My School Lunch



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|Year: Year 5 | |Lesson Coverage: Coconut Shy |

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|Curriculum Covered: KS2 |

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|English |En1 Speaking and listening |

| |1e, 3a,b, 8a |

| |En2 Reading |

| |1b |

| |En3 Writing |

| |1a,b,e 5a,b |

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|Science |Sc2 Life processes and living things |

| |1b, 2b |

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|ICT |Knowledge, skills and understanding |

| |1a, 5b |

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|About the Game |

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|This game is based around the traditional hangman concept. The player has to guess the food related word before they knock all |

|the coconuts off the shy. When a letter guess is made, correct letters appear in the grid above the coconuts and incorrect |

|letters result in losing a coconut. The player begins with 6 coconuts. |

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|The main learning objectives within this game are: |

|To identify food words containing 8 letters |

|To identify healthy foods |

|To learn how to spell a selection of words with 8 letters |

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|In ‘Coconut Shy’ an appropriate difficulty level is selected by choosing the length of the word to guess. The choice ranges |

|from 3-9 letter words. Year 5 children will find the 8 letter word option most suitable. |

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|These are the words that appear in the 8 letter word section. |

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|Minerals |Sandwich |Mackerel |Couscous |

|Vitamins |Mushroom |Sardines |Celeriac |

|Broccoli |Doughnut |Cherries |Chillies |

|Sausages |Porridge |Currants |Parsnips |

|Cucumber |Parmesan |Sultanas | |

|Beetroot |Lemonade |Hazelnut | |

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|When playing the game, children use their mouse to click on the letter they think appears in the mystery word. The mouse is |

|represented on screen by a white hand. |

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|Lesson Plan |

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|Before online activity |Show the children a selection of foods from the list above and ask them if they can |

| |identify each food. |

|Additional Resources | |

|Selection of foods listed | |

|(illustrations or fresh produce) | |

|Internet access | |

|Information books | |

|Fact sheets | |

|Dictionary | |

|Word bank | |

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| |Activity questions: |

| |Have you eaten it before? |

| |When did you eat it? |

| |Do we have this food for school lunch? |

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| |Make sure that the children become familiar with each food before entering the game. |

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| |Activity 1: Investigating Food |

| |Put the children into groups and give them a selection of foods. |

| |Ask the children to find out information about each food given. |

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| |Starting questions: |

| |What is it? |

| |What does it look like? |

| |How is it used? |

| |Where does it come from? |

| |What does it taste like? |

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| |Ask each group to prepare a presentation for the class about each food in their |

| |selection. |

| |The children could present their findings and provide samples of each food for the class |

| |to try. Always check for individual food allergies and school procedures before allowing|

| |children to taste foods. |

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|During online activity |Ask the children to start up their computer and enter the My School Lunch website. |

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| |Ensure that all children have selected ‘Coconut Shy’ and then number 8 to indicate the |

| |length of the word to guess. |

| |Ask the children to read the ‘How to Play’ instructions. |

| |Ensure all children have selected ‘CLICK HERE TO START’. |

| |Talk to children about what they can see, coconut shy, coconuts, stands, blank flags and |

| |alphabet grid. |

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| |Possible online activity questions: |

| |How many letters can you see? |

| |How many letters are in the alphabet? |

| |How many letters do we have to choose? |

| |How do we know? |

| |Where will the letter go? |

| |What do you think might happen if your letter isn’t in the word? |

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| |Remind the children of the 8 letter food words previously looked at. |

| |Show the children how to use the mouse to select the letters. |

| |Ask the children to read the word that appears. |

| |Possible online activity questions: |

| |What is that food used for? Main meal/snack? |

| |Have you eaten that food before? |

| |When do we eat that food? |

| |Do you eat that for school lunch? |

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| |Talk to the children about re-starting the game by selecting ‘CLICK HERE TO PLAY AGAIN’. |

| |The ‘NEXT LEVEL’ is also accessible at this point, but should only be used as an |

| |extension activity for more able children. |

| |Encourage children to alternate players. |

| |At the end of the session ask the children to close the website and shut down the |

| |computer. |

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|Following online activities |Activity 1: Spelling Test |

| |Ask the children to copy the list of 8 letter words used in the ‘Coconut Shy’ game. |

| |Encourage the children to learn how to spell each of the words for a spelling test later |

| |in the week/next week. |

| |Record the spelling test results and repeat if needed. |

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|Support/Extension Ideas |

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|The ideas below are given to support the less able and extend the more able children in Year 5. |

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|Support Ideas |Seat less able child with a more able partner (child/adult). |

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|Extension Ideas |Encourage more able children to help less able children play ‘Coconut Shy’. |

| |When confident to proceed, allow children to select 9 letter words and proceed to next |

| |level of ‘Coconut Shy’. |

| |Allow some children to find out more in depth information for the presentation on foods. |

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