Kelpies News and Features
Category: Features for Teachers
How to Make a Book
Posted on 27/08/20 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Have you ever wondered how a book gets made? Our friends at Bell & Bain printers sent us this brilliant video of An Amazing Animal Atlas of Scotla …
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The Baby Red Squirrel Rescue Activities
Posted on 07/08/20 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
The Animal Adventure Club, Isla, Buzz, Gracie and Lexi are always keen to learn more about the environment and the wildlife around them. Michelle Sloa …
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Sharing Our Stories Online
Posted on 27/03/20 in Books, Features for Teachers
As we all adjust to the significant lifestyle changes during this time of uncertainty, we recognise the need to be flexible in our approach to grantin …
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Features for Teachers: The Dangerous Lives of the Jacobites
Posted on 15/10/19 in Features for Teachers
Who were the Jacobites and what were they fighting for? Step into the shoes of siblings Rob and Aggie, young Jacobites living in the Scottish Highland …
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Features for Teachers: Kindness Butterflies
Posted on 24/09/19 in Features for Teachers, Victoria Williamson
The Boy with the Butterfly Mind Jamie Lee wants to be normal. But his ADHD makes him feel like his brain is full of butterflies. Elin Watts wan …
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Features for Teachers: The Fox Girl and the White Gazelle
Posted on 11/09/19 in Features for Teachers
Are you looking for rewarding reading resources that your pupils will relish? Then why not try this great resource pack for The Fox Girl and the White …
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Features for Teachers: Jacobite Songs
Posted on 17/07/19 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Many songs have been written about the Jacobites and Bonnie Prince Charlie, both at the time of the Risings and afterwards, in Gaelic, Scots an …
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Features for Teachers: Guardians of the Wild Unicorns
Posted on 13/02/19 in Features for Teachers
Are you looking for rewarding reading resources that your pupils will relish? Then why not try this great resource pack for Guardians of the Wild Unic …
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Features for Teachers: Norse Code
Posted on 23/11/18 in Features for Teachers
The Museum Mystery Squad are on the hunt for a vanishing Viking in their latest case, and they’ve found a mysterious note written in strange runes… …
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Guest Post: How to Write a Mystery by David MacPhail
Posted on 15/08/18 in Features for Teachers, Guest posts
We all love a good mystery, and David MacPhail’s latest Top-Secret Grandad adventure, Death by Soup, is at the top of our to read pile. We caught up w …
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Features for Teachers: The First World War
Posted on 17/07/18 in Features for Teachers
If you’re a teacher with a First World War project coming up, we’ve got some ideas and resources that might help! There are so many different aspects …
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Features for Teachers: Roman Riddles
Posted on 23/04/18 in Features for Teachers
Looking for a fun way to introduce the Romans to your class? Mike Nicholson and the Museum Mystery Squad are here to help with a Roman Riddle! In Muse …
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Features for Teachers: Rowan the Red Squirrel
Posted on 23/02/18 in Features for Teachers
Here at Kelpies HQ, we love spotting Scottish wildlife. One of our favourite creatures is the red squirrel. Lynne Rickards’ latest picture book – Rowa …
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Features for Teachers: Organising a book sale for your author visit
Posted on 15/02/18 in Features for Teachers
If you have an author visit coming up, giving your pupils the chance to buy books is a great way to keep them reading after the event. Our authors wil …
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Features For Teachers – A Terrific Teeger Tea Party Events Pack
Posted on 24/01/18 in Features for Teachers, Scots Language
At Kelpies HQ we’re very excited to be joining in the 50th anniversary celebration of Judith Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came To Tea by publishing our own Sc …
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Features for Teachers: Scots Language Glossary
Posted on 12/01/18 in Features for Teachers, Scots Language
Bringing the Scots language into your classroom has never been easier with our range of picture books in Scots, now including a muckle, strippit new t …
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Features for Teachers: Ruby McCracken Activity Pack
Posted on 15/12/17 in Elizabeth Ezra, Features for Teachers, Ruby McCracken
Are you looking for some Ruby Mc-Cracking activities for your classroom? Then look no further than this Ruby McCracken: Tragic Without Magic activity …
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Features for Teachers: Porridge the Tartan Cat
Posted on 15/12/17 in Alan Dapre, Features for Teachers, Porridge the Tartan Cat
Are you looking for some MOG-nificent classroom activities? Ones that will make your pupils say Me-WOW? Then look no further than the Porridge the Tar …
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Features for Teachers: Accidental Time Traveller
Posted on 15/12/17 in Features for Teachers, Janis Mackay, The Accidental Time Traveller
Are you looking for rewarding reading resources that your pupils will relish? Then why not try this pack for the award-winning The Accidental Time Tra …
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Design Your Own Robot with the Museum Mystery Squad
Posted on 20/07/17 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exh …
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Hidden Hieroglyphics Puzzle Time!
Posted on 20/03/17 in Features for Teachers, Fun Stuff
Egyptian hieroglyphics don’t have an alphabet like ours. Hieroglyphics can be symbols, or pictures of animals, people or objects. Some are easy to fig …
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Features for Teachers: Burns Night and Scots Language Week
Posted on 19/01/17 in Features for Teachers
On 25th January, people in Scotland and around the world will celebrate the birth of “Scotland’s Bard” Robert Burns. We’ve put together some fun facts …
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Features for Teachers: We’re Gangin on a Bear Hunt
Posted on 18/08/16 in Features for Teachers, Scots Language
We’re gangin on a bear hunt. We’re gaun tae catch a braw yin. Whit a bonnie day! We’re no feart. Looking for a fun way to introduce the Scots language …
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Features for Teachers: Writing Superpowered Stories
Posted on 03/06/16 in Features for Teachers
Looking for a way to encourage creative writing with your class? We asked The Superpower Project author Paul Bristow for his top writing tips and he g …
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Features for Teachers: Highland Games
Posted on 06/05/16 in Features for Teachers, Mike Nicholson
Organise your own Highland Games for your class or school this summer with the help of Thistle Games by Mike Nicholson and Jo Litchfield! The Highland …
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Features for Teachers: Resources based on previous 5-14 Curriculum
Posted on 08/01/16 in Features for Teachers
For several years, we produced free Teacher’s Guides to selected Kelpies. Below is a complete list of all the Teacher’s Guides currently available. Al …
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Features for Teachers: The Second World War
Posted on 23/10/15 in Features for Teachers
Looking for a new way to introduce the subject of World War Two and the Blitz to your class? The Blitz Next Door, by acclaimed author Cathy Forde, cou …
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