The project is based on the song The Alphabet of Nations which is available online to listen to following the link attached to this pack. The theme of the song is to go through the whole alphabet naming countries around the world starting with each letter apart from X. The focus of the project is to get students to try and find a country beginning with X and then inventing their own country. They will act as ruler of the new country and will have the opportunity to invent rules, design a tourist brochure, encouraging people to visit and also write a national anthem which can be done using poetry.
This project can be covered in isolation or as part of a project about geography or a travel and tourism project. It is part of the ”KS1 The Power of Imagination ” series of project packs and is designed to create a number of language rich speaking and listening opportunities leading into high quality writing outcomes. Activities leading to written outcomes can be taught as a sequence of lessons or as stand alone activities.