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My Favourite Food, Possible activity: ‘Food Sort’, Learning Centre…
My Favourite Food
Food Variety
Healthy or unhealthy?
Healthy pyramid
Different cuisines
Western
Thai
Fusion
Chinese
Mexican
Where to get my favourite food
Home
Food courts
Supermarket
Wet markets
Shopping malls
Hawker centers
School
Children's preferences
Why is this their favourite food?
Willingness to try different types of food
How often is it consumed?
Can they eat it everyday?
How much can I consume?
pan
Bowls
Plates
servings
Types of food
Supper
Breakfast
Fruits
Dinner
Lunch
Snacks
Vegetables
Desserts
How food is made
Flavours
Salty
Spicy
Sour
Bitter
Sweet
Ingredients
Herbs and Spices
Seasonings
Fresh/ frozen
Diary
5 Senses
Touch
Sight
Hear
Smell
Taste
Possible activity: ‘Food Sort’
NUM LG1: Recognise and use simple relationships and patterns
L&L LG1: Listen for information and enjoyment
Sorting food into different food categories (e.g. Desserts, Vegetables, Fruits, etc)
Learning Centre Activity: ‘You Complete Me’
NUM LG2: use numbers in daily experiences
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
Children will put pizza slices together to form a whole
Identify the number of slices that form a pan of pizza
Learning part-whole relationships
E.g. Pan #1 can fit 5 slices. Thus, Child A will put 3 slices and Child B will put 2 slices. Each pan holds a different number of slices.
Possible activitiy: 'Food Places All Around Us'
DOW LG1: Showing an interest in the world they live by gathering information from a variety of sources
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
Neighbourhood walk
Observing food places (e.g. supermarkets, hawker centres)
Possible activity: ‘Food Hunt’
DOW LG1: Show an interest in the world they live in.
SED LG1: develop an awareness of personal identity
Pick up laminated cards of their favourite foods
Talk about their picks at the end of the activity
Possible Activity: "This is my favourite food because..."
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
SED LG1: develop an awareness of personal identity
Show and tell
2-3 minutes sharing
Talk about their favourite food drawings
Possible activity: 'Recap on the KWL Chart'
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
DOW LG1: Show an interest in the world they live in
At the end of the 2 weeks, recap on the topic and write down what they have learnt
Learning Centre Activity: 'Menu Matching'
L&L LG3: Read with understanding and for enjoyment
NUM LG3: Demonstrate control and coordination in fine motor tasks.
Work in pairs/groups
Stick laminated food names to their respective pictures on the menu board
Possible activity: Drawing My Favourite Food
A&C LG2: Express ideas and feelings through art and music and movement
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
Create artworks of their favorite food using various art materials (e.g. coloured markers, crayons)
Possible activity: 'We're the Same!'
MSD LG1: Enjoy through participation in a variety of physical activities.
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others.
Go around the class using different gross motor skills (e.g. hopping, skipping, etc)
Look for a buddy who has the same food card
Possible activity: 'Our KWL Chart'
L&L LG4: Use drawing, mark making, symbols and writing with invented and conventional spelling to communicate ideas and information
DOW LG1: Show an interest in the world they live in.
Children will write down what they know and what they want to learn
Possible activity: 'My Healthy Plate'
A&C LG1: Enjoy art and music and movement activities
SED LG1: Develop an awareness of personal identity
Attempt to create their own healthy plates
Explore their likes and dislikes in the different healthy plate categories (wholegrains, meat, fruits, vegetables)
Possible activity: 'Herbs and Spices'
DOW LG1: Show an interest in the world they live in
L&L LG2: Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others
Children will be given various herbs and spices
Engage their 5 senses by smelling, looking and touching
Learning Centre Activity: 'Can I be dissolved?'
DOW LG2: Find out why things happen and how things work through simple investigations.
SEL LG4: Communicate, interact and build relationships with others.
Children will mix 2 different substances to see if they are able to dissolve