Lesson Plan: Years 3 & 4
Lunch Bowl – Lesson Plan
Age Group:Years 3 – 4
Resources:
National Curriculum Links:
Learning Objectives:
Lesson
Introduction
(15 minutes):
Activity:Explain that the class is going to make comparisons between their lives and those of a child living in the Kibera.
Discuss obvious differences from watching the film clip and introduce the photo pack.
You may decide to divide the class into small groups and devise a comparisons sheet or poster. Areas to compare may include:
1. Food
Plenary:
Each group feeds back to the class and explains the various differences they may have discovered. The teacher may elaborate on the children’s findings by using the Fact Sheets.
Extension:Produce a display: Children write or type up their findings and comparisons, and stick on to a map of the Kibera or a map of Kenya.
Produce a poster: Use I.C.T. to create a poster explaining about life in the Kibera and problems children face. Explain also how we can help by funding a lunch programme.
Age Group:Years 3 – 4
Resources:
- Teachers’ Fact Sheet
- Photo Pack
- DVD (children of Kibera)
- World Map
- Africa Map
National Curriculum Links:
- Geography enquiry and skills – 1a, 1e, 2c, 2d
- Knowledge and understanding of places – 3a, 3b, 3d, 3f
- PSHE – knowledge skills and understanding – 1a, 2a, 2e, 4b, 4g, 5d, 5g
Learning Objectives:
- To be able to make comparisons between their lives and those of children in a [developing] country
- To develop and understanding of what it may be like for a child to live in poverty.
Lesson
Introduction
(15 minutes):
- Look at a world map and identify the continent of Africa. Locate Kenya and its capital city, Nairobi
- Discuss aspects of the assembly and what we understand about poverty, and life in a slum. Link our thoughts to events, such as ‘Live Aid’ and ‘Make Poverty History’. Did any of the class get involved in anyway?
- If the film clip of the Kibera has not yet been shown it may be helpful to introduce this now.
Activity:Explain that the class is going to make comparisons between their lives and those of a child living in the Kibera.
Discuss obvious differences from watching the film clip and introduce the photo pack.
You may decide to divide the class into small groups and devise a comparisons sheet or poster. Areas to compare may include:
1. Food
- Homes
- Facilities e.g. shops, hospitals, schools
- Leisure, games and toys
- Sanitation
Plenary:
Each group feeds back to the class and explains the various differences they may have discovered. The teacher may elaborate on the children’s findings by using the Fact Sheets.
Extension:Produce a display: Children write or type up their findings and comparisons, and stick on to a map of the Kibera or a map of Kenya.
Produce a poster: Use I.C.T. to create a poster explaining about life in the Kibera and problems children face. Explain also how we can help by funding a lunch programme.
