Resource+3+-+Recipes+and+the+interactive+whiteboard

//**NOTE: The following resource is relevant to lesson 9 of the unit.**//

- Recipe from a website [] - The interactive whiteboard

Resource description ** The website provides a sushi recipe that students can access from the internet. The layout of the recipe is simple and easy to read so that children are able to comprehend; it provides an image, the ingredients, methods and nutrition facts. Because the recipe was designed for children they have reduced the cooking methods into three easy steps however within each step require more steps; this can be quite confusing for children in stage 2 to follow. Nonetheless this resource can be useful for students who are learning to write procedures as they can use their prior knowledge and identify the structural imperfection and improve it. Using the interactive whiteboard to present this recipe will ensure engagement and enable teachers to teach the content more productively; students will manipulate information, to explore ideas and their implications and to construct their own knowledge. Teachers can further assist students by leading intellectual conversations about the grammatical, structural and content features. Relevance to outcome ** The sushi recipe is relevant to the outcome CUS2.4 as it allows children to familiarise themselves with the Japanese culture. Sushi is not only a popular dish in Japan but also popular in our own multicultural society thus benefiting their own cultural knowledge and their appreciation for cultural diversity. While children extend their cultural knowledge, children also benefit academically as they learn to read and understand procedures; subsequently satisfying English learning outcomes RS2.8 and WS2.9 (Board of Studies, 2006, pp.35-37). Additionally the interactive whiteboard acts as a resource that supports the teaching and learning of the content. While students develop their knowledge in the Japanese culture and English, the interactive whiteboard also enhances the learning experience by gaining skills that can be applied in a wider context; technological skills, problem solving strategies, reflection skills and interaction skills. Aspects of literacy that could be explored ** The sushi recipe is a written text that exhibits many grammatical features; action verbs as commands, action verbs specific to the field of cooking, adverbs and adverbial phrases. Action verbs are actions and events that involve people or things which tell us what is happening (Droga and Humphrey, 2003, p. 30). Recipes are procedures that aim to teach or instruct somebody to do something; therefore in this text, action verbs are crucial as it tells us what actions people should follow to achieve the goal of the procedure. More importantly in procedures it is important that action verbs are used to express commands - imperative clause – the purpose of a procedure can only be achieved through a sequence of commands (Droga and Humphrey, 2003, p.58). In addition, action verbs examined in recipes are specific to the field of cooking; children will extend their knowledge within this field and it will assist children with making a connection between words and actions. Examples from text: -  //Combine// vegetables with hoi sin sauce and honey -  //Place// nori sheet on a sushi mat -  //Spread// with mayonnaise mix -  //Lift// the edge of the mat

Adverbs and adverbial phrases assist to express the circumstances of a clause and in procedures it is used to convey the manner, place, time and extent in which action verbs should be performed in order to achieve its goal (Droga and Humphrey, 2003, p36-43). Adverbs and adverbials are crucial in procedures as it gives the actions a more specific context which assists the audience of the recipe in following instructions. Examples from the text: -  Set //aside// (adverb) -  Mash //together// (adverb) -  Serve //with reduced salt soy sauce// (adverbial phrase) -  Place nori sheet //on a sushi mat// (adverbial phrase)


 * Resources **

Board of Studies (2006) English K-6 Syllabus. Sydney: Board of Studies.

Droga, L., Humphrey, S. (2005). Grammar and meaning: an introduction for primary teachers. Berry: Target Texts.

Sanitarium Australia, (2007), Kids Sushi Recipe, retrieved on 3rd October, 2009 from []