LEARNING ENGLISH BY COOKING: BRITISH DAY ROYAL ASCOT

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SCHOOL YEAR: Year 5

SUBJECT: Literacy

TOPIC: British Day Royal Ascot

Estimated TIME/SESSIONS:2-3

LESSON OBJECTIVE: Writing Instructional Texts (Instructions )

CONTENTS/SKILLS: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing.

This is a school project carried out in June to celebrate Royal Ascot. You can select and prepare you own Ascot activity choosing among all these amazing resources curated by Lisa Kinsella and her school colleagues.

The lead in is the Queen's Platinum Jubilee ! So we have been looking at what Royal Ascot is.

"Ascot currently stages 26 days of racing over the course of the year, comprising 18 flat meetings between April and October, and 8 jump meetings between October and March. The Royal Meeting, held in June each year, remains the highlight of the British summer social calendar." (Wikipedia)

The whole school are going to be running around next Friday 10th June as part of our British Day pretending we are in horse races at Ascot !!!

The children have prepared rosettes and beautiful hats in Art ( like they wear on Ladies Day at Ascot).

The sandwiches are going to be part of an Ascot style picnic..... Apparently one of the Queen's favourite sandwiches are jam pennies :)

DESCRIPTION: How to Make a Jam Sandwich

1)Illicit necessary ingredients and utensils needed to make a jam sandwich ( bread, butter, jam; knife , plate)

2) In small groups complete an ordering activity using flashcards . FOLLOW UP gap fill worksheet/flow chart

3) Brainstorm variations ( different types of bread, different fillings

4) Analyse the conjunctions/ connectors ( First, next, after, then , finally)

5) Using jam sandwich model, children write a new sandwich recipe ( in pairs or threes to provide additional support as appropriate) changing scaffold as appropriate .

6) After making a chef’s hat and going overbasic hygiene In pairs / small groups children read out the instructions for each other to follow in class to make sandwiches.

7) Enjoy as part of a British Day afternoon tea and share recipes in an online blog/ digital / paper, big class book including visuals.

Acces to these resources by clicking here:

1. How to make a Jam Sandwich worksheets:Activity 1. Activity 2.