There are four animated stories in A' Choille. Click on the tree to go to the stories. Click on the red handles to see the choice of stories then click on the thumbs up icon to choose one.
Oighrig Ùruisg (Mami Wata)
This story is based on the traditional African legend of Mami Wata, the brave river spirit who rescues a village from a terrible monster. It contains rich descriptions and dialogue and is a good example of how to structure an imaginative story.
Draoidh Paidh nan Siristean (Cherry Pie Genie)
This is a modern story about a boy called Fionnlagh who imagines that a genie rises from his hot cherry pie and helps him out around the house. It is a story about a child's imagination and the important people in his life. It's an example of how children can create their own imaginative stories.
Calum Cathag (Jackdaw)
Find out what happens when Calum Cathag goes to live in the pigeon loft. The story deals with racism and gives children the opportunity to look at the world from a different standpoint. There are two different endings from which to choose.
A' Lorg na Grèine (Looking for the Sun)
Join Sgumban, Sgòd and their friends to find out what happens when the sun goes missing. This is a story about little creatures who live on the beach and looks at the world through their eyes. Looking for the Sun is an example of how children can create their own personal stories. There are two alternative endings from which to choose.
Story Activities
Watch a story(Coimhead)
Watch the story with or without accompanying text. Click on the book icon to see text alongside the pictures and audio.
Read a story(Leugh)
The text appears side by side with the animation. Click on the arrow to move on to the next page.
Sequence a story(Òrdaich)
Test listening and comprehension skills by placing pictures in the right sequence before completing sentences based on the story.
There are two levels:
Level 1
Click on the pictures from the story and place them on the right order.
Level 2
Complete 5 or 9 sentences so that they correspond with pictures from the story. The number of sentences to be completed depends on the success achieved in the previous level.
Work can be printed after completing the task.
Change a story(Atharraich)
Write a story about one of the characters in the original story. Create a title, by choosing a character and a location from the options offered, then start writing.
There are four templates from which to choose. They vary according to the length of text to be written.
Ulaidhoillt will help you by asking the following questions:
• Who is in your story?
• Where does your story happen?
• What happens in your story?
• How does your story end?
If more help is needed, click on the question mark icon to see the story Ulaidhoillt wrote.
After writing, pictures can be added to each page of the story. Backgrounds, characters and objects from the story or the paint brush can be used to create pictures. Various shapes can also be added. The finished story can be printed.
Create a story(Sgrìobh)
Write and illustrate a story about characters and objects from the story.
There are two levels:
Level 1
The page contains an area for text and a separate area for illustration. A collection of key words are available to help. Backgrounds, characters and objects from the story or the paint brush can be used to create pictures. Various shapes can also be added. The story completed can be printed.
Level 2
There is a large page for text and illustration. There are speech bubbles in this level in addition to the tools available in Level 1.
