Kiltie Kiltie Cauld Bum Translation Activity For each

Kiltie, Kiltie Cauld Bum Translation Activity For each verse of this wonderful Scots nursery rhyme, can you note down some of the Scots words and then take a guess at their meaning? Let’s do the first one together!

Kiltie, kiltie cauld bum,

Did you find a Scots word? cauld Cauld is a Scots word. You can write it in the ‘Scots word from nursery rhyme’ column on your activity sheet.

Did you find a Scots word? cauld Now have a guess at what cauld means. Write it in the ‘What I think it means’ column on your activity sheet.

Did you find a Scots word? Tell your teacher what you think cauld means. Are you ready for the meaning? Now find a Scots word in each of the lines of Kiltie, Kiltie Cauld Bum. Guess what each of them mean. Your teacher will discuss the meanings at the end of the nursery rhyme. cauld cold

(Kiltie, kiltie cauld bum, ) Three stairs up.

The wummin in the tap flair,

Hit me wi' a cup!

Ma heid's a' bleedin’,

Ma face is a' cut.

Kiltie, kiltie cauld bum, Three stairs up!

Did you find some Scots words? Let’s see how many you managed…

(Kiltie, kiltie cauld bum, ) Three stairs up. (Apart from ‘Cauld’) did you find any Scots words? These are all English Words! thru’ cauld toon through cold town

The wummin in the tap flair, Did you find any Scots words? Tell your teacher what you think wummin, tap and flair means. Are you ready for the meaning? wummin woman tap top flair floor

Hit me wi' a cup! wi’ Did you find any Scots words? Tell your teacher what you think wi’ means. Are you ready for the meaning? with

Ma heid's a' bleedin’, ma Did you find any Scots words? Tell your teacher what you think ma, heid’s, a’ and bleedin’ means. Are you ready for the meaning? heid’s my head is a’ all bleedin’ bleeding

Ma face is a' cut. Did you find any Scots words? Tell your teacher what you think ma and a’ means. Are you ready for the meaning? ma my a’ head

Kiltie, kiltie cauld bum, Three stairs up! cauld Did you find any Scots words? Tell your teacher what you think cauld means. Are you ready for the meaning? cold

Did you successfully translate the Scots words?