• Locate Cookstown on a map of Northern Ireland.
  
• Introduce the word 'agriculture'.
  
• What do children know already about the history of farming? Refer to farming in periods previously studied, such as Ancient Egypt, Tudor or Victorian times.

While viewing

• Look out for different kinds of evidence that help us to piece together the story of Cookstown (eg standing stones, artefacts, buildings and documents).

After viewing

• What is special about Cookstown?
  
• How does its story differ from that of your local community?
  
• Why is this?