Natural Scotland Week 2026
Natural Scotland Week 2026
Join us to learn all about our amazing natural world and take action to look after it. This year we will be joined by the National Trust for Scotland and our Gaelic officer to look at the links between Gaelic, Scots and our natural heritage.
All lessons are curricular linked with follow up resources to take learning further.
As our Live Lessons are recorded and distributed online, cameras and microphones will be disabled for attendees. Due to this, our lessons require facilitation by educators within the classroom to ensure pupils can take part in our interactive activities.
Timetable and registration
Timings for lessons are as follows:
P4-S2 Lesson in English: 11.00-11.40am Monday 11 May 2026
P4-S2 Lesson in Gaelic: 1.30-2.10pm Monday 11 May 2026
Early Years to P3 in English: 11.00-11.30am Tuesday 12 May 2026
All ages assembly in English with Gaelic interpretation: 11.00-11.30am Tuesday 19 May 2026
All lessons will be recorded, and the recordings posted each day for you to catch up if you cannot attend live.
Challenge for the week: Name a place for nature
This year we invite schools and nurseries from across the country to work together create more spaces for nature in Scotland. Find a space for nature, give it a name in Gaelic or Scots (or both!) and share it with us.
Further details of the challenge will be released here soon.
Only by working together can we have the biggest impact!
Early Years - P3
Join story teller Allison Galbraith, who will be telling her interpretation of David Campbell's modern folk story of the origin of tartan, with some fantastic links to the natural world and a Gaelic song to join in with.
Take learning further by inviting pupils to design their own tartan inspired by the nature around them, and by taking part in our challenge to create a place for nature and give it a name in Scots and Gaelic.
Resources will be released here closer to the lesson date.
P4 - S2
Join Chris from the National Trust for Scotland, and our Gaelic officer Jonathan to explore the history of language in Scotland, discover the Gaelic and Scots names of some of our native species and think about how we can bring these languages back in the naming of our local nature.
After the lesson take part in our challenge to create a place for nature and give it a name in Scots and Gaelic. and investigate the naming of places in your local area.
Resources will be released here closer to the lesson date.
Assembly
Assembly revisiting what we learned this week, a nature inspired quiz and find out the results of our nature challenge.
Live Lessons and Eco-Schools
Don't forget that taking part in any of our Live Lessons and the associated activities can be counted towards an Eco-Schools Scotland Green Flag Award.
Tell us what you thought
If you attend any of our Live Lessons, we would love to hear your feedback.
Related Lessons
Join us for a week of exciting Live Lessons all about our amazing natural world, focused on the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. These lessons explore the importance and interconnectedness of all living things, and what we can do to protect and restore our natural heritage.
Thigibh còmhla rinn airson seachdain de Leasanan Beò inntinneach mu ar saoghal nàdarra iongantach.
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