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Mettupalayam: A village in India-Tiger Moon

This series of photo activity packs explores life in a small village in Southern India. Each pack includes beautiful colour images of the people of Mettupalayam going about thier everyday business. In addition to the photographs, detailed teacher's notes outline the background of the village and its links to charities both in India and the U.K. A series of lesson plans cover National Curriculum programmes of study for Geography in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 - designed so that this village can be studied more than once as children progress through the year groups. Suggested activities and photocopiable materials complete this resource - everything a teacher needs for a half terms geography lessons and more! Also available on CD for projection onto whiteboards - simply click 'available options' to choose from the CD or photo activity pack. These packs were produced in conjunction with 'Friends of Mettupalayam' - the U.K. based charity who work with the people of Mettupalayam. A % of each pack sold goes to the charity to support their work.

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A village in India-Charities at work [met 101]- Tiger Moon
For Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 & 6) , this resource asks children to take on the role of ambassadors - researching the work of charities in a developing country. Detailed lesson plans take the children through the research process and with identified cross...
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An invitation to visit Mettupalayam [met 102]- Tiger Moon
For Lower Key Stage 2 (Year 3 & 4), this photo activity pack takes the children on a 'visit' to Mettupalayam where they stay with a local family and experience village life. Covering topics such as daily life, the school day, local produce and trade this ...
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I live in an Indian village [met 103]- Tiger Moon
One of our best sellers! Through a series of letters from Lakshmi, a young girl from India, this pack asks children in Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & 2) to compare their life with her's as pen pals. Young children delight in opening her letters, seeing her photogr...
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Mettupalayam Teach & Play Mat -Tiger Moon
A large durable, PVC Teach & Play Mat depicting the layout of the village of Mettupalayam. Showing housing types, the school, water sources, major routes and trade opportunities this resource is an excellent accompaniment to the photo activity packs. ...
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Mettupalayam: A3 desk mats [met 104]- Tiger Moon
This pack of 6, laminated, A3 desk mats complements any of the photo packs in this range. Illustrating the village of Mettupalayam, children can locate features of the village, identify major routes and compare the area to their own. ...
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