The NSW Department of Tourism is running a competition to discover which areas of natural, built and historical value in NSW are appealing to families for their holidays. The winning entry will be awarded their Dream Vacation.
YOUR TASK: Select a suitable destination for your family's annual one week holiday and design a travel itinerary which would appeal to and cater for your family's interests and needs when visiting natural, built and heritage sites in NSW.
STEP 1 - Design your family
Using Kid Pix create and draw your "family", insert text boxes/table to describe each member including information about their name, age, interests and special needs, if any. See the sample family page for a guide.
Print the picture of your family and put it in your folder in your class library tidy tray.
YOUR TASK: Select a suitable destination for your family's annual one week holiday and design a travel itinerary which would appeal to and cater for your family's interests and needs when visiting natural, built and heritage sites in NSW.
STEP 1 - Design your family
Using Kid Pix create and draw your "family", insert text boxes/table to describe each member including information about their name, age, interests and special needs, if any. See the sample family page for a guide.
Print the picture of your family and put it in your folder in your class library tidy tray.
STEP 2 - Research natural, built and heritage sites
To help you decide on which sites would interest your family the most, download, print and complete the research summary sheet to explore three natural sites, three built sites and three heritage sites of interest.
Within each category please research the following -
To help you decide on which sites would interest your family the most, download, print and complete the research summary sheet to explore three natural sites, three built sites and three heritage sites of interest.
Within each category please research the following -
- the management and care of the site
- groups associated with the site
- use of the site
- major attraction/s of the site for your family
s2_research_summary_sheet.docx | |
File Size: | 72 kb |
File Type: | docx |
STEP 3 - Plan your itinerary
A travel itinerary is a plan of things to do and places to visit during your holiday. Download the itinerary and fill it in. It starts on day 1 of the holiday and finishes on day 7. The itinerary needs to include a visit to the following -
Keep the itinerary safe in your folder, in the class library tidy tray.
A travel itinerary is a plan of things to do and places to visit during your holiday. Download the itinerary and fill it in. It starts on day 1 of the holiday and finishes on day 7. The itinerary needs to include a visit to the following -
- Two natural sites of interest in NSW
- Two built sites of interest in NSW
- Two heritage sites of interest in NSW
Keep the itinerary safe in your folder, in the class library tidy tray.
s2_dream_vacation_itinerary.docx | |
File Size: | 60 kb |
File Type: | docx |
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP . . .
Presentation Time
When you have finished all three steps, take the sheets and staple them together in this order-
1. Itinerary on top
2. Research summary in the middle
3. My family (KidPix) on the bottom
Make certain the your names are on all three pages and hand it to the teacher.
- Lonely Planet
- Travel South NSW
- Blue Mountains Web
- Sydney.com.au
- Byron Bay, Gold Coast Hinterland
- City of Sydney - Attractions
- Sydney Tourist Attractions
- Google Maps
- School library
- local library
- Tourist information Centre
- Travel Agent
- Talk to friends and relatives about their holidays
Presentation Time
When you have finished all three steps, take the sheets and staple them together in this order-
1. Itinerary on top
2. Research summary in the middle
3. My family (KidPix) on the bottom
Make certain the your names are on all three pages and hand it to the teacher.