Hello, I'm Ras h ida and I arrived from Pakistan when I was just three. I'm now ten. I love my iPad, animals, and

playing my violin. When I grow up, I want to be a zoologist.

Hiya, I'm S oph ie and I'm seven. I like sewing clothes for my

dolls, playing tennis and seeing wildflowers in the Highlands.

When I'm older, I hope to become a fashion designer.

SAY CH EES E!

Hi, I'm Isla and I come from a very old Scottish

family. I'm six years old and I love dancing, drawing and baking with Mum. When I grow up, I want to be a

famous artist.

Witam! I'm Domin ik and I'm eight years old. My parents were born in Poland. I think

science is really cool and I love the planets and stars. I'd like to

be an astronaut.

Awrite! I'm James. I'm nine and I'm a football fanatic! I love

playing on the computer and going camping and hiking. I like

being out in nature and I want to be a fireman one day.

It’s N ew Y ear’s Day! It used to be called Ne’er Day.

It's T WELFT H N IGH T. We take down our Christmas tree to avoid bad luck.

January is cold and wet and snowy. It’s Baltic!

Our neighbour arrives to fir st foot us. He carries presents to bring good luck.

BLACK BU N

COAL

WH ISKY

S HORT BR EAD

We

go ice skating and sledging, and h av

e snowball fights, too.

We have another pu blic holiday.

It’s back to s chool. We’re half way through the school year.

We write poems in S cots at school.

als o called bu r ns’ n ich t

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beans an d ch ips

stovies

beef karah i

ch icken nuggets

macar oni ch ees e

HA GGIS

We have t ea around the family table.

C elt

ic Co

nne ctions in Glasgow ro

ck s!

We walk, r ide our bikes or get a lift to school.

Celtic C

o nnection s

T H IS WA Y

TO S CHO OL

W e

ce leb

rat e B

urns’ N ight with hag gis,

neeps and tatties.

Six Nations Rugby begins.

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It’s Pancake Day. We flip pancakes high in the air.

O n cold days, we love

eating scones, hot from th e o

ve n.

A t the weekend, some of us go ski ing.

It’s Wor ld T h in king Day for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

good t hough ts

Dad makes square sausage butties. Up Helly Aa is ablaz e with fire!

We have loads to keep us busy after s chool.

MAN HU N T

S HARK AT TACK

hops cotch

FOOT BALL

WALK T H E DOG

lego

GY MNAST ICS

On Valen tin e’s Day, we get cards from a secret admirer.

14HOMEWORK

Hom ewo rk

At playtime we have lots of fun!

Ch in es e N ew Y ear is very noisy! Sometimes it falls in January.

5

20

In ver n ess Music Festival.

On Mot h er’s Day, we spoil Mum with breakfast in bed, gifts and cards.

On the weekends, we r ide hor s eS, play football with Dad or go for the messages with Mum.

We go fish in

g in the burn with Grandpa.

It’s Common wealt h Day.

The bulb

s in our garden are starting to s p R o u t.

GIFTS

CAR DS

BR EAKFAST

British S u mmer Time begins.

CLOCKS GO FORWAR D

It ’s

E a

r t

h H

o u

r. W

e t urn

off the lights because we care for our planet.

ear t h

hou r

At school, we raise funds for R ed Nos e Day.

S nowdr ops and baby lambs are everywhere!

O ur

S co

ttis h ter r ie r s lo

ve t o ru

n in the woods.

t h e r egions of s cotlan d

Aberdeen City and Shire Argyll and The Isles Ayrshire and Arran Dumfries and Galloway Dundee and Angus Edinburgh and the The Lothians Greater Glasgow and The Clyde Valley The Highlands The Kingdom of Fife Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, Stirling and Forth Valley Orkney Outer Hebrides Perthshire The Scottish Borders Shetland

We have around 2000 CASTLES! That’s a lo

t!

SCOTLAND HAS OVER 790

ISLANDS NORTH SEA ATLANTIC OCEAN

NORTH CHANNEL

Bass Rock

CENTRAL LOWLANDS

SOUTHERN UPLANDS

WESTER ROSS

EASTER ROSS

Loch Lomond

Loch Cluanie

Eilean Donan Castle

Balmoral Castle

Urquhart Castle

Lo ch

N es

s

NO RTH

W EST

HIG HL

AN DS

KI NT

YR E

AR G

YL L

ABERDEEN

ISLE OF ARRAN

ISLES OF HARRIS AND LEWIS

KIRKWALL ORKNEY ISLANDS

SHETLAND ISLANDS

ISLAY

SKYE

ISLE OF MULL

EDINBURGH IS BEAUTIFUL.

IT’S OUR CAPITAL CITY.

YOU’LL FIND BASKING

SHARKS HERE. DUNDEE

ST ANDREWS PERTH

KIRKCALDY

FALKIRK

FORT WILLIAM

PAISLEY

KILMARNOCK

AYR

DUMFRIES STRANRAER

HAWICK

LIVINGSTON

STIRLING

OBAN

THURSODURNESS

ULLAPOOL

WICKHALKIRK

HELMSDALE

INVERNESS

ELGIN

MONTROSE

STONEHAVEN

PETERHEAD

FRASERBURGH

NAIRN

DORNOCH

EDINBURGHGLASGOW

YOU’LL FIND BOTTLENOSE

DOLPHINS AROUND HERE.

RIVER TAY IS OUR

LONGEST RIVER.

our highest peak

TH E

M IN

C H

GR AMPIAN M

OU

NT AINS

the birthplace of golf!

Ben Nevis

River Tay

PENTLAND FIRTH

FIR TH OF FORT

H

O UT

ER H

EB RI

DE S

INN ER

H EB

RI DE

S

MO RA

Y F IRT

H

CH

EV IO

T H

ILL S

so many islands!

SEALS LOVE TO BASK ON THESE

ISLANDS.

SCOTLAND IS THE MOST MOUNTAINOUS

COUNTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.