Ahoy there, me hearties!! I've marooned my crew on a
desert island!! Well - they weren't following rules so they've had to work hard
to find food! They were feeling hungry and so have decided to examine a variety
of fruit to work out which ones they would put on a kebab.
Firstly, Class LH looked at the journey the fruit
travelled on and why the historic pirates would have chosen local foods from
around the world to eat.
The children learnt how to hold the fruit using the
'claw' and the 'arch' method for cutting safely. Once the fruit was cut up:-
the stones were removed from the plums; the kiwi, the orange, the melon and the
pineapple had their skins removed; the apple and the pears had their cores
removed; the banana was peeled and chopped and the grapes were cut into
quarters. The children then all tried the different fruits and decided which
ones they wanted to put on their kebabs. There was a great list of adjectives
used to describe the fruits such as tangy, tasty, juicy, squidgy, bitter,
sweet, sour, fleshy and crunchy.
After that, the pirates made their fruit kebabs and
evaluated them using detailed and well-thought out ideas. They really thought
carefuly about how they would improve them next time and this was a valuable
lesson for them all.
Luckily, the pirates were all able to find some fruits
for their kebabs so on this occasion none of the marooned pirates starved!!!
Captain Longbeard
