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The real world and the fictional world
How a rain forest in Wales provided inspiration for Kiran’s fictional world.
  1. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  2. Who likes stories?
    02:48
    Who likes stories?
  3. Talking in class
    01:47
    Talking in class
  4. Actor Vivian
    03:05
    Actor Vivian
  5. Writing a story down
    02:42
    Writing a story down
  6. Story build (part 1)
    04:03
    Story build (part 1)
  7. Story build (part 2)
    06:21
    Story build (part 2)
  8. Vivian talks titles
    01:18
    Vivian talks titles
  9. Alfie Onion
    08:13
    Alfie Onion
  10. Questions for Vivian
    03:32
    Questions for Vivian
  11. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  12. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  16. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  18. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  19. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  20. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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