Katie Morag won Best Children's Programme at BAFTA Scotland British Academy Scotland Awards in 2014. [21] 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. This book is brilliant to read to children as it contains humour which both adults and children will enjoy(such as Katie and Grandma Island using Grandma Mainland's hair tint and rollers on the sheep!) It also has beautiful large illustrations with a lot going on to discuss.

All we ask is that you respect the people and the way of life there, protect the wildlife, and that you don't leave anything behind you that could pollute the enviroment. To go along with these, our fantastic Isle of Struay Map can help learners visualise the story as they read it. Why not compare the shape of the island to the Isle of Coll? It famously looks a bit like a fish! What are some fun facts about the Isle of Coll for kids?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? Katie Morag herself lives – above the family shop, by the island pier - on the fictitious Isle of Struay and in a village closely modeled on Coll’s main community of Arinagour. Her mother is the local postmistress; her Dad runs the store and her jolly, dungaree-clad, tractor-driving ‘Granny Island’ is another central character. 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.

I think children easily identify with Katie Morag’s problems, her moods and the family issues. I try to create stories seen through the eyes of Katie Morag. I think children, through Katie Morag, can recognize and explore the familiarity of the problems that she has.Changing Lives, Education 4 Sustainability, National Grid for Learning, 1997. (Resource originally developed by waste-management company Biffa). 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 . Being exposed to this large display poster also develops children’s map reading skills. It can enhance their spacial awareness by clearly highlighting the location of objects and their proximity to one another. Winners of the first RTS Scotland awards". Royal Television Society. 12 June 2014 . Retrieved 13 July 2014. Alexandria Patience, Artistic Evaluation: Katie Morag at Ardross Hall, Scottish Arts Council, 5 October 2005

In November 2012 it was announced at last that the BBC CBeebies channel had commissioned twenty-six 14-minute live-action dramas, from Coutts’s Cromarty-based production company Move On Up. Pupils in secondary school have to fly to Oban on Sunday and live in a hostel for the week to go to school. Stephen Fraser, Katie Morag gets politically correct, Scotland on Sunday, 18 July 1999. Accessed via NewsBank For a way of imagining the dramatic islands through sound, you can pair it with our Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture Listening Activity. What are the islands of Scotland?Get your class working together with our Isle of Struay Map Colouring Activity. Not only does this resource develop children’s creativity, but also encourages collaboration and teamwork. Or, why not learn about the real Scottish Island that inspired the fictional Isle of Struay with this colourful and informative PowerPoint? 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? In June 2014, it was announced that Katie Morag would be returning for a second series. Cheryl Taylor, Controller of CBBC, said: "This is the first time that CBBC and CBeebies have co-commissioned a series and I am really pleased to be working so closely with CBeebies. The exclusive episodes to be shown on CBBC will allow us to develop more multifaceted storylines for the older CBBC audience." [5] 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!

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. 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. 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. In the end the series was filmed a ginormous bit in the Outer Hebrides in Lewis and a wee bit in the Inner Hebrides, on Coll.

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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. Move On Up is based in Cromarty, North East of Inverness. From the outset we were determined to keep as much of the production in the Highlands as we could, beginning with the writing. This book is about a little girl called Katie Morag who lives on the Isle of Struay with her mum who’s the postmistress and her dad who owns the general store. This is one of many adventures of Katie Morag’s. This particular story is about Grannie Mainland coming to the island to visit Katie Morag. Grannie Island and Grannie Mainland have a lot of differences and therefore Katie tries to bring them together. Grannie Mainland is from the city and always looks good because she likes to dress up whereas Grannie Island works on the farm and dresses in her overall and wellies. There is an annual Show Day happening on the island and Grannie Island’s sheep Alecina always wins the Best Ewe and Fleece Trophy. When Katie Morag went to Grannie Island’s Alecina was all muddy and dirty. There wasn’t a lot of time before the Show. Katie Morag has an idea, she suggested that they use Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids to clean up Alecina and get her ready for the Show. Alecina won the prize again thanks to Grannie Mainland’s beauty aids. There was a lovely celebration but only Grannie Island and Katie Morag knew the true secret. Grannie Island never was horrible to Grannie Mainland for her fancy ways again. Family: Katie Morag lives with her parents Isobel and Peter, her little brother Liam and her baby sister Flora Ann. Mr McColl is the shopkeeper in the village shop and Mrs McColl is the postmistress. Katie Morag’s mother has a baby in the Tiresome Ted book, so where in the series would we place that episode? Could any other stories emerge from the prospect of a new sibling? One book, Katie Morag and the Baking Day Secret, features a New Teacher. We discussed what might have happened to the old teacher, who is never mentioned in Mairi’s books. Perhaps she retires and her leaving could coincide with the baby’s impending arrival? Perhaps all this change might be too much for the wee girl to cope with? Katie Morag and the Old Teacher was duly written around that theme.