Hello! Bonjour! Hallo!
I’m Tracy, the creator of Crafty Little Linguists.
For almost 25 years, I have been teaching French to A-Level, German to GCSE and some KS3 Spanish in a grammar school in Northern Ireland. I also do private tuition for GCSE and A-Level.
Recently, I have been teaching part-time which has allowed me to work on Crafty Li
Hello! Bonjour! Hallo!
I’m Tracy, the creator of Crafty Little Linguists.
For almost 25 years, I have been teaching French to A-Level, German to GCSE and some KS3 Spanish in a grammar school in Northern Ireland. I also do private tuition for GCSE and A-Level.
Recently, I have been teaching part-time which has allowed me to work on Crafty Little Linguists as well as writing French and German resources for www.brillder.com
I studied Translation and Interpreting with French and German at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh before going on to do a PGCE at Queen's University, Belfast, in 1999.
In 2023, I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Blended Learning at Stranmillis University College in Belfast with a view to further developing my skills in this ever growing area of education.
I am married with three lovely daughters. and a 2 year old Springer Spaniel called Heidi. Life is busy, but fun! When I have free time, I enjoy walking with my dog, while listening to audiobooks and podcasts. I also enjoy hula hooping and writing children's books. I self-published my first book ’Plug The Monster Rapper' in June 2020 and am currently working on my second book, 'Nora The Explorer'.
My mission is to provide high quality time-saving French and German resources for busy teachers of pre-school and primary languages.
I provide comprehensive and progressive pre-recorded lessons and linked resources to make it easy to teach languages, especially for non-specialists.
I believe that learning languages should be engaging, interactive, and fun, especially for children.
That is why my unique approach to language education combines creative craft activities with traditional teaching methods, songs, rhymes, and stories to reinforce learning.
Each lesson contains:
1. A fun craft tutorial for reinforcement of new language, as well as active learning.
2. A pre-recorded video lesson for whole class teaching.
3. A pupil worksheet or workbook
4. A detailed lesson plan.