Through working on this theme, it is hoped that the children will be able to develop the following skills and concepts:
A sense of place and space- awareness and appreciation of occupations of people in the community
- awareness of people from other places
Extension task: Teacher can develop awareness of names and locations of clothes shops in the local community and in larger shopping centers
Geographical investigation skills- identify materials/fabrics which are waterproof
- Observation of pictures
- Developing children's questioning skills using pictures
Extension tasks with teacher:
Recording weather conditions in different seasons and linking this to clothing worn.
Data-surveys relating to favourite clothing.
Investigating the effect of water on a variety of materials and fabrics.
- examine photographs of clothes shops and shopping centres
- Observe the location of shops
Extension tasks with teacher:
Using a picture map to locate local clothes shops and shopping centres.
Identifying the location of specific shops on a simple map of a shopping centre.
Surveying and graphing the children's favourite clothes shops and favourite clothes.