Adventures in Scotland, Week 1
Learn about the Highland Cow, and Thistles, plus the history of the Flag of Scotland, and its map with our Scotland Map Coloring Page!
Supplies for Scotland: Week 1
Book List:
Books About Scotland:
Hairy Hettie: The Highland Cow Who Needs a Haircut! by Polly Lawson
Hello Scottish Animals by Kate McLelland
Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers by Mairi Hedderwick
Katie in Scotland by James Mayhew
The Woman Who Lived in the Vinegar Bottle by Rumer Godden
The Selkie Girl by Janis Mackay
This is Edinburgh by Miroslav Sasek
The History of Scotland for Children by Fiona Macdonald
N is for Nessie A Scottish Alphabet for Kids by Kate David
There Was a Wee Lassie who Swallowed a Midgie by Rebecca Colby
A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated by Tasha Tudor
Novels:
Little House in the Highlands by Melissa Wiley (Pair with our Novel Study Guide for this) Coming soon!
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Pair with our Novel Study Guide for this)
Flag and Thistle Books:
The Story of Scotland's Flag and the Lion and Thistle by David Ross
Thistle Downe by Gary Whitney and Molly Whitney
Thistle by Walther Wangerin
The Rose and the Thistle: A Charming Christian Children’s Story Suitable for Sunday School Instruction as Well as a Touching Bedtime Story by Douglas W. Fellows
Saints:
Saint Andrew: Patron Saint of Scotland by Lois Rock
Stories of the Saints by Carey Wallace
Books About the UK:
The Big Book of the UK by Imogen Russell Williams
United Kingdom: Travel for kids: The fun way to discover UK - Kids' Travel Guide by Celia Jenkins
Scotland Flag Study:
History of the Scottish Flag:
Learn how to Draw the Scottish Flag:
Thistle Study:
The BULL THISTLE:
More Links! I found so many cool videos, if you want to dive deeper! The Life Cycle we have included is for the Bull Thistle, which is a more ideal shaped, typical thistle.
Learn how to eat the BULL THISTLE .
How to Forage for Bull Thistle.
Learn the life cycle of MILK THISTLE.
How to Collect Milk Thistle Seeds.
Learn about CANADA THISTLE. (This is what we have in our yard!)
More Videos About Canada Thistles here, and HERE.
Another Plant/Weed You may want to learn about it the Dandelion, which we have a learning pack about, Dandelions in the Garden.
How to Draw a Scottish Thistle:
A few extra resources:
Foraging Thistle for Food and Medicine.
In-depth FREE Study on all types of Thistles.
Highland Cow Study:
Learn what it’s like to be a farmer in the Highlands:
How to Draw a Highland Cow.
Artist Spotlight: Dawn Maciocia
Dawn is Scottish Artist who creates beautiful collage art of animals, including the Highland Cow. Please see our Artist Spotlight for more detials.
For inspiration on creating your own Collage Art with your kids, please watch this video of Dawn Maciocia in action:
Cook: Today, let’s cook Scottish Tablet!
Find our recipe included in the study, and watch this video to learn who to make it!