Guid mornin!
COMING UP
Braidbar Nursery Blethers on Teams. Join us whenever you can if you are unable to do so at your group’s designated time. We look forward to chatting with you soon!
- Blue + Pink groups 26/01 at 11am
- Purple + Aqua groups 26/01 at 1pm
- Yellow + Red groups 27/01 at 1pm
- Green + Orange groups 27/01 at 2pm
Today is Burns Day and we would like to use it as a focus on Scots language and cultural heritage. Tomorrow we will widen our focus to other countries and cultures and think about similarities and differences.
I wonder if any of your mummies and daddies or gran and grandas have ever sung you this song, maybe when you were a baby? It is an old Scottish song often used as a lullaby – a song to help a baby get to sleep. There are a lot of old Scottish words in it, I wonder if anyone in your family know what they mean…I wonder if you could find what a bawbee is, and why you would need it to get some Coulter’s Candy…..
B. Follow this link to more songs and rhymes in Scots from the Scottish Book Trust:
https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/uploads/store/mediaupload/3823/file/Bookbug%20Session%20Plan%20Scots%20Jan%202021.pdf
C 
In Scotland we sometimes use different words for words we know well, like ‘wee’ for ‘small’. Do you know any of these? :
laddie – boy
lassie – girl
crabbit – grumpy
sonsie – happy
bairn, wean – child
tatties – potatoes
Wheesht! – Be quiet!
lugs – ears
heid – head
Do you use these words in your family? Are there any other words that your family use that have different names? What funny Scottish word do you like the sound of?
D. 
Can you find any tartan at home? Take a closer look at it and try to describe it to someone. Can a grownup tell you a little about a tartan that is special to your family? Can you show us it on Teams?
Why don’t you create your own tartan, using one of these ideas?
- Paint with toy cars or other vehicles, trying to maintain straight lines
- Use strips of paper to create your own colourful tartan by weaving (Miss Hardie’s video last week) or sticking
- Draw or paint with your favourite tools
- Use playdough to roll thin ‘threads’ then lay out
- Use wool, thread, string or other textiles in a collage
Is there a repeating pattern? How many colours did you use?
E. What can you find out about Robert Burns by watching this video? Can you share some facts you have learned? Can you ask some questions to find out more?
F. The climate in Scotland means we can grow root vegetables, grains and soft fruits like raspberries. Here are some typical Scottish foods and recipes you might want to try.
Shortbread
Cranachan (whisky can be omitted) : https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cranachan
Cock-a-leekie soup: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cock-leekie-soup
Tablet: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/scottish-tablet
Potato scones: https://www.scottishrecipes.co.uk/potato_scones_recipe.php
Why don’t you make porridge or flapjacks using your own recipe and adding special ingredients of your choice?
G. Here are some games in Scots:
https://www.scotslanguage.com/learning
H. One of your favourite stories in Scots. Can you name the animals?
Moose? Tod? Hoolit?
I. Why don’t you follow the moose and go oot fur a dauner? Here are some ideas for your walk:
