Come
on board Starship – the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s fun new series for five to seven
year olds
Starship
is the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s new multi-media series for five to seven year olds.
It
features loveable animated characters Star, Sky and Hutch on the
flight deck of their spaceship as they travel to different planets
helping children with their English and Maths (Key Stage 1).
Starship
programmes on television and radio offer a fresh and fun approach
to learning with interactive games and quizzes set against a background
featuring quirky characters and clever animation.
It's
funny and enjoyable to watch, while at the same time giving children
the opportunity to practise and remember key elements of the English
and Maths curriculum.
Karen
Johnson, Commissioning Editor for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Education, comments: "Traditionally,
support materials for Key Stage 1 tests have consisted of trial
test papers – not a very enticing proposition for five to
seven year-olds.
"With
Starship, we have set out to create a range of programmes and resources
that take on board parents'
and teachers' concerns about test preparation being all about dull
rote practice.
"Starship
covers the skills required, but in an informal, motivating and enjoyable
context, which means that children can learn without the pressure
traditionally associated with tests and exams."
Designed
to engage and involve the viewers, Starship makes preparing for
tests a much less daunting experience.
By
allowing children to make use of the skills they already have, it
also helps build their confidence.
Parents
and teachers can simply record the programmes so they can watch
or listen with their children in their own time.
There'
s also a child-friendly website at .
Starship
has been developed in consultation with teachers and consultants
to help meet the requirements of the Key Stage 1 National Tests.
Designed
for use both at school and home, the television and radio programmes
are supported by a range of resources – books, videos and
CD-ROMs - allowing parents to help their children consolidate schoolwork
at home.
Notes
to Editors
Television
Programmes For Schools (´óÏó´«Ã½ TWO, Tuesdays 10.50am –11.10am)
KS1
Starship English Videoplus
Using sentences
14 January 10.50 – 11.10 3621230
Moods
and Feelings 21 January 10.50 – 11.10 8281947
Finding
out 28 January 10.50 – 11.10 8010451
Planning your
writing 4 February 10.50 – 11.10 8783355
KS1
Starship Maths Videoplus
Place value
4 March 10.50 – 11.10 2018487
Calculations
11 March 10.50 – 11.10 2774091
Data
handling 18 March 10.50 – 11.10 2510895
Shape,
space, measure 25 March 10.50 – 11.10 2356699
There
is a block repeat in summer 2003 for parents/teachers to record
for future use.
Radio
Programmes For Schools (´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3, 90–93FM, overnight
Friday mornings 03.00am – 03.30am)
KS1
Starship English: Astro Dot Star travels to Planet Astoria
to look in details at four stories. Programmes cover aspects of
storytelling such as plot, and the imaginative use of verbs, adverbs,
adjectives and similes.
English 1 &
2 17 Jan 03.00 – 03.30
English 3 &
4 24 Jan 03.00 – 03.30
KS1 Starship Maths: Space Rabbit Hutch plans a
trip to planet 'Mathematica Major' but there are many problems to
be solved along the way.
Maths 1 &
2 31 Jan 03.00 – 03.30
Maths
1& 2 repeated 7 Feb 03.00 – 03.30
Programmes
are designed to provide a flexible resource, which is suitable for
whole-class, group or individual work.
Starship
resources can be ordered by post:
´óÏó´«Ã½
Educational Publishing Customer Services
PO
Box 234
Wetherby
LS23
7EU
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