Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)
Unit 05: Living in a diverse world
Section 3: What are different places like?

Standards Website QCA Unit Link

I have collected a variety of resources for the introduction of this specific unit. Although ideal for this section of the QCA unit it could easily be adapted for other sections, as a starting point for discussion or simple written work.

Resource includes:

> Simple placemarks of common holiday destinations. (Spain, France etc) Explore with the chldren other destinations and add their names to the placemarks.

> Placeopedia. If this is checked then once you have stopped exploring GE for a few seconds relevant placemarks will pop up with links to Wikipedia articles. It is just like a live encyclopaedia as you explore. Very good example of a non fiction text and to understand more about the differences between these places and the children's homes.

> World borders. This is important to highlight the clear distinction between the countries. Much easier for children to understand the borders and for you as a teacher to find Bulgaria for example!!

> 50 Nearest Flikr photos. This is a fantastic resource to use to explore the world's diversity - but it comes with a big health warning! The resource will load small thumbnails of tagged photographs around where you pause exploring. This gives you a link to the photographs - a great resource that you must have a go at using.

WARNING: I am uncertain about whether the photos pass through LEA filtering or not. Like any searching on the web, prior experience is important. Conduct the navigation and look at the photos that pop up beforehand. They are mostly landscapes etc. But please be aware. I have added Naxos and Santorini - 2 Greek islands that I know have some good photos on.