Katie Morag's Island Stories (Katie Morag, 8)

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In England a short National Curriculum Key Stage 1 Geography unit for six- and seven-year-olds, called "An island home", has been linked to the series and in particular the book Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers. [10] The book Katie Morag and the New Pier has also been used as a peg to discuss how communities can gain and lose from change. [11] The most recent book in the series, Katie Morag and the Dancing Class, was a nominee for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2008, [12] which is awarded for an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature. You can use this PowerPoint to highlight similarities and differences between the two islands, one real and the other fictional. Ask children to consider what it might be like to live in a place where the primary school has only two part-time teachers, and there are at most eight students in a class.

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This resource has been made in line with Curriculum for Excellence at Early Level Experiences and Outcomes, so you can be confident that it supports learning for relevant Literacy and English benchmarks. Stephen Fraser, Katie Morag gets politically correct, Scotland on Sunday, 18 July 1999. Accessed via NewsBank This book is about a little girl called Katie Morag who lives on the Isle of Struay with her mum who’s the postmistress and her dad who owns the general store. This is one of many adventures of Katie Morag’s. This particular story is about Grannie Mainland coming to the island to visit Katie Morag. Grannie Island and Grannie Mainland have a lot of differences and therefore Katie tries to bring them together. Grannie Mainland is from the city and always looks good because she likes to dress up whereas Grannie Island works on the farm and dresses in her overall and wellies. There is an annual Show Day happening on the island and Grannie Island’s sheep Alecina always wins the Best Ewe and Fleece Trophy. When Katie Morag went to Grannie Island’s Alecina was all muddy and dirty. There wasn’t a lot of time before the Show. Katie Morag has an idea, she suggested that they use Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids to clean up Alecina and get her ready for the Show. Alecina won the prize again thanks to Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids. There was a lovely celebration but only Grannie Island and Katie Morag knew the true secret. Grannie Island never was horrible to Grannie Mainland for her fancy ways again.The book also contains positive themes relating to diversity and getting along with people from different walks of life...and of course a happy ending!

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Louise Scollay, Tales of eccentricity from author evoke laughter at book festival, Shetland Times, 11 September 2009. (Fourth story down). This presentation offers important information about the Isle of Coll for kids. Topics covered include: A new pier is being built on Struay and everyone, especially Katie Morag, is very excited. The Islanders can't wait for all the changes they are sure the new pier will bring . . . The book is set on a fictional island called the Isle of Struay so children can actually use their map skills and locate the island on a map. This makes it more real for them to work and develop their learning. The book has a map at the beginning of the book which shows where the different places in the Isle of Struay is. It also uses a lot of illustrations which is really good as children can see and understand all about the island.Romance has been brewing on the island between Neilly Beag and Granma Mainland and everyone is thrilled when they announce that they are to be married. Everyone, that is, except Grannie Island. For some reason that Katie Morag can't fathom her granny is NOT happy at all. With these, your learners will be able to reflect on what they have just read. Doing so will allow them to remember the story better, as well as developing an ability to take away key events from a long piece of text. This book is brilliant to read to children as it contains humour which both adults and children will enjoy(such as Katie and Grandma Island using Grandma Mainland's hair tint and rollers on the sheep!) It also has beautiful large illustrations with a lot going on to discuss.

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Seona Calder was born and raised in Scotland. After studying art, she went on to work as an illustrator on various projects, including books on science, astronomy and animal behaviour. Seona claims that ‘living with a menagerie of animals over the year … I have seen this book used with a key stage 2 class over a variety of subjects. The class were weeks away from a summer fair, and taking the character Mrs Bayview and her garden as a starting point they planned a flower sale. Seventy young redheads hope for stardom in Katie Morag film, Aberdeen Press and Journal, 30 June 2005. Accessed via NewsBank. Welcome to the Island of Struay, home of one of the best-loved characters in children's books and as seen on TV - Katie Morag McColl! Highland Journey: A sketching tour of Scotland (Canongate 1992 / Birlinn 2009), in which she retraces a sketching tour made by the obscure Victorian artist John Thomas Reid, comparing her experiences. [24]A stage adaption was created by Lisa Grindall for Mull Theatre in 2005, based on characters and setting from the books, with a new story and songs. After a successful tour of smaller venues in Argyll and the Highlands followed by a week at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow in 2005, [26] [27] [28] [29] the production was revived as a Christmas show at the Byre Theatre in St Andrews in 2007, [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] and toured again in 2008. [35] [36] [37] There are many adventures to be had on the Isle of Struay. There's her mum and dad's Shop and Post Office, Grannie Island's house across the bay, the dancing classes at the hall - and just wait till the mischevious Big Boy Cousins come to visit - they're lots of fun! Other cross curricular activities may include: map drawing/ food tech; making oatcakes/ exploring different cultures and music. Shetland Rambles: A sketching tour (Birlinn 2011), retracing Victorian artist John Thomas Reid's sketching tour in and around Shetland. [17]