Interesting children in Britain 2 Activities. Stories about Britain Flags, animals, Traditions Maps Collections – stamps, coins, Learning.

Interesting children in Britain 2

Activities

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…

Dickens – 200th 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

The British

Which statements match your understanding of what the poet is saying? Find lines from the poem to support these statements.

Statement Is 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.

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…?

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…

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?

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