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QCA

Geography at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 2)

Unit 22: A contrasting locality overseas - Tocuaro
Section 2: What is the village of Tocuaro like?

QCA

Objectives

Children should learn:
  • to investigate places
  • to use a range of secondary sources to find out information
  • to identify physical and human features of a place
  • to make comparisons with their own locality

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Using the picture boards in the pack and a range of other collected pictures of Mexico discuss with the children what Tocuaro is like.
  • Ask the children to draw and label pictures of Tocuaro to show its main physical and human features.
  • Ask the children to write a short description of the area to describe what Tocuaro is like.
  • Ask the children to list the physical and human features of Tocuaro that are similar to and different from those in their own area.
  • extract information about Tocuaro from pictures and photographs
  • know about the physical and human features of Tocuaro
  • know the main differences and similarities between their local area and Tocuaro

Points to note

Literacy: these activities offer children opportunities to label diagrams.

Sections in this unit

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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Where is Tocuaro?
2. What is the village of Tocuaro like?
3. What might it be like to live in Tocuaro?
4. General