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EARLS COURT PROJECTSESSION ONE:
Mapping the Changes
Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
Engaging with Urban Regeneration
SESSION ONE:
Mapping the Changes
Objectives• Tobecomefamiliarwiththelocalenvironmentincludinglandmarks,transportlinks,housing,
businessandretailareasandopenspaces• Tolearnabouttheheritageofthelocalarea• Todiscoverthechangesthathavetakenplaceinthelocalareaoveraperiodofahundred
years• Touseaerialphotographs,archivephotographsandmaps
Introduction:• Showlargeaerialviewofpresentdaylocalareatotheclassandshowthemainlandmarksand
featuresofinterest• Discusstransportroutesandnaturalfeatureswithclassandhowthesehaveshapedthearea• Identifyimportantfeaturesinthelocalarea• Children,inpairs,identifyfeaturesonanA4aerialphotographinpairs,includingroads,tube
stations,openspacesandlandmarkbuildingsthattheymayalreadyknow.Thechildrenlabeleachfeaturethattheyrecognise
• Childrenbrieflyfeedbackaboutlocallandmarkstheyfound• Gothroughallthelocalfeaturestogetheragainonthewhiteboard
Main: Comparing the local area with 100 years ago• Sharesomeofthestoriesofthepastthattookplacelocally• Lookatarchivephotographsonthewhiteboardofthelocalarea100yearsagoandtalkabout
them
Mapping changes over the years (cut and paste exercise)• Children,inpairsorthrees,matchphotosoflandmarksandlocalplacesfrom100yearsagoto
thoseofthepresentdayandpositionthemontoamapofthelocalarea• Eachgroupfeedsbacktotheclassaboutwhattheyhavediscoveredaboutchangesintheir
neighbourhoodoverahundredyears
Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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Resources• 10-15setsofarchivephotographsofthelocalareafromLocalArchivesCentre• 15A4mapsofthelocalarea• 15A4aerialphotographsoflocalareawitharrowspointingtoimportantfeatures• powerpointpresentationonthehistoryofthelocalarea• powerpointofaerialviewofthelocalarea
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Objectives• Toundertakeaseriesofgeographicalinvestigationsinthelocalarea• Torecordourownpersonalimpressionsofthelocalarea• Toreadandannotategooglemaps• Toexploreandassessthelocalareaintermsoflanduseandenvironmentalquality
Introduction • Showalargegooglemapofthelocalareaandaskthechildrentopointouttheplacesthey
knowalready• Showthechildrentheroutetheywillbetakingandwherethemainsitesforinvestigationare
situated• Gothroughtheworksheetssothattheyarefamiliarwitheachactivity(15minutes)
MainVisitthelocalarea,stoppingatanumberofdifferentplaces(upto4)preferablydiverseinnatureeg.abusyshoppingarea,quiethousingestate,businessarea,openspace• Ateachplacethechildrencanfindwheretheyareonthegooglemapandrecordtheir
immediatefirstimpressionsoftheareaintheirownwordsonthemapandhowtheyfeelwhentheyarethere.
• Alandusetablecanbeusedtorecordresidential,business,transportandentertainmentprovisionlocally.
• Anenvironmentalqualitysurveycanbecompletedtorecordthechildren’sassessmentofnoiselevels,pollution,graffiti,qualityofopenspaceetc.
