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The competence cards

A tool for planning, teaching, and assessment

Stefano Lotti, Fabio Di Pietro

Product: Teaching tools

ISBN: 9788859043249

Publication date: 01/10/2025

Suitable for: Primary 1st level (ages 6-7), Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10), Lower secondary 1st level (ages 10-11), Lower secondary 2nd level (ages 12-13), Upper secondary 1st level (ages 14-16), Upper secondary 2nd level (ages 17-19)


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A versatile and engaging tool that supports teachers and students in concretely exploring competences through everyday teaching practice, turning each activity into an opportunity for observation, development, and assessment.

The box contains 164 cards, divided as follows:

  • 82 “Competence” cards, grouped into 8 macro-areas (Communicating, Understanding, Collaborating, Evaluating, Being Digital, Learning, Taking Initiative, Self-awareness), each described through a first-person action statement;
  • 82 “Obstacle” cards (AntiMatter), which help identify the associated difficulties.

The cards can be used to design learning pathways, share a common language, highlight already developed competences, or create new activities based on specific learning goals. They also promote transparent, formative, and shared assessment with students, clarifying which competences are being developed and which still need improvement.

Learning objectives:

  • To understand and communicate competences
  • To plan teaching actions
  • To develop and assess competences


• 82 “Competence” cards, divided into 8 macro-areas (Communicating, Understanding, Collaborating, Evaluating, Being Digital, Learning, Taking Initiative, Self-awareness), each described through a first-person action statement
• 82 “Obstacle” (AntiMatter) cards, helping to identify related difficulties
• 1 poster with the Competence Table and Obstacle Table
• 1 assessment sheet with 4 levels (A–D)
• 1 guide with practical and teaching suggestions