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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  9. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  12. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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