• Thechildrencantakephotosofwhattheymostandleastlike,indicatingwhichiswhichbyfacialexpressionor‘thumbsup’and‘thumbsdown’.(1-1.25hrs)
Plenary • Intheclassroom,askchildrentocollatetheirfindings,addingupsurveyscores.• Childrencantalkfor5minutesinpairsandthenreportbackonwhattheyfoundoutaboutthe
localareaandwhattheylikedthemostandtheleast.• Askchildrentothinkwhetherthereareparticularproblemsintheareathatshouldbelookedat
sothatimprovementscanbemade(15mins)
Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 2 hours
Engaging with Urban Regeneration
SESSION TWO:
Assessing Our Environment
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Resources• Worksheets-googlemapoflocalarea,environmentalqualityassessmentform,landuse
surveyformandsmallcameras
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Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
Objectives• Togainagreaterunderstandingofthelocalarea• Toappreciatetheeverchangingnatureoftheurbanenvironment• Tocollatetheclassimpressionsofthelocalarea
Introduction • Remindthechildrenoftheenvironmentalsurveysundertakenlastweekinthelocalareaand
askthemtocollatealltheirfindingsreportbackthemainfindings.(10minutes)• Showthemalargegooglemapofthearea,thesameastheonestheywereusinginthelast
sessionandaskthemtopointoutthedifferentplacesthatwevisited.• Explainthattheyaregoingtouseakeywithsymbolstoindicateplacestheylike,placesthey
donotlike,memoriesandquestionsandemonstratehowitisused.(10minutes)
Main: Making Community Maps• Childrenworkingroupsof3toannotatepost-itnoteswithsymbolsandcommentsaboutthe
placestheyvisited• Theycanincludememories,questions,suggestionsforimprovementsaswellasshowing
placestheyfelthappyinandthosetheydidnotlike(30minutes)• Whentheclasshavefinishedtheycanvieweachothersworkandsomeofthecommunity
mapscanbeshownandtalkedthroughtotherestoftheclass(15minutes)
PlenarySomeofthecommunitymapscanbeselectedtobeshownandexplainedtotheclassbyafewgroupsandtheclasscanaskquestionsandgivefeedback(15minutes)
Resources• Googlemaponinteractivewhiteboard• Largegooglemapsx10• Post-itnotesandpencils
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SESSION THREE:
Community Mapping
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Geography | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
Objectives • Todesigna3Dvisionofthelocalarea• Toselectandchoosearangeoffacilitiesthatpeopleneedinthenewdevelopment• Tofindouthowthechildrenwouldliketheirlocalareatofeel
Introduction• Askthechildrentobrainstormtheirideasforavisionofthefuturefortheirlocalarea• Explainthattheycancreatetheirownpersonalvisionoftheareabasedontheirownselection
ofdifferentfeaturesofanurbanlandscape.
Main• Presentplentyofcolourphotosofdifferentfeaturesofacity,includingofficebuildings,shops,
roads,streetfurniture,housing,parks,openspaces,communitycentres,sportsfacilitiesetc.sothattheycanchoosethefeaturestheywouldliketoseeintheirvisionandcutthemout.
• Askthechildrentopastetheirlandscapefeaturesuprightontoacardorfoamboardwithabackgroundofthearea,sothattheycreatetheirown3Dlandscape
• Someofthechildrencanpresenttheirlandscapetotheclassandtalkthroughwhytheymadetheirchoices
Plenary• Askthechildrentoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketoliveintheirlandscapes.Isthereanything
missingthatpeopleneedtohaveintheirlocalarea?Istheretoomanyofonetypeofbuilding?
Resources• A4foamboardorcard• Backgroundphotoofthelocalarea• Alargerangeofpicturesofdifferentkindsofurbanfeatures• Scissorsandgluesticks
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SESSION FOUR:
Creating a Vision
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Objectives • Toconsidertheneedsofpeopleinthelocalarea• Totakeacriticallookatthemasterplanofa‘regenerationarea’andseehowitmeetsthe
requirementsoflocalpeople
Introduction• Askchildrenwhattheythinkpeopleneedtohaveintheirlocalarea• Brainstormideasontotheboardeg.housing,shops,businesses,parks,healthcentre,
entertainmentplaces(15minutes)
Main • Groupthechildrenintogroupsof5/6foraroleplaygame“WhoamI”• Giveeachgroupasetofcharactercards-elderlyperson,teenager,parentwithchild,young
child,youngcouple,workerandaskthemtotaketurnstotakearoleplaycardandmimeacharacter.Theothermembersinthegroupcanask‘yes’or‘no’questionstofindoutwhothecharacterisiftheycannotguessfromthemime.(20minutes)
• Askthechildrenifthefacilitieswehavecollectedtogetherontheboardaresufficientforallthedifferenttypesofpeoplefromthecharactercards(5minutes)
• ShowaPowerpointpresentationofthemasterplanoftheregenerationareashowingthemainthemes
• Childrencanaskquestionsaboutthechangesthatareplannedandclasscandiscusshowthechangesarelikelytoaffectdifferentgroupsoflocalpeople(15minutes)
• Dividethechildreninto5groupsandgiveoutlargecolourcopiesofthemasterplanshowingthemainchangesthatarecurrentlyplanned.
