App 9: The Polyglots go Camping
Camping cook-up
Learning intentions:
We are learning how to say the names of some food items and how to say who the food belongs to, in [target language].
Success criteria:
I can say the names of some food items in [target language].
Resources:
App 9, App 9 guide, A3 paper, art materials, pretend food items, kitchen-play equipment, cultural books
English; Mathematics
Students conduct short surveys with their classmates, in pairs. The questioner asks a classmate which of the five food items from the Camp cook-up learning experience is their favourite. The classmate who responds is to use the target language.
Students record their findings in a bar graph.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1788 and ACMSP263
English
Students illustrate scenes from ‘Camping cook-up’. They fold an A3 piece of paper in half twice, to create four sections. In each box, students write a phrase in the target language and draw the associated picture. For example:
Box 1 – I’m hungry!
Box 2 – Whose is this?
Box 3 – It’s mine!
Box 4 – Delicious!; Yum!; Thank you!
Refer to the App 9 guide for language support.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1661
Drama
Students replicate ‘Camping cook-up’ in their classroom. Provide equipment such as pretend food items and a toy oven where the students can ‘cook’ food for their classmates. Encourage students to practise the scripted phrases such as ‘Whose is this?’ and ‘Grandma’s corn’, etc. Students take it in turns to play the different roles.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACADRM028
English; Science
The ‘Camping cook-up’ experience contains a cultural food item. Conduct a whole-class discussion and investigation to learn what other food items are culturally significant in the countries where your target language is spoken. Perhaps these foods are enjoyed as part of a cultural celebration. Use various resources to obtain information: books, maps and the Internet, and perhaps some class members themselves.
Australian Curriculum links (Year 1): ACELY1656 and ACSIS025
Assessment opportunities
The apps have been developed with subject matter experts. They are aligned to and support the learning outcomes of the Australian Curriculum: Languages for F–2.
You can find specific links to the Australian Curriculum for your language on the ELLA website, in the Educator Zone App Toolkit.
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