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James Robertson and Catriona Lexy Campbell: The Gruffalo in Scots and Gaelic
In 2019 we marked the 20th anniversary of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson with a very special Authors Live broadcast during Book Week Scotland. James Robertson reads his Scots translation of The Gruffalo, and Catriona Lexy Campbell brings the Gaelic translation, An Gruffalo, to life. We also hear from lots of pupils all around the country who share their favourite Scots and Gaelic words!
A full transcript is available to download at the bottom of this page.
If you only do one thing...
We know time is tight, so here is just one activity you could do before or after watching this event.
Favourite words (LIT 1-02a, LIT 1-04a, LIT 0-10a)
In the event, James Robertson and Catriona Lexy Campbell share their favourite words in Scots and Gaelic and also explain why they like them. Children in the audience also share their favourite words.
Give each pupil a piece of paper. Ask them to write their favourite Scots and/or Gaelic word on it, as well as the meaning and why it is important to them. Go around the class and ask each pupil to say their word and why it is important. These favourite words can be collected onto a word wall.
As an extension activity, each week pupils can find and share a new Scots or Gaelic word with the class and the wall can be updated on a regular basis to celebrate these new words.
For more information on getting started with using Scots with your class, see our resource on using Scots in the classroom below.
For shorter clips from this event visit the BBC Scotland Learning(this link will open in a new window) website.
