Fabulous food
Teacher: Rick Ussher (New Settlers and Multicultural Education Coordinator, Wellington College of Education)
Summary
| Year: 4 Level: 1 and 2
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Duration: 2 weeks
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| Achievement objectives English:
- Transactional writing
- Interpersonal speaking
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Learning outcomes/skills Students will be able to:
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write instructions and sequence appropriately
(related to food preparation)
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talk about personal preferences (related to
food choice).
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| Supporting achievement objectives Health and PE
- Personal health and physical development
- Personal growth and development
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Learning outcomes/skills Students will be able to:
- describe their stages of growth and their development needs and demonstrate increasing responsibility for self-care in relation to their nutritional needs and preparation of healthy food.
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| Supporting achievement objectives English:
- Close reading
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Learning outcomes/skills Students will be able to:
- respond to language meanings, and ideas in different texts relating them to personal experiences of food choice and preparation.
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| Processes English:
- Oral Language - Thinking critically
- Oral Language - Processing information
- Written Language - Exploring language
Students will be able to:
- identify, clarify and question meanings in spoken texts, drawing on personal background, knowledge and experiences relating to food and nutrition;
- ask questions and listen to the ideas of others;
- explore choices made by writers, and identify and use the common conventions of writing and organisation of text which affect understanding.
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Language focus Language functions:
- Identifying food
- Categorising food and its packaging
- Describing food
- Expressing likes/dislikes
Language structures:
- This is a ... that's a
- What do you like ...?
- These are, those are
- He/She likes
- I/We like
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Teaching and learning activities
Learning task 1
Learning task 2
Learning task 3
Learning task 4
Assessment (Word 49KB)
Resources
Print
- Various journals from Learning Media - hard copy/CD Rom search
Electronic
- Heart Foundation
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Cool Food Planet
This European website provides information about nutrition, food safety, food labelling, food myths, and eating out. It includes three sections: children 6 to 12 years, 13 to 19 years, and teachers and parents.
- 5 + A Day
Specific food producers
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New Zealand Beef and Lamb
This website provides access to a range of material about beef and lamb including: leaflets, posters, recipe cards, video, lesson plans, and cookbooks.
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Vegfed
The website of the Vegetable and Potato Growers Federation provides an ability to search for information on different vegetables and their nutritional qualities.
