Supply List for Chapter 5: A Surprise on the Road
Art: Bagpipe Collage
Cook: Scottish Seed Cake
Inspired Book List:
The Book of Bagpipe by Hugh Cheape
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes by Carolyn Keene
Anna and the Bagpiper by Thomas Locker
Mac Poerr and the Bagpipes by Suse Moore
Bagpipes: A National Collection of a National Treasure by Hugh Cheape
Tradition Gaelic Bagpiping by John G. Gibson
Clans and Tartans by Collins Little Books
Art Supplies:
paper, pencil, eraser, pencil crayons or markers
Kitchen Supplies:
butter, sugar, eggs, grated lemon peel, all-purpose flour
baking powder, ground nutmeg, milk, caraway seed, poppy seed and anise seed, powdered sugar
Educational Videos for Chapter 5:
Listen to the sound of Scottish Bagpipes:
What is the Great Kilt and Airisaid?
How would the Highlanders wear in 1700’s wear their Great Kilts?
Watch below, a more traditional way, with weapons, leather shoes, and all the accessories. Please note, he does not wear shorts, and has bare legs under his shift. Learn more about this clothing worn in the Highlands, before the rebellion in 1746, in our soon to release, Clothing Unit Study.
Did women wear the kilt? YES! :)
Learn more about this clothing in our coming soon 18th Century (1700’s) Clothing in Scotland and England, Unit Study. I am so excite about this next study, I hope you check it out with us. It was going to be included in this chapter, but has soon become a larger endeavour then first realized.
In the mean time, search for your families tartan here.
My kids loved this video, watching how to use the Plaid for survival in the highlands in the 1700’s:
Baking
The recipe for this chapter is Scottish Seed Cake, which you can find in our art & baking guide, however, I fell in love with this video showing you and your kids what it was like cooking in the 1800’s. (This is not quite the correct time period, around 30+ years after the time in the story, and set in America, but its a delight and the closest we get.)