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      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can name a range of breads from around the world.

      Key learning points

      1. There is a range of different types of bread around the world.
      2. Bread is eaten on a variety of occasions and celebrations.
      3. In the UK, most bread is made with flour, which is from the plant wheat.
      4. We can plan to make a pitta pocket for people based on occasion.

      Keywords

      • Plant - a living thing that grows in the ground or water, such as fruit and vegetables

      • Wheat - a type of plant which is grown for food

      • Flour - a powder made from wheat or other plants

      Common misconception

      Bread is only made from wheat (flour).

      Other plants can be used to make flour such as maize, rye and chickpeas.

      Teacher tip

      Where possible, use real life examples of breads to showcase the different varieties around the world. The use of world maps and globes can also help to show the location of the countries.

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      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      Bread can only be bought from a bakery or shop. True or false?

      True
      Correct answer: False

      Q2.
      Examples of food from plants are ...

      cheese and eggs.
      tuna and ham.
      Correct answer: bread and apples.

      Q3.
      What are cheese and yogurt made from?

      Correct answer: milk
      eggs
      oil

      Q4.
      Sort the sandwich recipe into the correct order.

      1 - Spread the bread with butter.
      2 - Lay the cheese and tomato on one slice of bread.
      3 - Place the other slice of bread on top.
      4 - Cut the sandwich in half.
      Q3 image 2 "Eggs. Glorious Eggs." by Janine licensed by CC BY 2.0

      5 Questions

      Q1.
      In the UK, most flour is made from ...

      rye.
      Correct answer: wheat.
      chickpeas.

      Q2.
      Bread can only be made from wheat flour. True or false?

      True
      Correct answer: False

      Q3.
      Parts of the wheat plant are crushed to make flour. Sort into the correct order.

      1 - wheat plant
      2 - grains
      3 - flour

      Q4.
      Match the bread to the country.

      Correct Answer:soda bread,Ireland

      Ireland

      Correct Answer:roti,India

      India

      Correct Answer:focaccia,Italy

      Italy

      Q5.
      What is this bread called?

      An image in a quiz
      Rosca de Reyes (wreath of kings), Spain
      Correct answer: Paska, Ukraine
      hot cross buns, UK
      Q5 Traditional Ukrainian Paska with a Trypillian pysanka egg and willow branches, AMartiniouk, 2014, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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