The Really Big Food Project

Activities


Lesson Plan 1: Responding to Rice

Key Learning Area

English - Reading

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Activities to support students' comprehension of the text, and allow them to respond to the text in a meaningful way


Lesson Plan 2: Rani and the Greedy Raja - A Folktale from India, Page 25

Key Learning Areas

English
Mathematics

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Students listen to the folktale, Rani and the Greedy Raja, and complete related activities.


Lesson Plan 3: More than just Rice!      Answers

Key Learning Area

English

Level
Middle Primary

Description
A collection of literacy activities focusing on vocabulary related to rice. These activities are suitable for inclusion in literacy learning centres.


Lesson Plan 4: Postcards from the Paddies

Key Learning Area

English
SOSE/HSIE

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Students learn about the production of rice, and use this knowledge together with information from the book to create a postcard.


Lesson Plan 5: A Bowlful of Rice

Key Learning Area

Mathematics : Number, Measurement

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Students work on a strategy to come up with an estimate of how many grains of rice would be in a bowl of rice.


Lesson Plan 6: A Local Food Project

Key Learning Area

SOSE/HSIE

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Students discover cultural influences in own community by researching information about local restaurants or food outlets.


Lesson Plan 7: Where in the world?

Key Learning Area

SOSE/HSIE

Level
Middle / Upper Primary

Description
Students learn about geographical terminology.


Lesson Plan 8: Making Healthy Choices

Key Learning Area

Health

Level
Middle Primary

Description
Students consider food choices that are more likely to enhance personal health based on the healthy food pyramid.


Lesson Plan 9: Familiarity Breeds Connectedness.

Key Learning Area

SOSE/HSIE

Level Middle / Upper Primary

Description Students research additional information about the nine countries featured in the book.