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Burns Night - Teaching Resources

If you’re celebrating Burns Night with your class then take a look at this collection of themed resources from the BBC.

When is Burns Night?

Burns Night is a celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns, and takes place on his birthday each year, 25 January. On this day, Burns suppers are celebrated with traditional dishes of haggis and whisky and recitals of his best-loved work.

Who was Robert Burns?

Born in 1759, Robert Burns was a scottish poet recognised the world over for his work focusing on universal themes of love and nature.

At New Year all over the world, his poem Auld Lang Syne, a sincere expression of friendship is sung. His face has featured on banknotes and his books have been translated into over forty languages.

An assembly to mark Burns Night (25 January), a night commonly celebrated in Scotland and beyond – where friends and family gather together, eat haggis (traditional Scottish sausage), neeps (turnips) and tatties (potatoes), and read Robert Burns’ poems. 25 January is Robert Burns’ birthday.

Assembly: Burns Night

This animated film explores the life of Robert Burns, a poet renowned for his celebration of his Scottish identity.

Robert Burns

pupils from Scottish Primary schools as they recite and create animations to an abridged version of Address to a Haggis.

The L.A.B Scotland: Address to a Haggis

A collection of audio clips for 9-12 year-olds. In these clips pupils recite some of their favourite Burns poems, visit the house he lived in and try making porridge.

School Radio - Robert Burns

Audio programme for primary schools, presented by Ben Faulks and celebrating Burns Night. This page contains an enlargeable focus image of bagpipes as well as suggestions for follow-up activities.

Something to Think About: Burns Night

Audio story for primary schools about a wolf with shaggy grey hair who lived in a deep glen in Scotland.

How the wolf lost its tail

This Bitesize guide, aimed at 7-11 year-olds, introduces Robert Burns poem 'Up In The Early Morning' through video and interactives activities.

Robert Burns: Up In The Morning Early

In this Newsound video children from Edinburgh explain everything you need to know about Burns Night.

Newsround: Children from Edinburgh talk about Burns Night

In this Newsround video Scottish schoolchildren explain why Robert Burns is so important.

Newsround: Burns Night explained

This interactive article for secondary schools looks at why Robert Burns' work is still so popular, over 200 years after his death.

Why is Robert Burns' work still so popular today?