BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD
LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD By Nik Peachey
LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD This lesson is based on an infographic about the different things that people eat for breakfast around the world. The infographic can be accessed at: http:// media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/ 7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg In the lesson students will find out about the different things people usually have for breakfast in different countries and they will develop an awareness of the importance of having a good breakfast. By Nik Peachey
LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD By Nik Peachey
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD
INTRODUCTION This lesson is based on an infographic about the different things that people eat for breakfast around the world. The infographic can be accessed at: http://media-cacheec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg In the lesson students will find out about the different things people usually have for breakfast in different countries and they will develop an awareness of the importance of having a good breakfast. The plan also includes a number of research tasks that develop students’ abilities to create and carry out online research, create online questionnaires and share their research by creating infographics, presentations and reports.
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LESSON PLAN Printable copies of the worksheets can be found at the end of this lesson plan. The infographic can be accessed at: http:// media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg How to use this plan The materials in this plan can be used in different ways. The first four tasks can be used independently as a simple reading and discussion lesson. The final four tasks can be used selectively as follow up task or you can use all four tasks as an ongoing project over the course of a number of lessons. This lesson contains eight tasks: • A discussion task that gets students thinking about the food they eat and food from other countries. • A reading task that develops students’ abilities to scan read text for specific information. • A reading task that encourages students to read for deeper comprehension and to check information. • A discussion task that gives students the opportunity to respond to the information more personally. • A social research task that gets students to create a questionnaire to find out about the breakfast habits of the their friends. • An online research task that encourages students to check the accuracy of information they find online. • An online research task that gets students to find out more about food and create an online quiz. • A writing task which gives students the opportunity to consolidate their learning in the form of a blog article.
Discussion task - Food in your home • The aim of this task is to get students thinking about foods from other countries and the food they like to eat. Start the lesson by putting the students into pairs or groups and giving them the discussion questions. This should help to get the students thinking, talking and sharing their knowledge of different foods. Once they have finished talking you can do a brief plenary session with the whole group. Discussion task - Food in your home Ask and answer these questions. 1. Which is your favorite meal of the day? Why? 2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 3. Who makes breakfast in your home? 4. What things do you like to cook? 5. Do you eat to live or live to eat? 6. What foods do you like from other countries? 7. What do you know about these dishes? • Tagine • Natto • Vegemite • Appachatti • Tarhana • Boerewors • Yerba Mate • Nasi Lemak
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Reading task - Understanding statistics • The aim of this task is to develop students’ abilities to scan read for specific facts and information. Give the students the reading task. Ask them to look at the statistics and try to find out what they refer to in the infographic. Once they have had some time to find the information, put them in pairs or small groups and ask them to compare their answers and share what they have discovered. Have a short plenary session and confirm and clarify their answers. Reading task - Understanding statistics Study the infographic. 1. What do these statistics refer to? • 22 million • 6 hours • 1,688 feet • 11 pounds 2. Find five reasons why eating breakfast is good for you.
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MATERIALS These materials can be printed and photocopied for use in class. Discussion task - Food in your home Ask and answer these questions. 1. Which is your favorite meal of the day? Why? 2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 3. Who makes breakfast in your home? 4. What things do you like to cook? 5. Do you eat to live or live to eat? 6. What foods do you like from other countries? 7. What do you know about these dishes? • Tagine • Natto • Vegemite • Appachatti • Tarhana • Boerewors • Yerba Mate • Nasi Lemak
Reading task - Understanding statistics Study the infographic. 1. What do these statistics refer to? • 22 million • 6 hours • 1,688 feet • 11 pounds 2. Find five reasons why eating breakfast is good for you.
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BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD By Nik Peachey
LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD This lesson is based on an infographic about the different things that people eat for breakfast around the world. The infographic can be accessed at: http:// media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/ 7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg In the lesson students will find out about the different things people usually have for breakfast in different countries and they will develop an awareness of the importance of having a good breakfast. By Nik Peachey
LESSONS IN DIGITAL LITERACY
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD By Nik Peachey
BREAKFAST AROUND THE WORLD
INTRODUCTION This lesson is based on an infographic about the different things that people eat for breakfast around the world. The infographic can be accessed at: http://media-cacheec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg In the lesson students will find out about the different things people usually have for breakfast in different countries and they will develop an awareness of the importance of having a good breakfast. The plan also includes a number of research tasks that develop students’ abilities to create and carry out online research, create online questionnaires and share their research by creating infographics, presentations and reports.
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LESSON PLAN Printable copies of the worksheets can be found at the end of this lesson plan. The infographic can be accessed at: http:// media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/bc/7b/ f4bc7b69a853accfb1238f1e660d06bf.jpg How to use this plan The materials in this plan can be used in different ways. The first four tasks can be used independently as a simple reading and discussion lesson. The final four tasks can be used selectively as follow up task or you can use all four tasks as an ongoing project over the course of a number of lessons. This lesson contains eight tasks: • A discussion task that gets students thinking about the food they eat and food from other countries. • A reading task that develops students’ abilities to scan read text for specific information. • A reading task that encourages students to read for deeper comprehension and to check information. • A discussion task that gives students the opportunity to respond to the information more personally. • A social research task that gets students to create a questionnaire to find out about the breakfast habits of the their friends. • An online research task that encourages students to check the accuracy of information they find online. • An online research task that gets students to find out more about food and create an online quiz. • A writing task which gives students the opportunity to consolidate their learning in the form of a blog article.
Discussion task - Food in your home • The aim of this task is to get students thinking about foods from other countries and the food they like to eat. Start the lesson by putting the students into pairs or groups and giving them the discussion questions. This should help to get the students thinking, talking and sharing their knowledge of different foods. Once they have finished talking you can do a brief plenary session with the whole group. Discussion task - Food in your home Ask and answer these questions. 1. Which is your favorite meal of the day? Why? 2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 3. Who makes breakfast in your home? 4. What things do you like to cook? 5. Do you eat to live or live to eat? 6. What foods do you like from other countries? 7. What do you know about these dishes? • Tagine • Natto • Vegemite • Appachatti • Tarhana • Boerewors • Yerba Mate • Nasi Lemak
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Reading task - Understanding statistics • The aim of this task is to develop students’ abilities to scan read for specific facts and information. Give the students the reading task. Ask them to look at the statistics and try to find out what they refer to in the infographic. Once they have had some time to find the information, put them in pairs or small groups and ask them to compare their answers and share what they have discovered. Have a short plenary session and confirm and clarify their answers. Reading task - Understanding statistics Study the infographic. 1. What do these statistics refer to? • 22 million • 6 hours • 1,688 feet • 11 pounds 2. Find five reasons why eating breakfast is good for you.
Answers:
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MATERIALS These materials can be printed and photocopied for use in class. Discussion task - Food in your home Ask and answer these questions. 1. Which is your favorite meal of the day? Why? 2. What do you usually have for breakfast? 3. Who makes breakfast in your home? 4. What things do you like to cook? 5. Do you eat to live or live to eat? 6. What foods do you like from other countries? 7. What do you know about these dishes? • Tagine • Natto • Vegemite • Appachatti • Tarhana • Boerewors • Yerba Mate • Nasi Lemak
Reading task - Understanding statistics Study the infographic. 1. What do these statistics refer to? • 22 million • 6 hours • 1,688 feet • 11 pounds 2. Find five reasons why eating breakfast is good for you.
Copyright © Nik Peachey
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