Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann

An t-Sìde / The Weather

Haidh a h-uile duine! Ciamar a tha sibh uile?

We've had all sorts of wintery weather lately, I can still see some snow from my window today. But Spring is coming and the weather will be changing again, so we thought we would learn some weather-related vocabulary this week and next. If you have children who attend Òganan for nursery, you will know that their topic right now is weather too. We thought it would be a nice idea to provide a bit of overlap with what is being learned there where we can.

Let's start with a couple of songs about the weather. We have sung Fuar Fuar many times at Cròileagan sessions, so you may know it. You can hear it being sung, and see the words here.

The second song is Tha I Fuar An-Diugh. The words are below. You can also find them on the Gàidhlig nan Òg website, along with a sound file to hear it being sung. This is a great new resource, with lots more weather songs, as well as songs, vocabulary and activities for many more topics. Have a look around.

Tha i fuar an-diugh

Tha i fuar an-diugh,

Tha i fuar an-diugh,

Tha i fuar,

O tha i fuar,

O tha i fuar an-diugh.

Tha i breagha an-diugh...

Tha i fliuch an-diugh...

Tha i sgòthach an-diugh...

Today's vocabulary is seen in this song, and can be used for your craft project (below) too.

You can hear how to pronounce these words and phrases here.

For craft this week, we have a couple of different ideas. 

If you have a cardboard tube lying around the house (the inner tube from a roll of kitchen paper/wrapping paper/foil/etc would work well), you could make a rain stick. The instructions here suggest using dried beans or popcorn kernels, but rice also works well. 

Another nice idea, and a good way to practice the phrases from this week, is to make a weather chart that you can change every day. You can add whatever types of weather you think you might see, and you could even add the relevant vocabulary below your pictures. The instructions here will show you how to make one, although you definitely don't need all the materials they use.

Finally, when the ground is less wet and icy, you could lie outside on a sunny day and see what you could see in the clouds...sometimes they are shaped like all sorts of things - cars, animals, trees...use your imagination!

Gabhaibh spòrs! Chì sinn sibh an ath-sheachdain.