• Givethemplentyofcolouredpost-itsandaskthemtoputtheircommentsontoareasoftheplan-usingsymbolstoshowaspectsthattheylike,don’tlike,haveaquestionabout,aconcernoracommenttomake.(20minutes)
Plenary• Askthechildrenifthemasterplanprovideseverythingthatallthepeopleofthelocalareawill
requireinthefuture?Dotheythinkthepositiveaspectsoftheregenerationmakeupforthedisadvantagesanddisruption?(15minutes)
Citizenship | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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SESSION FIVE:
Thinking of Others
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Resources • Charactercards(6),6A3copiesofthemasterplanpluspost-itnotes,powerpointpresentation
showingthedifferentaspectsofthemasterplan(fromprojectarchitect)
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Objectives• Todiscovertheheritageandcharacterofthelocalarea• Tophotographandproduceartworkofourimpressionsofalocalgreenspace
Introduction• Talkaboutthelocalgreenspaceyouaregoingtovisiteg.park,woodorcemeteryandfindout
whatthechildrenalreadyknowaboutitformtheirownexperienceandmemories• Talkaboutthehistoryofthesite,sharestoriesandexplainhowthisformspartofthecharacter
oftheareaandneedstobevalued
Main• Visitalocalcemeteryorparkwithsomelocalheritagevalue.Itshouldbesomewherethatwill
notbeaffectedbythefutureregenerationprocess• Childrencantakephotos,makenotes,readandrecordinscriptionsonmonumentsetc.• Arethereanyparticularfeaturesthattheythinkarespecial?Childrencanmakesomesketches
ofthese.• Isthisavaluablesiteforwildlife?Whatwildlifecanwesee?• Whatareotherpeopledoinginthegreenspace?Whyisitimportanttothemtohavespace
likethisintheurbanenvironment?• Aretherestoriesaboutourlocalareathatwecancollectfromthevisit?
Plenary• Backatschool,childrencancompletetheirsketchesandfeedbackonwhattheydiscovered• Askthemiftheythinkthatitisimportanttoprotectlocalheritagewhentherearechanges
happeninginthelocalarea• Howcouldweincludesomeofthethecharacterofourspeciallocalplacesinanew
development?
Resources• Paperorsketchpadsforsketching• Smallcameras
History and Art | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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SESSION SIX:
Discovering Our Local Green Spaces
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Objectives• Tocreateapieceofdescriptivewritingaboutthecharacterofthelocalarea• Toconsiderthepast,presentandfutureofthelocalareaandcomparethem
Introduction• Showthechildrenimagesofaninterestingperiodfromthepastoftheareaagain.Askthemto
imaginewhatitmusthavebeenliketoliveorvisithere.(15minutes)• Showsomeimagesofthemasterplanforthefutureofareaandaskthemtoimaginewhatit
mightbeliketolivehereortovisitintwentyyearstimeafterregenerationhastakenplace(15minutes)
Main• Askchildrentowriteandillustrateapostcardfromeitherthepast,presentorfutureofa
particularplaceintheirlocalareaandaddressittoafriend• Thepostcardshouldhighlightsignificantaspectsoftheareaandwhetherornotitisagood
placetolive(30mins)
Plenary• Childrencanswaptheirpostcardsandthesomeoftheirimaginativewritingcanbereadaloud
totherestoftheclass(15minutes)• Theclasscanusetheseideastodiscussthechangesthataretakingplaceovertimeinthe
localareaandtheeffectthatthesechangescouldhaveonlocalpeople.(15minutes)
Resources• Archiveimagesofthelocalareainpowerpoint• Imagesofthemasterplanforregenerationinpowerpoint• 30largeplainpostcards• Pensandfelttips• Decorativestamps
History/English | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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SESSION SEVEN:
Wish you were here!
