1. Interesting children in Britain 2 Activities

2.  Stories about Britain  Flags, animals,  Traditions  Maps  Collections – stamps, coins,  Learning about people, e.g. Britons who changed our lives - booklets  Castles  The Monarchy – the Diamond Jubilee, Kings, Queens, prince, princess  English box Children like…

3.  Dickens – 200 th anniversary in 2012 - quizzes, WebQuest, information gap, etc  Shakespeare- acting out, research activities, designing posters, quizzes  British history – timelines; stories  The Monarchy - WebQuest;  Uniforms – The guards at the palace; the Tower of London  Britain as a multi-cultural society poem by Benjamin Zephaniah Activities for older children

4. The British Which statements match your understanding of what the poet is saying? Find lines from the poem to support these statements. StatementIs the poet saying this in the poem? Line in the poem supporting this. All people deserve to be treated equally It takes time for people to live in harmony We have to work at getting along with all kinds of people. Throughout history the population has changed Everyone is equal It’s exciting to live in a multicultural society The poet is passionate about justice and equality.

5.  The Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Normans all came to Britain hundreds of years ago. Why do you think the poet includes this information in his poem?  …the poem is written like a recipe? Underline those words and other features which make it like a recipe.  …the poet chosen to write like this? Why do you think…?

6. Zephania wants to show that Britain has become a multi-cultural society Read the sentence starters below and complete the sentence.  The words ‘stir vigorously’ make me think that…  He uses the word ‘blend’ to suggest…  When he uses the words ‘melting pot’ Zephania wants us to think…  When he says, ‘and enjoy’ the poet means that…

7.  Re-read the note at the end of the poem. Is it included because:  Sometimes recipes carry a warning?  He wants to express his view forcefully?  What do you think? Why has the poet included the note at the end of the poem?

8. Sting Englishman in New York