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Lesson plans: Favourite foods (long version) (45mins)
From the Our Food, Our World online resource
Aims
- To introduce Yamini and Luis to the pupils in the class
- To discover what knowledge and links pupils already have with India and Mexico
- To demonstrate the diversities and similarities of food and food preferences locally
You will need
The following photographs, displayed on a whiteboard or printed out:
> Information on the photographs for teachers
> World map or globe
> One paper plate per pupil
> Felt-tipped pens
What to do
- Display the photos of Luis or Yamini alongside a world map (and/or have a globe available). Use the questions from the Information on the photos for teachers as a basis for initial discussion about the children. Find India and Mexico on the world map or globe.
- Explain to the pupils that they are going to be finding out more about the kinds of food Luis and Yamini like to eat, including their favourite meals. Next tell the pupils about your own favourite meal and, if possible, the favourites of other adults in your setting. What do they think of these people’s preferences?
- Ask pupils to draw their own favourite meal on a paper plate and then compare it with the meals of other pupils nearby. Do they have preferences in common? Are there surprises?
- Ask pupils to sit with a partner and try to find a taste they both like, one they both dislike, and one difference. Can they agree that if someone prefers food which is different from what they’re used to, then they should respect that preference? After all, what you eat may seem strange to someone else!
- Finally tell the group or class about Luis’ and Yamini’s favourite foods:
Luis’ favourite food is his grandma’s homemade corn pancakes, called tortillas. These can be filled and fried to make enchiladas, and Luis’ favourite meal is enchiladas with cheese or tuna inside. Have any of the pupils ever tried tortillas or enchiladas? You might like to bring some tortillas for pupils to try in the classroom.
Yamini’s favourite food is flat bread (called paratha) filled with potatoes and onions. She also enjoys mangoes and watermelon every day in the summer. Have any pupils tried these? Which fruits do pupils in the class eat several times a week? Why do they think these fruits are different from those Yamini eats? (Begin to explore the idea of the effect of climate on the availability and cost of certain kinds of fruit.)
From the Our Food, Our World online resource
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