Age group(s) / Subject(s)
8 to 11, 12 to 14 / Citizenship/PHSE/Learning for Life, English, Geography, History, Science, Other subject
Topic / Language Level
Scotland / Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced
Description of resource
¨ Board game PowerPoint
¨ Extension pack PowerPoint
Preparation needed
You will need:
¨ 1 large board Slides 2–5
¨ 8 pink cards (Famous Scottish people – names/photos) Slide 6
¨ 8 orange cards (Scottish inventors – names/pictures) Slide 7
¨ 8 blue cards (Scottish words/pictures) Slide 8
¨ Answer cards Slides 9–11
¨ 16 picture cards: 4 Scottish flag cards, 4 Scottie dog cards,
4 bagpipes cards, 4 Scotland outline cards Slide 12
¨ 1 die
¨ 4 coloured counters
¨ A copy of the extension pack when extra cards required
You will need to:
¨ Print out PowerPoint slides.
¨ Laminate slides 2–5. Cut and tape together to make a board.
¨ Slides 6–8. Cut out backs and stick to the back of each card. Then laminate and cut out individually.
¨ Answer slides 9–11. Print out for checking answers during game.
¨ Slide 12. Laminate and cut out cards for corners.
Curriculum objectives
¨ To take turns and use social language
¨ To be able to give a reason for a choice
¨ To demonstrate an understanding of Scottish culture
Language/Literacy objectives
Functions / Structures
Justifying and persuading / I believe this because …
I think it goes here because …
I know this … because …
Identifying / … is a famous Scottish person. He is/was a …
… is a Scottish inventor. S/he invented …
… is a Scottish word. It means … in English/my language.
Explaining / This is because …
What if we …
Vocabulary
¨ tennis player, comedian, actor, poet, singer, Scottish heroine, Queen, cyclist
¨ telephone, television, penicillin, steam engine, stamp, tyre, radar, waterproof Mac
¨ bairn, bunnet, paddock, cuddie, bawties, breeks, broo, pyle
¨ bagpipes, flag, Scottie dog, map
Scotland, famous, celebrity, television, inventor, words
roll the dice, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, your turn, thank you, please
This resource could be used:
¨ small group working with an adult role model
¨ small group independently
Ideas for using the resource
Game Rules (for 2–8 players)
¨ Before playing:
o Set the board up on the floor or on a table making sure everyone can see and reach the board.
o Put the pink cards face down in a pile in the middle of the board on top of the pink bed, beside the pink grid (Famous Scottish people)
o Do the same for the blue and orange cards.
o Put the four picture cards at the four corners of the board, matching the piles to the correct pictures.
o Each player chooses a coloured counter and places it on a chosen corner.
¨ How to play:
o Role the die.
o Move the counter the correct number of boxes (you can move around the board in either direction).
o Look at the box you land on. Pick up a card of the same colour and place it on the correct grid.
o All players must work together collaboratively to match the pictures to the correct words for each coloured grid.
o Players must explain where they want to place the card. An adult should model use of language. Learners should make a sentence about the card they place
o Everyone else is then free to suggest a different place to put the card, as long as they give a reason why the card should be moved. Learners can use first language. You can only move a card on your turn.
o If nobody knows information to help place the cards on the grid, it is okay to guess – but try to explain your guess!
o If you land on a corner picture, take one of the cards with the same picture. You get to keep this.
o Give the die to the next person.
o Before you check the answers for a completed grid, everyone in the group must have had a chance to share their ideas and agree where the cards are placed.
o The winner of the game is the first person to collect one of each corner picture card (Scotland flag, Scotland outline, Scottie dog, bagpipes).
Other ideas for making the best use of this resource
¨ You could pair EAL learners with good role models.
¨ This game could be played in teams of same first language.
¨ A dictionary could be used to help learners develop their vocabulary.
¨ This game is best used during a Scotland topic to help learners use what they have learned.
¨ It is best that an adult models good use of language.
Possible extension activities
¨ Cards could be used for a pairs game prior to teach vocabulary.
¨ Images could be changed to suit other topics.
¨ Learners could create their own rules.
¨ Learners could also write out the rules so that they can play independently of an adult.