Monday 25th January 2021 – Braidbar Nursery Blog

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.

A. Three Craws. This is a well known Scottish song. It has a lot of counting and numbers in it that you might enjoy! Can you count the craws ( Scottish for crow – a blackbird!) as they sit on the wa’? Have a look at what a wa’ might be – watch the video and you’ll find out..I wonder what all the craws are going to get up to …?

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

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?

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