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When was the last time you thought about where the food on your plate came from? Have you ever wondered exactly how the ingredients of your favourite dishes are grown or produced? How can we check whether the food in your fridge or in the supermarket is safe to eat? What are your favourite dishes? These are the questions the grade 4 students were asked at the beginning of one of the English lessons in WASCZ.
Shark class had a series of lessons researching all about food! First, they named their favourite dishes, then we looked at the ingredients that are used to make them. We learned that some ingredients come from local farms, some can be imported and even had a look at the products that are widely exported from China! So fascinating! But what is safe to eat? Where can we get organic food from? Shall we choose whole food? What is even the difference between “organic” and “whole” food? We researched all about this.
Shark class also learned about different types of farming, such as terraced farming, rooftop and hydroponic farming. Some of them seemed complicated, so we watched videos and learned that very beautiful rice fields can be found in the Philippines, rooftop farms can be found in Hong Kong and hydroponic farming is getting more and more popular across the globe. This was followed by a research report writing. Sharkies worked well in teams, researched certain dishes and produced very impressive research reports.
To give a better understanding of the topic, we also learned how food labelling works, how to check the nutritional value of each product and avoid food containing harmful chemicals. This topic includes quite a big range of complicated vocabulary, therefore, to make it more fun and easier to digest, we held a baking activity! Through reviewing the new words and playing spelling bee games, we made no-bake chocolate cakes and milkshakes. What a fascinating way of learning! Not only did Sharkies review the new vocabulary but also applied it to real life situations. This all was spiced up by new cooking skills which some of our students used right after the class: they went home and made milkshakes and no-bake chocolate cakes for their whole family. What a treat!
While learning English can seem challenging, it is full of fun and enriching activities here, in WASCZ!
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