As part of learning about instruction texts, P4-7 were set a technical challenge ‘a la British Bake Off’ style.
The children were given a pared down recipe instruction for pancakes with some basic instruction text features omitted from it. The recipe did not detail equipment needed, had incomplete steps and no sequencing connectives etc.
We used the real-life experience of making the pancakes for ourselves to ‘debug’ the instructions provided.
The children will follow up the activity by creating their own improved recipe instructions using I.C.T. technology. They will use the digital images we took in the activity to enhance their recipe with photographic illustrations. They will then add in features such as sequencing connectives, imperative (bossy) verbs and fuller, step-by-step stages.
We shared our pancakes with the whole school. They were our taste test judges and the verdict was they were all ‘Star Bakers!’
#Successful Learners
