About Woody and Friends

An education system that combines preschool English with play, stories, and digital content.

Woody and Friends is a complete model that makes preschool English learning planned and sustainable for kindergartens, teachers, and families.

Starting Point

Woody and Friends aims for children not only to hear English, but to experience it through play, movement, songs, and stories.

It gives institutions a teacher flow, student materials, digital content, and academy process in one model.

Learning Approach

Basic, Junior, Senior, and PRO levels progress with age-appropriate repetition, visual support, and classroom activities.

Preschool, Mini School, and Home Tutor series provide separate flows for different institutional and usage scenarios.

Scope

Physical sets, the digital library, school account, and academy content support sustainable learning.

The goal is to build an English experience that teachers can apply, children can join, and institutions can track.

Why Woody and Friends?

Age-appropriate content

It offers levels structured around the attention span and learning rhythm of children aged 3-6.

A flow that supports teachers

Teacher sets and classroom activities make lessons more standard and practical.

Digital continuity

Books, songs, videos, and school account flows carry learning beyond the classroom.

Series and who they are for

SeriesWho it is forHow to get it
School (Preschool) seriesKindergartens and preschool institutions; ages 3-6Quote for institutions
Mini School (Workshop) seriesWorkshops and course centresOnline at the Woody and Friends store
Home & Private Tutoring (Home Tutor) seriesParents and private tutorsOnline at the Woody and Friends store
Woody AcademyTeachers and institutions using the setTrainer and institution support
Digital contentReview in class and at homeStory, song and video library

Founder and author

Ayşe Polat Karakuş

Kurucu & Okul Öncesi İngilizce Eğitim İçerik Geliştiricisi

Ayşe Polat Karakuş is the founder of Mina Yayınevi, the publisher behind the Woody and Friends preschool English learning system, dedicated to introducing children to English early, naturally and joyfully. She works on early-age language acquisition, story-based learning and digital educational content, designing age-appropriate, play-based materials for teachers and parents.

Editorial policy

Who prepares Woody and Friends guides, which sources they rely on and how they are kept up to date.

Responsibility

Woody and Friends guides are published on behalf of the brand's publisher under the editorial responsibility of the founder introduced on this page. The author name under each article links to this profile.

Sources and method

Age, duration and topic recommendations are based on preschool classroom practice, Woody and Friends teacher plans and official frameworks such as the Turkish Ministry of National Education preschool programme and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Linking to a source does not mean that institution endorses the Woody and Friends approach.

AI assistance

Some drafts may use AI tools for structure, plain-language editing and translation. Before publication every text is checked by a human editor for accuracy, age-appropriateness and classroom feasibility.

Updates and corrections

Articles are updated when the content changes meaningfully, and the update date is shown under the article. You can report errors through the channels on the contact page; verified corrections are applied to the article.

Limits

Guides are for general information. Recommendations such as lesson length or vocabulary size vary with class level, group size and each child's development. Unmeasured learning outcomes or success rates are never stated.