By pointing and clicking, students see and hear the names of places and objects in English, and a sentence that defines each word. Sound effects and animation accompany many sentences to enhance meaning. As students pursue Carmen, they'll explore 30 of the world's greatest cities. F0216M Neighborhood MapMachine CD-ROM Macintosh Students create maps of real or imaginary places, travel around neighbourhoods and towns, and learn about direction, symbols, scale, grid coordinates, and other skills. Students can print maps in multiple sizes, from standard to wall-size.
Students can create own slide shows.
Using the world of games, this production promotes both physical fitness and the development of positive cross-cultural attitudes. Featured is the Games of the World workshop of the Vancouver Children's Festival where children learn games, some familiar, some new from a variety of cultural heritages. Length 13 minutes. This kit contains mainly French materials to help grade-2 level children play with maps and learn about communities.