Top tips to help them learn Gaelic

Put Gaelic labels on everyday objects in the house and read them with your child. Play a game asking your child to put the correct label on the objects!

Watch Gaelic Cartoons with your child and ask them to write a couple of sentences about what happened.

Do you know any Gaelic speaking shopkeepers? Ask your child to write a shopping list in Gaelic and then to read it to the shopkeeper.

Ask your child to teach you a new Gaelic word each day. Go through the alphabet so each word begins with a different letter.

Try putting up flashcards in the house. You can find audio files of words and sounds here so you and your kids can listen to the words while looking at the flashcards.

Next time you play a family board game, why not try using Gaelic words and phrases as much as you can.

Try playing games such as ‘I spy’ in Gaelic ‘Chì mise le mo shùil bheag’.

Listen to the audio files of reading books before starting to read with your child. That way you will be more confident of the sounds. Audio files can be found on the Gaelic4parents section of Stòrlann’s website

Say a word or phrase (from the audio file of the activity bag book) and ask your child to find it in the book.

Before you leave the house, why not try making a list of some of the things you might see outdoors. Let your kids have the list next time you’re out and about and get them to count the number of objects they spot in Gaelic. You could also ask your kids to say the shapes and colours as well.  

Try speaking Gaelic around the house with other members of the family. 

Play ‘silly sums’ with your child in Gaelic. List some numbers in the wrong order (or you could try adding them up or taking them away incorrectly). In Gaelic, ask your child to ‘put you right’.

Say a word or phrase (from the audio file of activity bag book) and ask your child to find it in the book.