Free teacher web sites for Geography topic ‘An island home’
Katie Morag fans will have a field day, there's plenty on her Isle of Struay, modelled on the real life Scottish island of Coll. But you'll find plenty of other resources to support studies on islands around the world. Island life, peoples jobs on the island and geographical features are presented here.
360 panoroma of the isle of Coll
Click on the red spots and then on the picture to view images from the island.
External link: 360 panoroma of the isle of Coll
- suitable for class use
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Clickable Struay
Click on the buildings to find out more. Great Katie Morag based site
External link: Clickable Struay
- suitable for class use
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Island information
Great website which features map work on locating islands in Europe and also on map symbols. Great for KS2 and some infants.
External link: Island information
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- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Katie Morag
Find out about the author and the island on this website by publishers random house.
External link: Katie Morag
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- suitable for teachers’ personal use
Photos of the Isle of Coll
A good selection of photos of life on the Isle of Coll, which is apparently the inspiration for Struay, Katie Morag's fictional home. Includes corncrakes, highland cows, beaches and more. (On the website for a guest house.)
External link: Photos of the Isle of Coll
- suitable for teachers’ personal use
