6 WDCs Toolkit of Resources

The 6 WDCs Toolkit

Here you will find practical tools for use with children and young people of all ages.

Drawings used with permission of Single Steps Learning

Competencies Drawings

For younger children the 6 WDCs concepts are often too abstract for them to conceptualise. However, that does not mean that they are not capable of developing and displaying these competencies as they play, learn and discover. We can use these competencies drawings with younger children to help then reflect on their learning. Click on this link to download a variety of these drawings. (Early/1st Level)

Competencies Drawings

WDC Competencies Posters

A selection of competencies posters to help learners reflect on their learning. Click on the button below to download a variety of these skills posters. (All levels)

Competencies Posters

Competency Spider Diagrams

Now that children and young people are very familiar with the Competencies it is now possible for them to have a more indepth understanding of all the aspects of these competencies. (2nd & 3rd Level)

Competencies Spider Diagram

Competency Fans

As the children progress these fans can be used to deepen their understanding of the various aspects of the 6 WDCs. (1st & 2nd Level)

Competencies Fans

Planning: Project Based Learning Challenge Sheets

tractor challenge sheet

Example PBL Challenge Sheet

Different Geese type challenge

Example PBL Challenge Sheet

WW1 - Children on the Home Front Challenge

Example PBL Challenge Sheet

Reflecting on the 6 WDCs

Outdoor Learning

Children here are identifying what skills they think they might use as they take part in outdoor learning tasks. At the end of the session they reflect on which ones they used.

Learning about the skills

The skills drawings were introduced to these first level learners through a fun memory game.

Reflecting on their skills

The class identified which skills they thought would be most important. The teacher recorded on the board what they had seen and heard the children say as they work on a project together.

Meta-skills ToolkitProviding a learning environment where; visibility of skills, meaningful discussion and reflection on skills, and the opportunity to profile skills experiences, will support young people with their ability to understand, recognise and articulate their skills development.

Meta Skills Toolkit

There are some useful resources on the Skills Development Scotland website for developing skills. The Meta-skills toolkit has been developed through consultation with educators and other partners to create a suite of resources that will support practitioners embed skills in a manageable and sustainable way.

Meta-skills Toolkit Website

The skills we will work on

During an IDL project these children identified which skills they wanted to work on during the upcoming task. They then identified what this would look like and sound like while they worked. The teacher would give the children post it feedback which would be stuck onto their card as they work. In the moment feedback is particularly effective.

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