Developed by Goldsmiths/Tower Hamlets teacher partnership project Cooking from different cultures These resources can be used for Cross-curricular topic work involving childrens different languages Language classes in the community MFL classes See also resource sheet (link)

Making Somali bread together with parents Drawing on cultural knowledge Eating laxoox bread Sharing a cultural experience

Sharing food in Somali class Writing ingredients for laxoox bread and accompanying dish Benefits for learning Valuing Somali culture in the class Celebrating diversity Raising childs self-esteem Encouraging parents to make healthy traditional foods Children knowing different types of bread Talk between parents and children about food

Foods from Bangladesh Resource used to stimulate ICT activity where children create their own food posters, using resources from internet and writing about each food item/dish

Children write recipe at home with parents and cook the dish together Bring recipes back to class, share and compare