I have been an MFL teacher of French, German and Spanish for 15 years and have always striven to inspire pupils through my creativity and through my use of analogies. The new GCSE (2025) presents the opportunity to look at language learning with fresh eyes. Do you just teach to the exam specification? How do we build culture into our lessons with so little time on our hands? Each resource in the Backpackers range focuses on a country in detail and contextualizes the pupils' learning.
I have been an MFL teacher of French, German and Spanish for 15 years and have always striven to inspire pupils through my creativity and through my use of analogies. The new GCSE (2025) presents the opportunity to look at language learning with fresh eyes. Do you just teach to the exam specification? How do we build culture into our lessons with so little time on our hands? Each resource in the Backpackers range focuses on a country in detail and contextualizes the pupils' learning.
Backpacker Language Learning - Special Bundle Offer
13 lessons that have the potential to last 30 hours spanning a full half term.
Uses:
To support cultural and linguistic knowledge of pupils who are unable to take a foreign language.
To support pupils who require literacy intervention (reading and writing).
To provide cultural enrichment for children who do not have the opportunity to travel/attend school trips abroad.
To use form time more purposefully to learn about other cultures and traditions, supporting a crosscurricular ethos.
To use in conjunction with PSHE.
To develop independent research skills.
To use in the event of long term cover.
To welcome EAL pupils/refugees/asylum seekers - talking about their countries and cultural heritage can foster relationships with those around them.
The full folder includes 65 countries over 6 half terms. Each half term focuses on a different continent. For all 65 lessons, a link will shortly be available here at a reduced price.
This resource focuses on Europe only.
For each country, Backpacker Language Learning have provided:
3 differentiated objectives
A preamble worksheet and answers including culture and language
3 differentiated tasks
Extension tasks and potential homework tasks
A hyperlinked resource bank for teachers and pupils
PowerPoint slides
DIRT time
Please use the PDF for the hyperlinked resource bank.