Feed the Monster!

Objective & content

This activity sheet is about meal words and saying what you like. Pupils unscramble six food words, read what Gus the monster likes and draw his lunchbox, then draw and write about their own. By the end, pupils say I like fish and rice. I don't like cake.

Pedagogical guide

In task 1 pupils unscramble six food words (bread, cheese, egg, fish, rice, chicken), each with its picture. In task 2 they read five lines by Gus, such as I like fish and rice. and I don't like cake., and draw his lunchbox with only the food he likes (fish, rice, eggs, cheese and carrots): the lines with I don't like tell them what to leave out. In task 3 pupils draw their own lunchbox and complete three starters, I like ... twice and I don't like ... once. The patterns are given as a fixed formula, with a model in Gus's own words. Page 2 gives the answer key and the teacher notes.

Suggested procedure

1. (5 min) Ask "What's in your lunchbox?" and let pupils answer in their own words or with a drawing on the board.
2. (7 min) Task 1: pupils unscramble the six words with the pictures; check with the answer key.
3. (7 min) Task 2: pupils read Gus's five lines and draw his lunchbox, with only the food he likes.
4. (6 min) Task 3: pupils draw their own lunchbox and write three lines, then show it to a partner.

Adaptations

[S] Read Gus's lines aloud together and mime yummy / yucky.

[A] Pupils write two more lines for Gus.

Materials & prerequisites

One copy per pupil of page 1, in colour or black and white. Pupils need a pencil, and a rubber for the unscrambling; colouring pencils are optional. Page 2 is the answer key with teacher notes: keep it. The sheet gives the six words with pictures, so pupils need no food words beforehand.