The Pied Piper of Hamelin

These resources can be used for

•Cross-curricular topic work involving children’s different languages

•Language classes in the community

•MFL classesSee also resource sheet and lesson plans (links)

The Pied Piper of Hamelindual language book

• Published by Mantra LinguaAvailable with Talking Pen which tells the story in different languages

• https://www.mantralingua.com/uk/product.php?productid=57&cat=0&page=1

Key words in English and Bengali

Key words with transliteration

Questionnaire sent home from mainstream class to discuss with parents

• Used to prompt discussion at home

• Parents could respond in any language

• Encourage children to bring similar stories from their own culture

Play scripts written in mainstream class using Somali (left) and transliterated Bengali (right) as well as English

Homework set at community class

• Children were read the story in Bengali in class

• Children were asked to retell story to parents and share ideas, then write their own version in either Bengali, English or both

• This child was inspired by the work in Bengali to produce a detailed version in English

Tasks enabling children to explore vocabulary in both languages in community class

Word Bingo in community class

Differentiated work in community class: translation to Bengali (harder), to English (easier)

A child comments on their learning in Bengali class