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This 'short' unit introduces a distant locality through aspects of life that will be familiar to children such as housing, cooking and going to school. The unit is based on a small area; this allows children to compare it more easily with their own local area. The unit is based on a pack produced by The Geographical Association about the village of Tocuaro in Mexico. However, alternative packs - for example, St Lucia (Worldaware), Bangladesh: the Hawlader Family (ActionAid) - are available and the unit has been designed so that it can be used when studying other places.
The main focus of the unit is on knowledge and understanding of places. It is intended as an introduction to looking at a distant locality and therefore uses selected information for the children to work with. The unit offers links to art and design, PSHE and citizenship, history and literacy. The unit's links with other curriculum areas such as art and design give children a more rounded view of a place. The links to other subjects could be extended to, for example, music and design and technology.
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