Big English is a new, six-level primary program that engages students with fun, exciting topics and prepares them to become productive citizens of the world. The program builds on the high-quality, best-practices pedagogy found in Backpack together with a variety of new and updated features. In addition to a balanced integrated skills approach to instruction, the course includes a CLIL strand and an emphasis on 21st century skills, challenging students to be creative, to think critically and to collaborate with their classmates.