Mar 04, 2010 this collection includes katie morag delivers the mail, katie morag and the two grandmothers, katie morag and the tiresome ted, and katie morag and the big boy cousins. Several slides retell the story with pictures from the. Im a 2nd grade teacher, and my students cant get enough of katie morag. Active english part of the session could be adapted to be short vcop ativities. Katie morag is trusted to deliver all of the letters and packages on the isle of struay. See more ideas about katie morag, teaching geography and school displays. The ugly duckling the gingerbread man animated fairy tales for kids compilation duration. This collection of colour first readers will take you to the isle of struay, a beautiful place where katie morag lives.
Our lovely resources include display resources, resources for your english and maths lessons, and even those for roleplaying. About the author a graduate of edinburgh college of art, mairi hedderwick was a teacher before she started illustrating childrens books. Her life is full of stories of jealousy, bravery and rivalry. Katie morag mairi hedderwick teaching resources for eyfs early years. Whether shes posting parcels to the wrong addresses, helping grannie island with a winning sheep, having problems with a troublesome ted or dealing with her naughty big boy cousins, katie morag is always up to something. See more ideas about katie morag, teaching geography and teaching. This picture book makes a good stimulus for discussions in ks2. Follow katie morag on her island tour of struay and meet the friends and family who live on the island with her. See more ideas about katie morag, lighthouse keepers lunch and lighthouse keeper. First new katie morag book in seven years released bbc news. The stories are about family, friends, and life in a small, isolated community, and although weve thoroughly enjoyed every katie morag story weve ever read, its the illustrations which really steal the show. This book introduces us to katie morag, her isle of struay isle of coll, home and all her family and neighbors.
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 childrens literature. Nov, 2014 the katie morag treasury by mairi hedderwick is a glorious book, bringing together a mix of the most popular previously published katie morag books and new stories and illustrations first heard and seen on episodes of the highly acclaimed bbc katie morag tv show. Apr 12, 2018 katie morag and the two grandmothers by mairi hedderwick. We had to make the programmes authentic to the books funny, touching, beautiful and wise, and make them resonate, for mairi, for the bbc and. Katies adventures on the remote fictional island of struay captured childrens imaginations, subsequently being made into the multi awardwinning cbeebies series.
My favourite radio programme available worldwide online travelling. Deep down under the sea, the boys father works in the mines digging for coal and the boy reflects that one day he will grow up and take on the same job. This particular book, the big katie morag storybook is a whole collection of stories, poems, and even a recipe. Katie morag is the title character of a series of childrens picture books written and illustrated by. With 10 of mairi hedderwicks stories to read through, all of which have been adapted from picture books into colour readers, this is a great collection to inspire a love of reading in children aged 5 and over. A new pier is being built on struay and everyone, especially. Mccoll katie morag, this book will be wonderful to discover. Katie morag mairi hedderwick early years eyfs, katie. Katie morag and the two grandmothers by mairi hedderwick. See more ideas about katie morag, classroom displays and activities. Ks2 reading words and vocabulary ks2 stories primary resources display maths white rose maths supporting resources kirfs interactive maths games maths warmups primary resources ks2 number and place. Here katie is asked to deliver the parcels which have just arrived from the mainland. A new pier is being built on struay and everyone, especially little katie, is very excited. At grannie islands she learns of a girl on the island she has never met and so she sets out to find her.
Welcome to the island of struay, home of one of the bestloved characters in childrens books and as seen on tv katie morag mccoll. There are many adventures to be had on the isle of struay. Katie morag is the title character of a series of childrens picture books written and illustrated by mairi hedderwick. Today im reading katie morag and the new pier written by mairi hedderwick. Katie morag and the new pier storytime with alex youtube. In the pony and the hamster, katie morag is thrilled when granny island gets a pony called eriska, but katie and her friend agnes soon find out that looking after a pet is a big responsibility.
However, things dont go according to plan and she soon needs to decide how to solve a big, soggy problem. However, things dont go according to plan and she soon needs to decide how to. Apr 22, 2009 katie morag is a popular character and the isle of coll receive lots of interest from primary schools throughout the uk, which in turn helps the children on the island to develop an awareness of life elsewhere. Story books storybooks i l katie morag mairi hedderwick. Big bookkatie morag post office role play library books topic katie morag books, geography books on islands interactive display of information maps word mats, vocabulary class display assessment narrative story on katie morag leaflet on struay sea poems to compare stories and characters.
Katie morag english narrative writing teaching resources. Join katie morag mccoll and her family on the isle of struay in this beautiful gift collection of classic stories. Book lists for topics seaside, under the sea, oceans. James mayhews first book for children was katie s pictures show, orchard books 1989 establishing the long running series about a childs adventures in an art gallery. The gentle stories have been praised for their good humour, strong sense of place, and the feisty and independent sometimes even thrawn character of katie herself.
