Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann

 An t-Sìde / The Weather

Haidh a-rithist a h-uile duine! Tha sinn an dòchas gu bheil sibh uile gu math.

It feels like Spring is finally on the way, although it is still a bit chilly, and I see that there is still some snow forecast for this week. We'll continue this week talking about the weather - let's face it, a great topic no matter the time of year in Scotland!

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.

Our songs are the same as last week - Fuar Fuar and Tha I Fuar An-Diugh. You can hear the first one being sung, and see the words here.

The words for the second song are below. You can also find them on the Gàidhlig nan Òg website, along with a sound file to hear it being sung. Have you had time to check out this great new resource yet? There is lots there to learn and listen to. Please let us know if you would like any help with any of it, or if you have a particular request for a weekly topic, based on what you find there.

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...

The vocabulary this week is the same as last week. You can hear how to pronounce these words and phrases here.

For craft this week, we have a couple of new weather related ideas. 

If you have a wee bit of bubble wrap, and some paint, you can make a great rainy picture like this one.

If you'd like some things to go along with your rain stick from last week, you could make a windsock or a sun catcher. These can both be made in lots of different ways - the sun catcher linked to uses plastic lids, but you can use contact paper, or a paper plate with the centre cut out too. A windsock can be made with a cardboard tube, a plastic bottle, or even a milk carton. Hopefully you can find some things around the house that will work.

  

Did you get a chance to look at the clouds last week? Remember to let us know what you saw in them! 

Gabhaibh spòrs! Remember that next week is half term, so the next blog post will be on February 17th. Deagh saor-làithean!