Pupils and Teachers from Edinbarnet Primary delivered a presentation at the Scottish Learning Festival. Visitors to the West Dumbartonshire Council stand were shown how pupils create computer games using a program called ‘2DoItYourself’ on their Toshiba Netbooks. Many of the games were designed to help other pupils learn Gaelic. We hope to have some sample games on the blog soon so watch this space …………………………….
These audio recordings have been made by Mrs Kerr who teaches in Edinbarnet Primary School.
They have been divided into topics and each recording is made up of a series of paired words, the Gaelic word followed by its English equivalent.
Clothes – Clothes
Colours – Colours
Days, Seasons and Months – Days Seasons Months
Family Names – Family Names
Food – Food
Pets – Pets
Phrases – Phrases
Place Names – Place Names
Time – Time
Weather – Weather
In this game, you need to match numbers with words. The difficult part is that the words are in Gaelic.
The game is based on a card gamed called ‘Pairs’ or ‘Pelmanism’.
You turn over two cards which you think match. If you match a correct pair of cards, they will disappear otherwise they will turn back over and stay as part of the game.
The game is finished when all the cards are gone.
Click here to start.
In this short quiz, there are 8 small pictures.
Behind each picture is a question anout it and you had better know your Gaelic!
Click here to play a Gaelic Quiz.
During a recent visit to Clydebank High School, teachers from Barcelona visited the Home Economics, Technical and Art departments. In Home Economics, they saw a lesson delivered in Gaelic by Mrs Nicolson to a group of former Edinbarnet pupils. In Technical, they observed workshop skills and were presented with key fobs personalised with their names and manufactured on the department’s laser cutter. In Art they saw work on display from a number of classes and met and talked to 6th year pupils about their folios.
Click on any of the photographs to see larger versions.
In these videos you can see Jaqui Nicolson (Principal Teacher of Home Economics in Clydebank High School) show some pupils how to make delicious smoothies. What makes this lesson different is that it is delivered in Gaelic.
