{"id":6210,"date":"2026-04-28T10:22:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/stjosephsprimary\/?p=6210"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:22:55","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%b2%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f-writing-meets-numeracy-and-stem-in-p5-7-%e2%9c%8d%ef%b8%8f%f0%9f%8e%b2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/stjosephsprimary\/?p=6210","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfb2\u270d\ufe0f Writing Meets Numeracy and STEM in P5\u20137! \u270d\ufe0f\ud83c\udfb2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today our P5\u20137 class took part in a fantastic cross-curricular lesson which combined literacy, numeracy and STEM learning in a fun and creative way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our current procedural writing unit, pupils have been learning how to write clear instructions. To put these skills into practice in a meaningful way, they worked in teams to design and create their very own board games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each group had to think carefully about the key features needed for a successful game, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfb2 The aim of the game
\ud83c\udfb2 Rules and instructions
\ud83c\udfb2 Challenges or obstacles
\ud83c\udfb2 Number elements such as counting spaces, scoring points or solving maths questions
\ud83c\udfb2 A creative design that would make people want to play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This required lots of teamwork, planning, creativity and problem-solving as groups discussed ideas and made decisions together. Many pupils included numeracy elements such as number challenges, calculations and scoring systems, while others used STEM thinking to test whether their games worked fairly and effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the games were created, pupils then completed the literacy element of the lesson by writing clear procedural instructions explaining exactly how to play their game. They had to think carefully about sequencing, command language and making their instructions easy for others to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was a brilliant way to bring learning to life and show pupils how writing skills can be applied in real and creative contexts. It was fantastic to see so much collaboration, enthusiasm and imaginative thinking throughout the lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well done to all of our young game designers and procedural writers! We can\u2019t wait to test out more of these fantastic games \ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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