Gaelic Medium Education: Activities to support fluency development
Fitness fun - primary
A fun activity the whole family can get involved in and can be as easy or challenging as you want to make it.
Heroes - early years, primary and secondary
In this activity, children and young people use Gaelic as they talk and write about people who help us and their heroes.
Songs and rhymes – sgoil àraich, primary and secondary
In this activity, children and young people use Gaelic songs and rhymes to help develop their fluency.
Our community - early years to secondary
Through a daily walk or by looking out of a window, children and young people will become more aware of their local area.
Our community – early years, primary and secondary (2)
This learning activity focuses on who helps and cares for people in our local community.
Going on a bear hunt - primary
This activity is ideal for getting children active and their mind engaged either indoors or outdoors depending on where you are.
Photo challenge - primary
Children can take a photo of things that represent them.
Attending events - early years, primary and secondary
This activity encourages children to think about going to events. The younger children will focus on going on a picnic, whilst the older ones will reflect on an event they enjoyed.
Sit less, walk more, speak Gaelic – early years to secondary
This activity provides tips and advice on how to encourage your child or young person to sit less and walk more.
Become a nature detective – early years, primary and secondary
These activities are designed to support your child to explore and keep a note of activity in nature.
Favourite places - early years, primary and secondary
In this learning activity, children and young people use Gaelic as they discuss and write about their favourite places.
Character friends - early, primary and secondary
In this activity, children and young people have the opportunity to use Gaelic as they think about characters from their favourite stories.
Just words - early years and primary
Play games together to help children learn letters, sounds, spelling and new words. This is an activity you can do on more than one occasion.
Create a reading den - early years and primary
This Early Learning and Primary activity encourages children to create a space in which to enjoy a book or story, and take some time to read.
Doodle fun - early years and primary
These early years and primary activities are enjoyable ways to explore and express creativity through drawing.
Making faces - early years and primary
These early years and primary activities explore facial expressions, tone, and body language when communicating with others.
Let’s create a game - early years and primary
This early years and primary activity involves creating a game to play together, develop vocabulary and reinforce features of literacy and Gàidhlig.
A few of my favourite things - early years and primary
In this early years and primary activity children think, talk, and write about things they like and enjoy.
The entertainer - early years and primary
In this early years and primary activity, families are encouraged to create jokes or stories and share them with others.
Looking for Gaelic texts in our homes - early years, primary and secondary
In this activity, children and young people will be encouraged to think of Gaelic text that is in their home.
Our community – early years, primary and secondary
This activity invites children and young people to explore their local community and focus on how it make be improved.
Reading is fun – early years, primary and secondary
In this learning activity, parents/carers, children and young people have the opportunity to use Gaelic as they enjoy reading books and stories together.
Planning my day to develop my fluency in Gaelic - early years to secondary
In this learning activity, parents/carers and children plan the day’s learning to include activities in Gaelic.