P6 Learning Games — Thinking It Through

Ages 9-11 · Second Level of the Curriculum for Excellence

P6 activities expect learners to explain their reasoning. Quizzes include trickier distractors, and the fun facts are the sort that get repeated at the dinner table.

What P6 learners work on

  • Percentages, area and volume
  • Story writing with characters and structure
  • Energy, electricity and the solar system
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites

Subjects available for P6

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.