi‑Sensory Learning
Star‑Powered Storytelling & Songs Spark Engagement
Discover how Kid’s Box captures the attention of young learners with relatable characters like the Star family engaging in amusing stories, songs, and interactive role-play activities. All lessons are designed with a multi‑sensory approach—including gesture, puppets, sound, and visuals—to support diverse learning styles and maintain motivation throughout the course.
Cambridge Qualifications Alignment
Exam‑Ready Progression Without Pressure
Learn how Kid’s Box levels are streamlined with the Cambridge English: Young Learners exams—two levels per qualification: Pre‑A1 (Starters), A1 (Movers), A2 (Flyers)—so children progress naturally from Levels 1–2 through 5–6, building confidence without pressure. This alignment ensures each unit introduces exam-style language tasks and vocabulary familiarisation.
Building Life Skills through CLIL & Values
Values & Soft-CLIL for Real‑World Learning
Explore embedded CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) units in every lesson, designed to introduce basic concepts from science, maths, geography, or music—all taught in English. These “soft CLIL” pages support learner progression beyond language skills to include critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and confidence-building—making Kid’s Box a holistic learner-centred course.
Digital Learning & Teacher Support Tools
Interactive Digital Toolkit & Teacher Support
Understand how Kid’s Box leverages a robust digital ecosystem: teachers can deliver lessons with Presentation Plus(interactive whiteboard software), create personalized assessments using the Test Generator, and assign self-study through Practice Extra and eBook tools accessible via Cambridge One. These tools streamline classroom management, maximise engagement, and support differentiated teaching in mixed-ability groups.
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