Pictorial Comparison of two Coastal Atlantic towns in Celtic regions - Westport, Co Mayo & Pont-Aven, Brittany, France
Added: 31 Jul 2017
Contributor:
Mr de Lacy
Resource type:
Presentation
A PowerPoint presentation, mostly pictorial, of two coastal, tourist towns on the Atlantic coast of Europe. The town of Westport, Co Mayo is compared with Pont-Aven, Finistere, Brittany in France. Westport is the larger of the two but Pont-Aven has a longer recorded history
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: County, Regional and National Centres
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become familiar with the location and names of a few of the larger towns and cities in the region and in Ireland
- become familiar with the location and names of urban areas in the county, some of their important buildings, factories and other features
Suggestions for use: Teach and discuss Westport, Co Mayo and how it compares with your town and a town in France
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: People and Other Lands
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- begin to develop a sense of belonging to local, county, national, European and global communities
- develop an awareness of the interdependence of these people and people in Ireland
- study some aspects of the environments and lives of people in one location in Europe and one location in another part of the world
Suggestions for use: Compare Westport, Co Mayo and Pont-Aven, Brittany, France. These two Atlantic coastal tourist towns have similarities and differences. The presentation is mostly pictorial, allowing for discussion (oral language).
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: County, Regional and National Centres
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the location of the counties of Ireland, some of their towns and cities; the origins and geographical significance of their place-names
- identify some of their important buildings, features, facilities, parks, work-places
Suggestions for use: Teach and discuss Westport, Co Mayo and how it compares with your town and a town in France. As this is primarily a pictorial presentation it allows scope for discussion around what the pupils observe
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: People and Other Lands
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of various ethnic, religious and linguistic groups of peoples in Ireland, Europe and the wider world
- develop a sense of belonging to local, county, national, European and international communities
- learn to value and respect the diversity of peoples and their lifestyles in these areas and other parts of the world
- study some aspects of the environments and lives of people in one location in Europe and one location in another part of the world
Suggestions for use: Compare Westport, Co Mayo and Pont-Aven, Brittany, France. These two Atlantic coastal tourist towns have similarities and differences. The presentation is mostly pictorial, allowing for discussion (oral language).
