In this topic:
We borrowed some farming artefacts from Lancashire Museum Service and thought about what they were made from, what they might have been used for, and how old we thought they were.
We learnt that the artefacts were mostly from the Victorian era and the interwar years. We also learnt how to handle artefacts properly.
To link with our food and farming topic, we made vegetable soup.
To do this, we tasted twelve different vegetables and chose the ones we would like to put in to a soup. We split into four groups to create recipes and to make our soups.
We had to peel, chop and dice the vegetables, and then blended them after they were cooked.
We tasted each of the soups and evaluated the taste and texture to choose our favourite.
Thanks to money from the Friends, we are fortunate to receive artefact loans from Lanacshire Museum Service.
We took on the role of archaeologists to discover Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts in the school grounds. We handled them carefully, then sketched, measured and described them before predicting what they might have been used for.
We later wrote about our experiences as archaologists and what it was like to find such ancient items.
We read and analysed various poems about food and then had a go at writing our own.
Here are some versions of John Coldwell's poem, 'When the giant comes to breakfast' which is a funny rhyming poem about how much the giant eats and the mess he makes.
When the dragon comes to breakfast
he demands a feast
but the cook just screams
because he is a beast
Next, he loots the drinks
and finds some Iron-bru
soon, he is running down the corridor
and is screaming, "Where's the loo?"
The giant comes
for a very big tea
He eats sixteen chickens
and a pea
Followed by a sink load
of ice cream
He thinks it was real
but it was a dream
Next, he takes a dustbin
filled with fizzy pop
the dustbin lid falls off
and he spills it down his top
These poems are based on a poem by Adriana M called 'Restaurant' which is a descriptive, non-rhyming poem about being tempted by the sights and smells of food.
As I ran into the diner
I smelt the warmth and the delicacies
of the warm food
When I was seated on the comfy, sheep skin fur,
I just let out a loud sigh
It was really nice when the waiters gave me a tall glass of sherry
I drank and drank until I couldn't drink any more
Then I ordered decadent fish and chips
I ordered more food and drink
It was the best day ever
I walked into the restaurant
The sweet taste of raspberry sorbet for dessert
I sat on a fluffy chair
and ordered some mouth-watering
pizza with chips
Then I got my favourite part - the raspberry sorbet
And I went home
I was in the kitchen
I opened the fridge
It gleamed at me
The food I saw was delicious
sloppy, oozy chocolate cake
I looked at it with my
big, bold eyes
and stuck my face in the sight of heaven