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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

3-4
5-6
SESE Geography

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).

Meta information

  • Asset type: Presentation
  • Language: English
  • Rights: Attribution-Noncommercial Share Alike Creative Commons
  • Cost: No
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