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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