Katie morag mairi hedderwick early years eyfs, katie morag. Learning environment physical activities assessment big. Many of his books have a cultural agenda and james is passionate about introducing children to art, music, opera, ballet and traditional tales. Lorraine francis recommends katie morag and the two grandmothers by mairi hedderwick story snug. Katie morag and the two grandmothers mairi hedderwick.
Katie morag mairi hedderwick here you can find a library of varied resources to help you teach the story of the katie morag, the title character in the series written by mairi hedderwick. The katie morag treasury books with a strong sense of location. Apr 06, 2000 im a 2nd grade teacher, and my students cant get enough of katie morag. Katie morag the story of a feisty girl from the magical. Jun 17, 2011 k atie morag and the riddles is about katie morag who lives in the post office on an island. Mairi hedderwick on the story of katie morag youtube. Published on sep 23, 2017 katie morag is trusted to deliver all of the letters and packages on the isle of struay. She doesnt goes to school one day and she puts on her mums best clothes and her necklace and the.
The stories stand alone as great childrens literature, but they also capture a slice of. 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. But mrs mccoll is too busy to play so katie morag stomps off to grannie islands and gets soaking wet on the way. Katie morag is a feisty, redheaded girl who lives with her family on the magical scottish island of struay. Katie morag is the television adaptation of the series of books by mairi hedderwick. The programmes follow the adventures of katie morag whose life on the fictional scottish island of struay is full of stories of jealousy, bravery and rivalry and peopled by an annoying little brother, busy shopkeeper parents, a perfectly perfect best friend and a couple of grandmothers who between them know. Jul 01, 1996 this lavish book is packed with brandnew stories and poems featuring favourite characters from katie morag s island home. Katie and the sunflowers by james mayhew goodreads. This is a unique and thoughtprovoking picture book about a boy growing up in a seaside mining village during the 1950s. See more ideas about katie morag, classroom displays and school displays. Whether shes trying to keep the secret of baking day from her little brother liam, befriending a baby seal with the ho welcome to the island of struay, home of one of the bestloved characters in childrens books and as. Mairi hedderwick has also written and illustrated many other books for children and adults, all with the backdrop of the highlands and islands.
And in the camping holiday, katie morag and the big boy cousins find themselves stranded by the tidebut luckily eriska is on hand to save the day. Please read our terms and conditions for scholastic online learning applications. Presented in a mini format with small text and pictures, the books in the katie morag collection are perfect for travelling. Apr 24, 2016 week 2 of unit of work based on the katie morag stories plan based on using talk for writing. The two grandmothers are opposites and dont always get along. The islanders cant wait for all the changes they believe the new pier will bring but one person isnt so sure. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Isobel asks after the second reading of our first katie morag adventure. Katie morag mccoll is one of scotlands bestloved characters, brought to life by the series of picture books written and illustrated by mairi hedderwick. Katie morags island stories by mairi hedderwick waterstones. Katie morag is a little girl whose family runs the islands only shop and post office. As well as creating childrens books mairi writes and illustrates travel books for. The isle of struay has its jetty, grannie islands and neilly beags all in familiar places on the endpaper maps. The more you read of katie morag, the more you enjoy all her stories.
Katie morag is looking forward to playing a game of poohsticks with her mum. The first new katie morag book for seven years is released by childrens author mairi c hedderwick at an event in dundee. Theres her mum and dads shop and post office, grannie islands house across the bay, the dancing classes at the hall and. Sep 23, 2017 katie morag is trusted to deliver all of the letters and packages on the isle of struay. Mar 01, 2010 the katie morag books by mairi hedderwick are all set on a remote fictional scottish island called struay. May 23, 2012 d addy, i want to go to katie morag s house.
I bought this, along with a similar companion book, for my graddaughter, maddie, who is just 6, and is just starting to read seriously. One of the stories involves grannie island becoming sick and granma mainland coming to help. Katie morag lives the life that country dreams are made of the independent. Granny island is worried that the old ways will be lost forever. Jun 29, 2011 in 20 katie morag joined cbeebies with the successful tv series produced by move on up struay films. The books are set on the fictional isle of struay, off the west coast of scotland. Katie morag lives on the fictional isle of struay, off the scottish coast and there are a number of stories about her family and community. A katie morag exhibition, featuring original prints and jacket covers, storyboards showing the development of a book, and character profiles created for the proposed animated series, was organised by the scottish book trust at the scottish storytelling centre in edinburgh in 2005, and remounted at the an lanntair community arts centre in stornoway in september 2006. Paperback katie morag s rainy day book katie morag books by mairi hedderwick sep 1, 1999.
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