Tuesday 21st January 2025

LC: To identify key details from a non- fiction text: Anglo- Saxon food. 

Task: Read the different texts below and using your retrieval skills, fill in the table (What did the Anglo- Saxons eat?) Remember to look out for the key words which have been highlighted on the table. You can write in notes as you will be using these notes later on to help you to complete your non- chronological reports on Anglo- Saxon life in Britain.

 

 

 

The Anglo-Saxons loved eating and drinking and would often have feasts in the Hall. The food was cooked over the fire in the middle of the house; meat was roasted and eaten with bread.

They drank ale and mead - a kind of beer made sweet with honey - from great goblets and drinking horns.

After the feast a minstrel would play a harp and sing songs of battles and heroes.

 

Anglo-Saxons ate what they grew.

 

They grew

• cereals - Wheat and rye for bread, barley for brewing and oats for animal food and porridge.
• vegetables - carrots, parsnip, cabbages, peas, beans and onions.
• fruit - such as apples, cherries and plums

 

Exotic foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, pineapples - fruits and vegetables of the New World, were unknown to the Anglo-Saxons.

Drink
Barley was used to make weak beer, which was drunk instead of water. River water was often polluted. wine was imported from the Mediterranean but only drunk by the very rich.

Most Anglo-Saxons were vegetarians because they could not get meat very often. Wild animals such as deer and wild boar were common but could only be killed by the people who owned the land. Only a few Anglo-Saxons were wealthy enough to pay for a slaughter of an animal.

 

Animals

Pigs were important for food because they produce large litters, which would quickly mature and be ready for slaughter. They were the only animals reared just for their meat. Every other kind of animal served other purposes and were only killed when they became old or ill. Sheep were reared for their wool and meat. Cows were used for their milk and, when they were old, for hides, meat and glue. All animal fat was valuable for making oils for lamps.

 

Fish

The Anglo-Saxons ate fish which they caught in the rivers and the seas.

reading task anglo saxon foods.pdf

 

  On this site, you will find lots of information. Let's scan a few pages.

Facts about Romans for Kids - Roman Britain Homework help

 

 Now, using the video, the link from today and the links from Tuesday and Wednesday, complete the last section of notes.

 

 

 

  Now, we will look at turning some of your notes into year 4 sentences.

 

        boys- wooden swords

       

 

 

     Roman boys would often play with wooden weapons like swords or daggers. This was because lots of their play was linked to wars and battles and they wanted to be warriors..

 

Let's share a fact and you can help be turn it into a sentence.

Concept question: Is being a part of a community the same for everyone? 

 

 

Challenge: We will choose 5 children in the lesson who will have to completely give up talking. We will find out at the end of the lesson what it felt like to watch other children talk and not be able talk.

 

Think about:

 

What would it  be like to give up food and drink during daylight hours?

 

How much commitment would be required? 

Discuss in pairs how it might feel to eat after a day of fasting?

 

Why might it be important to share the Iftar?

 

What impact might this have on individuals, families and the Islamic community?  

 

Task: Write down  five questions you would like to ask a Muslim who fasts in the month of Ramadhan. You will have the opportunity to interview some Muslims who fast in the month of Ramadhan so you can understand how fasting impacts them.

 

 

Teacher model: 

 

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Zakat during Ramadhan: 

During Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to give more generously to those in need. Although Islam does not require Muslims to pay their Zakat Al-Mal , the yearly obligatory “Alms of Wealth,” in Ramadan, it does oblige every Muslim, regardless of age or gender to pay Zakat Al-Fitr, the “Zakat of Fast-Breaking,” in Ramadan. Zakat al-Fitr is often given during Ramadan so it can be distributed on the day of Eid. Many Muslims choose to pay their Zakat during Ramadan because it’s easier for them to keep track of each year.

 

What is Zakat al-Fitr and Why is it Paid?

The main purpose of Zakat al-Fitr is to provide those who fasted with the means of making up for their mistakes during the month of fasting. It also ensures that the poor can celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr along with the rest of the Ummah. 

Ibn Abbas narrated that:

‘The Prophet (saw) made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory so that those who fasted may be purified of their idle deeds and shameful talk and so that the poor may be fed’. (Abu Dawud)

Who has to Pay Zakat al Fitr?

Any Muslim who has food in excess of their needs must pay Zakat al-Fitr. This means that, unlike Zakat, it is a duty on everyone in your household. The head of the household can pay on behalf of other members of the family.

What about Children?

Zakat al-Fitr is due on every member of a household including children and babies. However, the head of the household may pay on behalf of their dependents.

When Should it be Paid?

Zakat al-Fitr is exclusive to the month of Ramadan and can be paid any time after the start of the holy month. The latest one can pay is before the Eid prayer so that the needy can benefit in time for Eid. Ibn Abbas narrates:

‘It is accepted as Zakat for the person who gives it before the Eid prayer; but it is a mere Sadaqah for the one who gives it after the prayer’. (Abu Dawud)

This shows the importance of paying your Zakat al-Fitr on time and so that it is accepted.