Wildlife in Scotland – Interdisciplinary planning grid
Early Level
Wildlife found in Scotland
This interdisciplinary approach shows some possible learning opportunities when the experiences and outcomes listed below are connected. These ideas are starting
points and could be used to support planning, depending on your context. In this example we have highlighted a lead curriculum area, however, other curriculum areas
can be included where relevant, based on needs and interests.
NUMERACY ACROSS THE
CURRICULUM
EXPERIENCE AND
OUTCOMES EXPLORED
SCN 0-01a
MNU 0-11a
Investigate how many different
habitats learners can find on their
wildlife hunt.
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Consider how many animals the
learners see e.g. 2 birds, 1 heron
etc.
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Display data in a variety of ways
(wall display, pictograph.)
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Compare sizes of the wildlife
seen in the local environment and
across Scotland. Make a display
regarding size introducing
vocabulary like height, longer,
smaller, larger etc.
MNU 0-20a/b
SOC 0-07a
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MNU 0-01a
SOC 0-08a
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Discuss where you would find
more animals e.g. would you find
more puffins at the seaside or in
the countryside. (Introducing
more, less and the same.)
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Explore the local environment
drawing attention to different
interesting features. Discuss
which different habitats there are
in the local environment. E.g. A
pond, river, sea, grass, trees,
nests etch
SCIENCE
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Through engaging with various
local habitats consider what local
living things need to survive.
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Introduce the words diet, predator
and prey and using local
examples discuss basic
interdependence.
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Consider other environments in
Scotland and discuss other
wildlife you may find there.
Consider the human impact on
the local environment e.g.
pollution and litter and their effect
on the habitats and the animals
within them.
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To care for the environment –
consider creating feeders for
animals and observation stations.
Study wildlife unique to Scotland
(or most commonly found in
Scotland.)
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Consider why these animals live
where they live what their diet is
and what they are dependent on.
Conduct a ‘Wildlife Hunt.’ You
may wish to use different stations
e.g. listening to the sounds of
wildlife, digging to find minibeasts etc.
Eco Schools activities such as
collecting litter and the effects
litter and pollution have on the
living things in the environment.