Help your pupils use their reading skills with these Scottish Parliament themed worksheets
These worksheets are suitable for CfE L2 and ESOL.
They are available in Gaelic (for Gaelic medium or Gaelic learners), French, German, Spanish and Italian.
A collection of worksheets and activities in English and Gaelic to support pupils in using the Scottish Parliament building as inspiration for art and design projects:
Art Activity Cards
Design a Building
Skylines and Silhouettes
Stained Glass
Pop Art
A Gift to a Parliament
Travelling the Distance
Produced in conjunction with the Scottish Poetry Library, this resource includes activities suitable for pupils from P5 through to S6:
Writing Parliament Poems: P5 - S1
Haiku: P5 - S3
“Leave symmetry to the cemetery”: S3 - S6
Written in Stone: S1 - S6
Take your bill on a journey through the Scottish Parliament.
Cards will throw up barriers or help your bill on its way.
Learn about the kinds of events that can help or hinder a bill at each stage of its passage.
Suitable for P6-7, but also a fun introduction to lawmaking for secondary pupils.
Printable display materials summarising important information about:
Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government
Scottish Parliament Committees
Devolved and Reserved matters
SP-ingo! is a word game based on Bingo using Scottish Parliament words and definitions.
The aim of this SP-ingo is to be the first to get a full house by matching the words on your game card to the definitions read out thereby using new vocabulary covered in a topic about the work of the Scottish Parliament.
If you are visiting the Scottish Parliament, print of and bring a set of this quiz that takes pupils round the outside of the parliament, exploring the front of the building, the MSP block and windows, Queensberry House and other areas.
Suitable for primary groups.
Includes answer sheets
A collection of activities and worksheets to support and inspire different types of writing, based around the Scottish Parliament.
Activity cards
Imaginative writing
Writing for a purpose
Poetry reading and writing
Gameboard and question & answer cards for Get Elected Snakes and Ladders - try to get elected to the Scottish Parliament. Helpful events like speeches will help your campaign, but problems like missing interviews will set you back. There are also question squares to test your parliamentary knowledge. The more you know, the faster you’ll move up the board.
Take your bill on a journey through the Scottish Parliament.
Cards will throw up barriers or help your bill on its way.
Learn about the kinds of events that can help or hinder a bill at each stage of its passage.
Suitable for P6-7, but also a fun introduction to lawmaking for secondary pupils.
Use this resource from the Scottish Parliament to teach your students about the people that work in the government and the work that they do. Available in both English and Gaelic.
Curriculum Guide:
Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education,
Citizenship, Literacy, Language Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4-S3)
Citizenship Themes: Human Rights, Political Awareness
Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about elections. Available in both English and Gaelic.
Curriculum Guide:
Social Studies, Numeracy, Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship
Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4 - S3)
Citizenship Themes:
Political Awareness, Media Awareness
Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about debates. Available in both English and Gaelic.
Curriculum Guide:
Social Studies, Religious and Moral Education,
Language, Literacy, Expressive Arts
Teaching Levels: 1, 2, 3 and 4 (P4 - S4)
Use this resource from The Scottish Parliament to teach your students about committees. Available in both English and Gaelic.
Curriculum Guide:
Social Studies, Health and Wellbeing, Religious and Moral Education
Teaching Levels: 1, 2 and 3 (P4 - S3)
Citizenship Themes:
Political Awareness, Enterprise, Diversity, Equalities
Use this resource from the Scottish Parliament to teach your students about petitions. Available in both English and Gaelic.
Curriculum Guide:
Social Studies, Numeracy, Religious and Moral Education, Citizenship
Teaching Levels: 1, 2, 3 and 4 (P4 - S6)
Citizenship Themes:
Diversity,
Equalities,
Political Awareness,
Media Awareness