Katie Morag's Island Stories (Katie Morag, 8)

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You can also encourage learners to act out the events of the Katie Morag books using these lovely role-play masks. Perfect for supporting reading comprehension skills in a fun group activity! What is the Isle of Struay? I thought I wouldn’t be involved to be honest and as a writer you have to know when to let go of your characters to another medium. But as it turned out, the production company Move on Up have been so inclusive and invited me up to see the sets on the Isle of Lewis. I’m very happy with all the casting, especially Cherry, she is totally natural; she’s even got Katie Morag’s fleeting facial expressions which you can’t dictate to a child actor. For more resources about Coll, pair this resource with our differentiated reading activity to build key literacy skills like skimming and scanning. Another fun idea would be to encourage the use of online resources or library books to fill out this research worksheet, which can be done independently or in groups. Stephen Fraser, Katie Morag gets politically correct, Scotland on Sunday, 18 July 1999. Accessed via NewsBank We had a great time. What could be more fun than sitting in a room full of bright, funny, creative people, scones a-plenty, reading Katie Morag stories to each other and then working out how we could adapt them?

By the end of the sessions Mairi was just as much part of the team as any of us, firing in suggestions, laughing away any particularly outrageous flights of fantasy, and even writing a script of her own! The Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands, the Inner Hebrides, and the Outer Hebrides are all part of what we refer to as Scottish islands. This PowerPoint presentation explores the different ways that things like school, working, and getting around work on an island, compared to the mainland. Alongside this Isle of Struay Map, we have a huge range of Katie Morag resources to use with your First Level children. I really liked going to hair, make-up and costume every morning. My favourite costume was my wedding dress costume. That was really nice. I wore my wellies with it though!

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You’ll find this PowerPoint as a great introduction to learning about the Scottish Islands! And now that you know the basics, why not explore even more resources? Alexandria Patience, Artistic Evaluation: Katie Morag at Ardross Hall, Scottish Arts Council, 5 October 2005 Some episodes were repeated on BBC One Scotland in a Sunday afternoon slot between April and May 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4] Series two [ edit ] Series two was filmed once more on Lewis, between 21 July and 13 September 2014, and comprised 3x15 minute episodes, 9x20 minute episodes and 1x30 minute episode. The first episode was aired on CBBC on 19 December 2014. Katie Morag won two British Academy Children's Awards for 2014: Best Drama, and Best Performance, Cherry Campbell (Katie Morag). [18]

The series won Best Children's Programme or Series at the 2014 Freesat Free TV Awards. [22] The judges said, "Beautifully and authentically shot, it was a key move by its host channel into scripted drama, delivering self contained stories that felt sweet and, more importantly, real to their young audience." [23] Some of the existing stories would prove impossible for us to adapt; some of the scenarios were totally impractical, which is why it was really excellent to have the director and producers there, for their practical reigning-in of the blue-sky thinking! Casting for the series included a casting call in Stornoway, Lewis in March 2013. [7] [8] The casting team also held extensive auditions in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The part was eventually won by seven-year-old Cherry Campbell from Glasgow (whose grandmother was born, and still lives, on Lewis). Campbell took part in the Stornoway auditions. Director Don Coutts said, "We were looking for someone with energy, humour and courage to play the feisty wee character of Katie Morag and we think that Cherry has all three of these attributes in spades!" [9] Locations [ edit ] Struay Shop and Post Office from the TV series Katie MoragChilton, Martin. "Katie Morag: Charming in print and on TV". The Telegraph . Retrieved 3 January 2014.

Where-ever you go, we know that if you go to the Highlands and Islands with an open heart you will most certainly find what you are looking for... We recommend the area as an ideal family holiday, Just like the Katie Morag character in the books, and on the screen, everything is there for YOU to make what you will of it. There are wild beaches with all their sea life to be found, ancient history in the standing stones, incredible bird life, wild moors, unbelieveable flowering machair in the summer time, boat trips, old ruins, little secret coves, strange legends, ceilidhs and summer shows, and of course delicious local produce to sample - it's all there . Katie Morag to return in new series on CBeebies and CBBC". BBC News. 18 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 July 2014. You can use this PowerPoint to introduce your learners to the topic of the Scottish Islands and to lead on to learning about the history, landscape, and culture of each of the different islands or island groups.The series is filmed on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Although the fictional Island of Struay is based on Coll [10] in the Inner Hebrides, the producers felt Lewis had the necessary infrastructure to create the series. [11] Executive producer Lindy Cameron further explained, "It was important to us to try and keep as much of this production in the Highlands as we were able. By making good use of all the innate facilities and skills that Lewis has to offer us we hope that the benefit to the Island, and to all of the Hebrides, will be great." [12] I'm totally not looking forward to seeing myself. I'll have to watch though, but I might hide my eyes! Main cast Scottish BAFTAs: James McAvoy, Lorraine Kelly and David Tennant all celebrated at star-studded awards". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on 19 November 2014 . Retrieved 24 November 2014. QCA Geography Year 2 Unit 3: An Island Home, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, 2000. As of January 2011, a Google search for KS1+"Katie+Morag"+"An+Island+Home" finds almost 3,400 hits

Never in a thousand years! With the first book, I was given a brief to write and illustrate a picture storybook. My own children were teenagers by this point and so it was a self-indulgent nostalgia re-run of my children’s upbringing on the Isle of Coll. Louise Scollay, Tales of eccentricity from author evoke laughter at book festival, Shetland Times, 11 September 2009. (Fourth story down).FREESAT FREE TV AWARDS WINNERS 2014". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 . Retrieved 13 July 2014. The CILIP Kate Greenway Medal: Nominations for 2008". Archived from the original on 16 May 2012 . Retrieved 18 January 2011. The series was shot on the Isle of Lewis between May and August 2013 at BBC Alba's studios in Stornoway and on location around the island. It comprised 26x15 minute episodes (6 of which were part of a sub-series called Grannie Island's Ceilidh) and began its run on Cbeebies on 3 November 2013. Katie Morag to film on location on the Isle of Lewis". Highlands and Islands Enterprise. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017 . Retrieved 14 July 2014.