P5 Learning Games — Second Level Begins

Ages 8-10 · Second Level of the Curriculum for Excellence

P5 is the start of Second Level. Learners plan their own experiments, write longer pieces and take on maths that needs more than one step.

What P5 learners work on

  • Fractions, decimals and percentages
  • Writing paragraphs and organising ideas
  • Fair tests and predictions in science
  • Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence

Subjects available for P5

Maths

Numeracy and Mathematics · 16 Second Level activities

Number, money and measure, shape, position and movement.

Literacy

Literacy and English · 7 Second Level activities

Phonics and spelling patterns, reading fluency and expression.

Science

Sciences · 20 Second Level activities

Living things and biodiversity, materials and their properties.

Writing

Literacy and English · 6 Second Level activities

Letter formation and presentation, sentence building and structure.

Scotland's History

Social Studies · 8 Second Level activities

Ancient Scotland — Celts, Picts and Romans, medieval heroes and the wars of independence.

Technologies

Technologies and Sciences

Design thinking and iteration, forces, thrust and mass.