1. A selection of resources to support a place study
Destination mumbai !
A selection of resources to support a place study

2. What will we explore?
environment
places to play
school
transport

3. What do you notice about the types of play?

4. Where can children play in Mumbai?
To develop, children must enjoy lots of different types of play.
In Mumbai, most children play just like children in the UK in places such as…
On the street
Parks
Any open ground
Water and amusement parks!
Sports centres with lots of different activities
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TYPE OF PLAY? TALK TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU!

5. But life in Mumbai isn’t all about playing… What do you think our next slide will be about?

6. Education in Mumbai Mumbai is a major centre of learning.
School is very important in Mumbai to both parents and children because the economy is growing.
Students are taught in Marathi (their mother tongue) but sometimes in Hindi, Urdu or even English!
Education is free but sometimes people send their children to private schools if they have a lot of money
Students are extremely competitive. This comes from parents and society. Children will start to take exams from as early as pre- school.

7. WHAT CAN YOU REMEMBER ?
How much do parents pay for schooling in Mumbai?
When do students start to take exams?
Who is school very important to?
Why is school very important?
What is the name of the language Mumbai children are mostly taught in?
HOW DID YOU DO?

8. Transport in Mumbai
With a partner, write down as many forms of transport that you think they might use in Mumbai…

9. How many did you predict correctly?
BANNED!!!
How many did you predict correctly?

10. The Suburban Railway Network
The most common form of public transport in Mumbai is the suburban railway. As you can see, it is so over crowded that people just hang on for dear life just to commute into the city for work every day. This is extremely dangerous and as a result, over 23,000 people have died travelling over the last decade.

11. City buses
The city buses are also extremely popular in and around the city and some are even fitted with luxury air conditioning!

12. Taxi Please!
Black-and-yellow painted taxis ply the streets of Mumbai; however, unlike in most Indian cities, three-wheeled auto rickshaws are banned from the city centre.
BANNED!!!

13. Isn’t Mumbai amazing?

14. Actually…

15. Environment
Mumbai is a truly beautiful city however because of rapid overpopulation and overcrowding, the city faces a huge environmental issue. A lot of people live in poverty (especially immigrants)
An estimnated 42% of people live on streets or in slums.
The city is one of the most densely populated in the world!

16. What is affecting the city?
High growth rate
Pollution
Inadequate sanitation
CO2 emissions
Serious air pollution
FACT: Breathing Mumbai’s air can be the same as smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day!

17. What was the most interesting thing you learned?