Additional Learning Resources for Adventures in Scotland, Week 3:
Books About Scotland, Castles & Loch Ness:
Katie in Scotland by James Mayhew
Donald and the Loch Ness Monster An Adventure in Scotland by Disney's Small World Library
The History of Scotland for Children by Fiona Macdonald
N is for Nessie A Scottish Alphabet for Kids by Kate David
Little Explorers: Scottish Castles by Louise Forchaw
Nessie the Loch Ness Monster by Richard Brassey
Hattie and Hudson by Chris Van Dusen
Rory MacSween and the Secrets of Urquhart Castle by J.A. Kay
On The Loch Ness! A Kid's Guide to Urquhart Castle, Scotland by Penelope Dyan
Who Was Winston Churchill? by Ellen Labrecque - He painted Scotland landscapes, and is one of our Artist Spotlights.
Skara Brae
Little Explorers: Skara Brae by Louise Forshaw
The Mystery of Skara Brae by Laird Scranton
Stone Age Farmers Beside the Sea: Scotland's Prehistoric Village of Skara Brae by Caroline Arnold
The Boy with the Bronze Axe by Kathleen Fidler
The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply by Robert McConkey
Novels:
Little House in the Highlands by Melissa Wiley (Pair with our Novel Study Guide for this)
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (Pair with our Novel Study Guide for this)
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
Updated:
The Saga of the Noggin the Nog by Oliver Postgate and Illustrated by Peter Firmin (These story books were written and inspired by the Lewis Chessman, which we have featured in this adventure. Scroll down to watch the documentaries about them.
Sottish Castle Spotlight: Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness 13th Century
Tour of the castle with this video:
What it’s like to care for a 13th Century Castle:
Learn more about Trebuchets
How to build a Trebuchet, from the MythBusters:
Watch how they build a GIANT Trebuchet:
Loch Ness & it’s Monster
Find included art appreciation of beautiful paintings of Scottish Lochs by Artist Spotlight: Winston Churchill, 1874 -1965 Prime Minister & Impressionist Painter
And when learning more about the Catapults found around the castle, enjoy the Artist Spotlight: Cira Bhang, Contemporary, Abstract Artist "Don't be afraid of being yourself, show your colors.”- Cira Bhang Her artpiece of focus is titled “Life is like a Catapult".
Check out the Amazon Prime Movie, Nessie & Me:
https://amzn.to/3jib8XD
Learn more about the Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster with these videos:
Scotland’s History: Neolithic Settlement Spotlight: Skara Brae
"The Lewis Chessmen Viking Art"
The Fairy Pools of The Isle of Skye
Learn more about the Isle of Sky, and surrounding area, as well as the Dunvegan Castle, which we mention in our lesson as well as the Fairy Flag.
Cook: Scottish Raspberry Buns
Recipe found in our adventures. I was unable to find an exact video demonstration the exact steps as outlined in this rare recipe! Enjoy making them for tea time this week!
Congratulations!
You have completed our Scotland Adventures!
What Adventure will you dive into next?
Our Wales Adventure is on its way, to complete our Great Britain Series, so stay tuned.
Our Little House in the Highlands Art & Baking Novel Study is also coming soon!
Ireland and England are released, you may like to check out those Adventures if you have not done so already, and the countries just across the sea (that we have adventures for) are France, Norway, and Sweden. Check out those Adventures in our shop. Find them linked below:
