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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 4)

Unit 10: A village in India
Section 7: How do people sell and trade goods in Chembakolli?

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • to use secondary sources
  • how places relate to each other
  • about similarities and differences between places

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Ask the children to identify and record the main similarities and differences between Gudalur and a market in their locality, using photograph 25 from the photopack and photographs of other markets in India.
  • Ask the children to think about what they would eat in Chembakolli.
  • use secondary sources to identify and record similarities and differences in ways of selling and trading goods
  • understand how different places are connected to each other

Points to note

To answer the enquiry question, focus activities on specific questions, eg Are there shops and markets in Chembakolli? Where is the nearest market town? How does this compare with a market near to the child's home?

Design and technology: links can be made if children design, prepare and cook a lentil (Dhal) dish, a curry or an Indian sweet (Barfi).


Sections in this unit

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1. Where are Asia, India and Chembakolli?
2. How is Chembakolli connected to other places? What do we think it will be like there?
3. What is the landscape of Chembakolli like?
4. What are the homes of the children in Chembakolli like?
5. What is the school in Chembakolli like?
6. What is the main type of work in Chembakolli?
7. How do people sell and trade goods in Chembakolli?
8. What are the main similarities and differences between our locality and Chembakolli?
9. General