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Objectives• Tocreateanexhibitionofworkfromtheproject,includingartwork,photographyandwritten
work• Topreparetomeetprofessionalsfromtheregenerationprojectandthelocalcommunity
Introduction• Remindtheclassofallthevariouspiecesofworkthathavebeendoneoverthepast7weeks
thatwecanputondisplayforthecommunity• Showexamplesofsomeaspectsoftheworkthathasalreadybeendone
Main• Childrenworkingroupsondifferentaspectsoftheexhibition,finishingpreviousartworkor
writtenworkandselectingphotographsandworksheetstouse• Somechildrenrecordandillustratethestoriesfromthepastofthearea• Childrencanthenwritedownwhattheywillsayaboutafewareasoftheprojectandprepare
somequestionsfortheadults
Plenary• Talkabouthowtheexhibitionwillbearrangedonthefollowingsessionandthatlocalpeople
andprofessionalswillbetalkingwithgroupsofchildrenfromtheclassabouttheproject.• Askchildrentopreparethemselvestotalkaboutoneortwoaspectsoftheprojectworktothe
adultswhoareinvitedtocomealongnextweekandtopreparesomequestionsforthem.Theycanmakesomebriefnotesonwhattheywouldliketosayabouttheproject.
Resources• Projectworkfromthewholeclass• Pens,colouredpencilsandfelttips• Colouredandplainpaper• Largecopiesofarchivephotographsofthelocalarea• Children’sphotographsandsketches• Displayboards
English and Art | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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SESSION EIGHT:
Preparing for an exhibition
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Objectives• Tomeetprofessionalsandmembersofthelocalcommunitytodiscusstheregeneration
projectandhearabouttheirpointsofvieworareaofresponsibility• Toexhibittheworkthathastakenplacetotheclass,theschoolcommunity,localresidents
andprofessionals
Introduction• Explaintothechildrenthatwewillbemeetingmembersofthelocalcommunityand
professionalsfromtheprojectarea.Thesecouldincludearchitects,surveyors,publicrelationsteamfromdevelopers,localresidentsandcommunitygrouprepresentatives
• Askthechildrentomakesurethattheyhavequestionsreadyfortheprofessionalsandthattheyhavesomethingtosayabouttheprojectworkwehavedone.Questionscanhavebeenpreparedpreviously.
Main• Introducetheadultstothechildrenandmakesureeveryonehasanamelabel• Childrensitwithanadultingroupsof6-8• Childrentalkinturnsabouttheprojecttheyhavetakenpartin• Childrengivetheirviewsontheregenerationprojectsofar• Childrenaskquestionsabouttheadults’jobsandtheprojectitself• Adultsexplaintheirprofessionalroleortheirinterestintheproject
Plenary• Children,ingroups,showtheirworkonthedisplayboardstotheadults• Adultscanaskquestionsastheygo• Refreshmentsandgroupphotos• Volunteerfromtheclasscansummarizetheprojecttothewholegatheringandthankthe
adultsforattending
Resources• Displayofchildren’sworkonexhibitionboards
Citizenship | Key Stage 2 | Duration: 1.5 hours
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SESSION NINE:
Community Exhibition
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