Scottish Castles IDL Pack - Scottish CfE Second Level - P5-P7 - Interdisciplinary Learning Topic

Explore Scotland’s castles and the Wars of Independence with this complete interdisciplinary learning pack for P5-P7, mapped to the Curriculum for Excellence Second Level Experiences and Outcomes. Pupils research, reason, test and justify across five curriculum areas:

• Social Studies - castle defences, a Wars of Independence timeline with event cards, primary and secondary sources, and a Then and Now Venn diagram
  • Literacy - a two-page non-fiction text on Stirling Castle, tiered Find It, Think It, Judge It questions, fact or opinion, vocabulary work and a persuasive debate on rebuilding ruined castles
  • Numeracy - area and perimeter of a castle floor plan, a scale map measured with a ruler, and a trip budget with a bus timetable
  • Technologies - a catapult fair test with a results table and bar graph
  • Expressive Arts - design a coat of arms using real heraldry rules

  Every task includes a low or no resource alternative in the teacher guide. The pack also includes a curriculum map with E&O codes, a suggested teaching route, full answers and a Castle Expert certificate. All 23 pages are designed for A4 and print cleanly in colour or greyscale.