Comenius Community Project

“Europe Is A Home We Live In”

4th Area of Cooperation

“Me and My Native Land”

Aims & Objectives

● Aim – To Explore the 4th Area of Cooperation:- “Me and My Native Land” - [Comenius Project]

● Objectives- To understand and demonstrate the difference between England, United Kingdom and the British Isles

● To analyse own and others understanding of “Native Land” and it's relation to National Identity and Citizenship

● To self and peer assess own knowledge about the 4 Nations of the UK and expand that knowledge through communication and group work

What is C O - O P E R A T I O N?

My Native Land

Native Land:- Definition● adjective● 1.being the place or environment in which a

person was born or a thing came into being:● “one's native land.”● A homeland (rel. country of origin and native land)

is the concept of the place (cultural geography) with which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association —the country in which a particular national identity began. As a common noun, it simply connotes the country of one's origin.

● Homeland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia● en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeland

Do you know the difference?

Between.....● The UK● Great Britain● &● The British Isles●

England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales

Group WorkFor the Four Countries of the United Kingdom

Identify – What you know about them● Think about Traditions and Culture e.g. Food,

Drink, Dances, Music and Songs● What stereoptypes are there about the different

Nations?● What Ancestrial links/ backgrounds do we have in

the team

The Union Jack

In your country groups● Try to draw your country (without the others

attached) on a flip chart● Create a flip chart/ poster to represent your

country● Give a brief presentation about your country● Feedback to the others what you know, add things

that others offer● Assess the knowledge of self and the group out

of 5 (5 being Excellent and 1 being Poor)