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Storylines have been developed in many different settings across Scotland.
Each storyline explores a curricular theme, however there are key features that define the storyline approach.
Find out more using this framework.
You'll find some example of storylines on a range of themes below.
Children create the setting and characters: an eco-friendly town, with an environmentally active community. The story builds links to different real world issues, leading to classroom discussions and activities to develop independent thinking and research. A discovery is made that leads to real world learning about fossil fuels and the divestment movement.
More information on this Storyline here
What would you do if your family won a dream holiday? Where would you go? What are all the different things you'd need to work out?
Read about how the Storyline approach was used by Falkirk Children's Service Literacy Team during Covid lockdowns to provide some really creative learning opportunities for children and their families here.
This Storyline was part of a regional improvement professional learning offer delivered to primary, secondary and special schools practitioners. It's aims were to increase knowledge and understanding of different teaching pedagogies and to improve engagement of young people.
This example at Cowdenbeath Primary School used Storyline as a vehicle to engage learners in different areas of the curriculum, primarily 1+2 Modern Languages development.
More information on this Storyline here
“The pupils were so engaged with their learning that there was no disruption with poor behaviour. There were opportunities for pupil voice throughout as well as holistic assessment and collaborative writing.”
“The storyline has had an amazing impact on pupils engagement and behaviour." (Class teachers, Cowdenbeath Primary School)
INTO THE WILDWOODS
A Storyline in collaboration with Forestry and Land Scotland, Into the Wildwoods describes an ancient past that is still accessible today, rooted in an ecological understanding of place and time, and in our human response. The story uses archaeological evidence to discover Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, and to explore the interconnected ideas of habitats, natural resources and seasonal change, developing the Mesolithic as a classroom topic in line with Learning for Sustainability. It is aimed at teachers, youth group leaders, archaeological educators and anyone interested in our native woodlands.
More information is available here.
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