Angers curriculum rationale

Wigan schools' web pages on Angers, our twin town in France

The suggestions on this website are aimed at KS2 pupils, although teachers in KS1 and KS3 should be able to find something of use in the activities and the links.

Try the geography activities first. These introduce a locality study of Angers, based on the following from the National Curriculum:

In their study of localities and themes, pupils should: b) study a range of places and environments in different parts of the world, including the United Kingdom and the European Union;

In undertaking geographical enquiry, pupils should be taught to: a) ask geographical questions [for example, 'What is this landscape like?', 'What do I think about it?'] c) analyse evidence and draw conclusions [for example, by comparing population data for two localities]

In developing geographical skills, pupils should be taught: a) to use appropriate geographical vocabulary [for example, temperature, transport, industry] d) to use secondary sources of information, including aerial photographs [for example, stories, information texts, the internet, satellite images, photographs, videos]

Knowledge and understanding of places Pupils should be taught:

	to identify and describe what places are like [for example, in terms of weather, jobs]
	the location of places and environments they study and other significant places and environments
	to describe where places are [for example, in which region/country the places are, whether they are near rivers or hills, what the nearest towns or cities are]
	to explain why places are like they are
	to identify how and why places change and how they may change in the future
	to describe and explain how and why places are similar to and different from other places in the same country and elsewhere in the world
	to recognise how places fit within a wider geographical context and are interdependent

Other activities can be found under the subject headings below:

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