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Many ways to join in

Children can show what they know by speaking, drawing or choosing a picture.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Isla asks the class how to show a reuse idea, with a box on the table.

Isla asked the class how they could show a reuse idea.

Isla: “What could we do differently before it becomes waste?”

Euan talks, Zara asks a question and Rowan draws.

Euan said his idea, Zara asked a question, and Rowan drew.

A cardboard castle and drawings on the table.

Each way of joining in showed a different part of the idea.

Isla puts the drawings together on one board.

Isla put them together into one clear display.

The class looks at picture cards together.

Everyone could see that every way had helped.

The children choose picture cards on the table.

At the end, everyone could say it, draw it or pick a picture.

For grown-ups: Join in by speaking, drawing or choosing a picture.

Draft, 19 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

There’s more than one way to join in: speaking, drawing or pointing to a picture all count. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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