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Teacher's Guide for FACES ® ScotlandJanuary 2000
Teacher Guide prepared by: Judith Adams, retired teacher and Primary - Junior consultant from Ontario.
"Only In Scotland" p. 6 - 7 - There are two types of twins - fraternal and identical. What is the difference between the two?
- Survey all the teachers in your school to see how many sets of twins attend your school. Make a graph to show your findings by class.
- Interview a set of twins to find out about humorous experiences they've had. Present your information to the class.
"The Scots and The English" p. 8 - 13 - List the benefits that Scotland has provided for England.
- Queen Elizabeth II's mother came from Scotland. Can you find out where? What are the names of two of the Queen's Scottish castles? Where are they?
- What can you find out about Bonnie Prince Charlie?
"Scottish Bagpipes In Field and Parlour" p. 14 - 16 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, had a piper play for her every morning, outside her window. How would you like to be serenaded like that? Listen to some pipe music to be sure.
"Who Are The Scots?" p. 17 - 19 - Draw a map to show where the groups of people came from to live in Scotland.
"My Scottish PenPal" p. 20 - 22 - Create a dictionary of Scottish words you've learned from this story.
- Compose some "Scottish" sentences to try out on your friends. Illustrate your favorite.
"Highland Games and Gatherings" p. 22 - 25 - Are there any Highland games scheduled in your state? Where?
- Five Scottish clans are named in this story - Andersons, Buchanans, MacDonalds, Stewarts, and Wallaces. How many other clan names can you discover?
- Create a mural to show some of the games and activities mentioned in this story.
"Is The Monster in the Loch a Myth? Not Nessie-sarily" p. 26 - 28 - Imagine you were St. Columba. What would you have said when you scolded Nessie?
- Design an invention to help people to discover what Nessie really looks like.
- List all the other monsters that you can think of, like The Abominable Snowman.
"Sssh! Don't Mention His Name!" p. 30 - 31 - Brainstorm a list of all the superstitions the class can think of. See what plausible explanations they can come up with to explain their possible origins.
- Make an 8-frame comic strip sequence to tell the story of MacBeth.
"Hey Mom! What's For Dinner?" p. 32 - 35 - If you were to adapt the recipe for haggis to suit American tastes, what ingredients would you use?
- Make a pot of porridge with the class. Give 2 small samples to each child and let them try it sweet and salty. Graph their preferences.
- Have the students check their cupboards and the shelves at the grocery store for foodstuffs from Scotland. Make a chart list. Have them check off the ones they've tried.
"One Fore All" p. 38 - 39 - Make up a THEN - NOW chart to compare the game of golf in the past and today.
- Have a golfer speak to the class about the rules of the game.
- Create a mini-golf course for the class to try.
- Make a chart to show the equipment needed to play.
"The Smith and the Little People" p. 40 - 43 - Do a reader's theatre, a puppet play or a class play for another class.
- Create a diorama of a favorite scene.
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