Objectives To learn about the Philippines how does it compare to England To learn about the lives of Filipino children and draw comparisons with the lives of English children To learn about a developing ID: 572879
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Coconut DaySlide2
Objectives
To learn about the Philippines
– how does it compare to England?
To learn about the lives of Filipino children and draw comparisons with the lives of English children
To learn about a developing economy To learn about the life of a street child in the Philippines
To r
aise awareness of the work of Mercy in Action
To r
aise money for children and families living in poverty in the PhilippinesSlide3
Mercy in Action – An Introduction
Mercy in Action is a charity that works with street children and people living in poverty in the PhilippinesSlide4
Mercy in Action...
Sponsors over 400 children to attend school
Has two children’s homes
Runs a Drop in Centre for street children Builds houses for families in need Provides over 70,000 hot meals every year for children living in poverty Has charity shops in the UK to raise money Sends containers of food and clothing over to the Philippines every yearSlide5
The Philippines
Where is the Philippines?
The Philippines is located here, in Asia
The capital city is called Manila
Mercy in Action work here, in a city called CebuSlide6
Facts about the Philippines
The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands
The unit of currency is the peso A person from the Philippines is called a Filipino The Philippines was ruled by Spain for hundreds of years. Then America took control. During World War Two, Japan invaded. The Philippines eventually became independent in 1945 The daily income for 45% of the country is less than £1.50 a daySlide7
The landscape in the Philippines varies a lot. Here are a few examples.Slide8
A lot of people that Mercy in Action work with live in places that look like this.Slide9
The Philippines
UK
Area (sq. Miles)
115,831
93,788
Population
99
million
63
million
Average weekly income
for construction worker
600 pesos (£10 per
week)
£300-£400 per week
No. cars
Less than 6 million
Over 32 million
Paved roads
20,000 miles
250,000 miles
Length of coastline
22,549 miles
7,723 miles
Highest mountain
Mount
Apo: 2954
metres
Ben
Nevis: 1344
metres
The Philippines compared to the UKSlide10
The Philippines
The UK
Average temp in coldest/hottest months
21-32 °C
4-17 °C
Average annual
rainfall
1,000mm in the valleys
5,000mm in the mountains
1200mm
There are over 170 languages in the Philippines
The favourite sports are basketball and volleyball
The Philippines is one of the most populated countries in the world with around 99 million people
More than 90% of the population are Christians, with about 80% belonging to the Catholic Church.
The climate in the Philippines compared to UK
Some more facts about the PhilippinesSlide11
The Philippines is one of the top 10 countries in the world in terms of biodiversity. Slide12
Rice
is the primary staple food of the Philippines. The Philippine Eagle, also known as the Monkey Eating Eagle, is the national bird. It has brown and white coloured plumage, and a shaggy crest
Bamboo
is grown in the Philippines and has many uses, including house building in rural
areasDid you know ...?Slide13
The Coconut
Filipinos call the coconut palm the ‘Tree of Life’ because they use every part of it.
The Philippines is the largest producer of coconuts in the world, producing almost 20 million tonnes of coconuts per year.
The coconut industry is worth £500 million per year in the Philippines. Coconut palms are often grown near the coast.Slide14
One of the first nursery rhymes that Filipino children learn is about the coconut:
‘The coconut nut is a giant nut; if you eat too much you get very fat’
Coconut Facts
The coconut is not a nut; it is a ‘drupe.’
A coconut palm grows up to 30 meters tall and can yield between 30-75 coconuts per year
A full sized coconut weighs about 1.4 kg (about the same as 1.5 bags of sugar)
It is often claimed that a person is more likely to be killed by a falling coconut than a shark.
In the Philippines, coconuts are harvested by workers who climb the trees using notches cut into the trunk.Slide15
What are the different parts of a coconut used for?
1. Coir2. Leaves
3. Husk and shell
4. The fleshSlide16
True or False Quiz
There are more than 7,000 islands that make up the Philippines
The population of the Philippines is lower than that of Britain
The Philippines was once a Spanish colony
English is an official language in the Philippines
The Atlantic Ocean is situated around the islands
The Philippines has the highest birth rate in AsiaSlide17
Art and Geography Activity
Design a Flag
The flag of the Philippines
The flag of Great Britain.
The Union Jack.Slide18
Art and Design Activity
Make or design a Shelter
Many of the homeless children in the Philippines have to make their own shelters from materials that they find. This could be corrugated iron, sticks, plastic, cardboard boxes. wood and leaves.
Can you make a shelter from recycled materials?
Is it strong and waterproof?How would you feel if you had to live there?Slide19
Art and Design Activity
How to make a plastic bag kite
Kite making and kite flying are part of Filipino culture and tradition.
Many families in the Philippines are not able to afford toys for their children so the children make their own toys, often from materials they have found. One of the most common materials to be found is plastic bags. Children love making and flying plastic bag kites.Slide20
Music and Movement Activity
Learn a traditional Filipino Dance and Song
Filipinos love music and dancing. Their traditional dances are heavily influenced by the years they were governed by Spain. Every district has its own folk dance and festivals and local shows always include these folk dances.Slide21
Literacy and PSHE Activity
Write a story about a day in the life of a street child
Read Kitty and Paul’s stories.
Try and put yourself
into the position of a street child in Cebu and write about your day.Compare the differences between your life in the UK and the life of a street child in the Philippines.
This is Kitty
This is Paul
They are both sponsored by Mercy in Action to attend schoolSlide22
We hope you have enjoyed Coconut Day and that you have learnt a lot about:
The Philippines
Poverty
The differences between life in England and in the Philippines
How we can help those less fortunate than ourselves The work of Mercy in Action