Art and Crafts
Students
may design a poster designed to attract visitors to their country.This
may be done with or without the aid of a computer.
Using
clay, modelling sticks or scraps of paper the children may constuct a
model of a Viking ship.
Maths
Distance-Find
the distance from various cities.
Money-Compare
and contrast the prices for a number of items
in each of the coutries.Find out how much it would take to fly to each
of the coutries and estimate initially how much money you would need to
spend a week on holidays in each of the countries.
Time-How
long would it take to travel from Dublin to Norway?
Creative
Writing
You are going on a trip to one of the countries Norway,
Sweden or Denmark.Use the following set of questions to help you write your
story.
| Write about the things you already know about the destination and
the things you would like to learn. |
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What will you wear on your trip?
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How will you travel there?
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| Are there legends about the area you are going to visit? |
| Are there any famous people (football players, popgroups)from that
country you would like to meet? |
| Are there any special places you would like to visit? |
| What historical places are there in the country? |
| What geographical features will you visit? |
| How will you travel around the country that you are going to visit? |
| What are the main differences between here and where you live? |
You
are a tour operator working for one of the countries Norway, Sweden or Denmark.You
are at a holiday fare promoting your country.Write out a speech you would
make encouraging people to come to your country.
Geography
Mapping.Find
out about the neighbouring countries surrounding Norway, Sweden and Denmark.Find
out what the flags of the various countries are like.
History
Find
out the history of the countries.You may decide to explore a particular
aspect of one of the countries in more detail for example A Study of The
Vikings.
SESE
Compare
and contrast the lifestyle of a child in Norway, Sweden or Denmark to the
lifestyle of an Irish child.
