Exploring Christmas Food Traditions

• Food Technology
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Exploring Christmas Food Traditions

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Learning Objective

You will be able to conduct independent research into Christmas food traditions, understand the cultural influences behind them, and create a PowerPoint or iMovie presentation with factual information and images.

What do you already know about Christmas food traditions?

Things to include.....

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Cultural Influences on Christmas Food

Understanding the impact of different cultures on Christmas food traditions.

Traditional Christmas Foods

Examples of traditional Christmas foods from different cultures and their significance.

Adding Factual Information and Images

Incorporating researched facts and relevant images into the presentation.

Presenting Findings

Email your work to me at the end of the lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.