Indian Delights - Curriculum
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Magic Carpet Rides 7 What You Need Resource 2: A Day in India (Whiteboard Slides) • Access to Audio Networks through C2K to search for and download background Indian music • Magic carpet • Treasure basket • Dried fruit such as raisins, dates, apricots and so on • Herbs and spices such as: – cumin – coriander – turmeric – curry powder/leaves – cinnamon – cardamom – chilli powder • Indian bells • Trinkets • Silk scarves • Rubber snake • Saris • Cushions • Beanbags covered in Indian fabric • Ingredients and facilities to cook a curry Areas of Learning Primary Science The Arts (Art and Design) The World Around Us Post-Primary English The Arts (Art and Design) Environment and Society Science and Technology Learning for Life and Work (Home Economics) Learning Activity 3 Indian Delights 6 Magic Carpet Rides Setting the Scene The magic carpet lands in a bustling Indian market where the learners can experience the smells and tastes of India. Decorate an area of your classroom with brightly-coloured fabrics or drape the fabrics around the learners. Play some Indian music throughout the activity. What to Do Gather the learners together on cushions or beanbags, on or around the magic carpet on the floor. Show the Whiteboard slides in Resource 2: A Day in India, and as each picture appears on the screen, bring the appropriate items out of your treasure basket for the learners to see, taste, smell and feel. This will help to reinforce the image. Once the learners have had the opportunity to smell and taste some typical Indian foods and spices, cook a curry in the classroom so that they can experience the smells of the herbs and spices as they fuse together during cooking. Where possible, support the learner in preparing the ingredients and cooking the dish. Points to Note For a recipe called ‘kid’s fruity chicken curry’ visit www.annabelkarmel.com and select the ‘recipes’ link. Be careful to take into account any allergies or known dislikes when giving the learners food to taste. To avoid sensory overload, present one smell or taste at a time! Further Suggestions Make a class visit to a local Indian restaurant or takeaway, or arrange for a chef from an Indian restaurant to come into class to cook a meal. Where possible encourage the learners to experience eating their meal sitting on the floor and eating it with their hands as in traditional Indian culture. Visit www.activityvillage.co.uk for a wealth of great ideas for Indian crafts such as bangles, henna hand prints and elephant masks. You could also search online for ‘Indian crafts for children’ online to get even more ideas!
Transcript of Indian Delights - Curriculum
Magic Carpet Rides 7
What You Need
Resource 2: A Day in India(Whiteboard Slides)
• Access to Audio Networks through C2K to search for and download background Indian music
• Magic carpet• Treasure basket• Dried fruit such as raisins,
dates, apricots and so on• Herbs and spices such as:
– cumin – coriander – turmeric – curry powder/leaves – cinnamon – cardamom – chilli powder
• Indian bells• Trinkets• Silk scarves• Rubber snake• Saris• Cushions• Beanbags covered in Indian
fabric• Ingredients and facilities to
cook a curry
Areas of LearningPrimaryScienceThe Arts (Art and Design)The World Around Us
Post-PrimaryEnglish The Arts (Art and Design)Environment and SocietyScience and TechnologyLearning for Life and Work (Home Economics)
Learning Activity 3
Indian Delights
6 Magic Carpet Rides
Setting the SceneThe magic carpet lands in a bustling Indian market where the learners can experience the smells and tastes of India.
Decorate an area of your classroom with brightly-coloured fabrics or drape the fabrics around the learners. Play some Indian music throughout the activity.
What to DoGather the learners together on cushions or beanbags, on or around the magic carpet on the floor.
Show the Whiteboard slides in Resource 2: A Day in India, and as each picture appears on the screen, bring the appropriate items out of your treasure basket for the learners to see, taste, smell and feel. This will help to reinforce the image.
Once the learners have had the opportunity to smell and taste some typical Indian foods and spices, cook a curry in the classroom so that they can experience the smells of the herbs and spices as they fuse together during cooking. Where possible, support the learner in preparing the ingredients and cooking the dish.
Points to NoteFor a recipe called ‘kid’s fruity chicken curry’ visit www.annabelkarmel.com and select the ‘recipes’ link.
Be careful to take into account any allergies or known dislikes when giving the learners food to taste. To avoid sensory overload, present one smell or taste at a time!
Further SuggestionsMake a class visit to a local Indian restaurant or takeaway, or arrange for a chef from an Indian restaurant to come into class to cook a meal. Where possible encourage the learners to experience eating their meal sitting on the floor and eating it with their hands as in traditional Indian culture.
Visit www.activityvillage.co.uk for a wealth of great ideas for Indian crafts such as bangles, henna hand prints and elephant masks.
You could also search online for ‘Indian crafts for children’ online to get even more ideas!
