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Food for special occasions

I can plan food for different occasions, justifying my choices.

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Food for special occasions

I can plan food for different occasions, justifying my choices.

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Key learning points

  1. There are many special occasions associated with different types of food.
  2. We eat different food on special occasions.
  3. There are many different festivals and events that are celebrated with special foods.

Keywords

  • Special occasion - a meeting to celebrate an important event or achievement

  • Religious festival - a time of importance for those following a religion

Common misconception

Everyone in a religion celebrates a festival in the same way.

The way religious festivals are celebrated varies based on where people live, their culture and denominational differences. For example, Christmas is widely celebrated by non-Christians, focusing on family, giving and joy.


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Bring special occasions or religious festivals to life by providing sample foods for pupils to try. This is often motivating and it also highlights the significance of foods to the occasion. There are lots of opportunities for cross-curricular learning, as well as for making different foods.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the name of the special occasion to celebrate getting older?
anniversary
Correct answer: birthday
New Year
Q2.
Which of these is not a special occasion?
Correct answer: breakfast
Correct answer: lunch
birthday
Q3.
True or false? Different special occasions always have the same food.
True
Correct answer: False
Q4.
Which religious festival is celebrated on 25 December?
Diwali
Correct answer: Christmas
Eid
Easter
Q5.
Match the following.
Correct Answer:A wedding ...,is a special occasion.
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is a special occasion.

Correct Answer:Eid ...,is a religious festival celebrated every year.
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is a religious festival celebrated every year.

Correct Answer:A birthday ...,is a special occasion celebrated every year.
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is a special occasion celebrated every year.

Q6.
are traditionally eaten around Easter time.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: hot cross buns, hot cross bun, hot crossbuns, hotcross buns, hotcrossbuns

5 Questions

Q1.
True or false? Different special occasions are often celebrated with different food.
Correct answer: True
False
Q2.
At a birthday or wedding, a is traditionally served.
Correct Answer: cake
Q3.
Which of these is a special occasion?
Correct answer: birthday
Correct answer: Chinese New Year
breakfast
Q4.
Match the religious festival to the food.
Correct Answer:Christmas,Food includes turkey, mince pies and Christmas pudding.
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Food includes turkey, mince pies and Christmas pudding.

Correct Answer:Diwali,Food includes sweets and savoury snacks such as samosas.
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Food includes sweets and savoury snacks such as samosas.

Correct Answer:Eid ul-Fitr,Food includes dates, biryani, samosas and sweet dishes.
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Food includes dates, biryani, samosas and sweet dishes.

Q5.
True or false? Everyone in the same religion celebrates a festival in the same way.
True
Correct answer: False