Interdisciplinary planning approach Stirling Castle LITERACY AND ENGLISH Research Stirling Castle using a range of texts Second level EXPRESSIVE ARTS Art and Design Create a Stirling Castle tapestry. Drama Take on different roles in a castle for a sustained period of time. Take notes using a variety of stimuli to shape their knowledge and understanding about an event. . Music *Use music (Sound story) to tell the story of The Battle of Stirling Bridge. Write a diary entry in the role of a person who lives in the castle using all of their prior learning. Listen to music from the time period and make a comment on it. Related experiences and outcomes LIT 204a and LIT 2-15a, LIT 2-14a, ENG 2-27a TECHNOLOGIES Animate drawings to tell a character’s story. Build a castle to skill using 3D shapes. This interdisciplinary approach shows some possible learning opportunities which link to the experience and outcome codes shown. These are ideas for starting points, though, and could be amended with other links depending on your context. In this example we have highlighted a lead curriculum area, however, to suit needs and interests a different curriculum area could easily be used. LEAD CURRICULUM AREA - SOCIAL STUDIES Related experiences and outcomes TCH 204b, TCH 2-14a RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION *Consider the similarities and differences between Christian beliefs. Study the influence of religion on the shaping of Scotland. Related experiences and outcomes RME 203a, RME 2-01c *Investigate the theme of Stirling Castle as a stimulus to discover how past events and people have shaped Scotland’s society. Related experiences and outcomes EXA 204a, EXA 2-12a, EXA 2-18a HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM Develop empathy for the characters in their writing and research. Consider the rights, responsibilities and inequalities of the past and present. Create a timeline for Stirling Castle from its earliest to present day. Compare a variety of castle jobs to their own life. Explore why castles around Scotland were built where they are. Study maps to locate Stirling and where it is in comparison to where they are. Related experiences and outcomes SOC 2-02a, SOC 2-03a, SOC 204a, SOC 2-13a, SOC 2-14a Related experiences and outcomes HWB 205a, HWB 2-09a