FOOD IN OUR LAND

In this lesson learners will be introduced to cooking actions and food items. They will watch a video about cooking actions, which they will use as the basis for the project. Then they will create four groups, matching some flashcards pairs about cooking words, they have learnt before. Finally they will look at language for recipes and even make biscuits and cupcakes, but also the “Salame al cioccolato”, one special Italian dessert, in class.

 

TITLE:

LET’S COOK! I’M A LITTLE CHEF

LEVEL:

5th grade pupils and 7th grade students.

TIME.  100’approximately

OBJECTIVES:

1 – LINGUISTIC:

  • aiming at developing language competence through observing, listening, reading skills
  • widening the students’ vocabulary on cooking using both English and French.

 

2 – COGNITIVE:

  • aiming at developing students’ logical skills: giving definitions, memorizing words, matching definitions to words
  • giving opportunities to understand a rewarding method of studying

 

3  -AFFECTIVE:

  • aiming at learning to identify problems
  • learning to discuss ideas and positive attitude towards different ways of teaching

4 – SOCIAL:

  • developing students’ability to co-operate and socialize through group work
  • learning to organize their way of learning
  • developing students’autonomy
  • sharing their own knowledge
  • creating responsability

TOPICS:

cooking actions

METHODOLOGY: cooperative learning

MATERIALS:

  • a blackboard
  • a smartboard
  • a video
  • students’ notebooks and pencils
  • 20 flashcards to match (cooking actions and food items)
  • copies of the recipes
  • ingredients for biscuits and cupcakes, “Salame al cioccolato” and all the kitchen tools

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Both children and 7th grade students worked together, so the eldest ones enjoyed the position of being able to help others. They could be more independent and they also have improved their self-esteem. They really cooked in the school kitchen. This one was an activity of “continuità”, we do in Italy, between primary and low secondary.

Food Traditions

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Salame al cioccolato

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