Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 3

Types of party and foods to serve

Term – 1st Term

Week: 3

Class: Senior Secondary School 3

Age: 17 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Food and Nutrition

Topic:-       Types of party and foods to serve

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:            

  1. Mention and explain the types of party
  2. Discuss examples of foods that can be served at the parties

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on table setting

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She mentions and explains the types of party

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the various examples of foods that can be served at the parties

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

TYPES OF PARTY AND THE FOODS TO SERVE

Types of party include; house warming, naming, birthday, wedding etc. also there are special foods peculiar to special occasions such as cocktails, buffet, luncheon etc.

  1. Wedding ceremony: careful planning is needed to avoid wastage of time energy and food. The dishes served should be different foods like jollof rice, fried rice, chicken stew, beef stew, moin moin, salad, cake, roasted chicken, Cole’s law etc.

 

  1. Burial ceremony: it is usually observed in the remembrance of the dead. The most important food items are: black- eyed peas, meat, chicken, palm oil, beans soup, moin moin, akara, plantain and potatoes (fried in palm oil) chicken stew, fufu and bitter leaf, palaver sauce, agidi, rice, fruits etc.

Careful planning is required in order to make the party successful, the dishes served takes a longer time to prepare than most of other party dishes and a larger number of people are usually catered for.

 

  1. Luncheon and dinner party: it may be formal or informal. They may take the form of a situation either to sit down or to stand. They are usually held to commemorate specific events. E.g. the visit of a president from one country to the order or achievement of a special goal etc. when such a special party is held in the evening it is called dinner while it is referred to as luncheon if it is held in the afternoon. Menu may consist of some or all of the following on the form of the party.

Appetizer: fruit cup, juice, grape fruit, shrimps, sardine, and salted nuts.

Soup: thin soup, vegetable soup, pepper soup etc.

Fish: fried fish, steamed fish, fish stew, poultry etc.

Cereal: rice, corn, millet, etc.

Pulses: beans, lentil, peas, vegetables etc.

 

  1. Cock tail parties: usually finger foods are served on such occasions. They include pastries of different types, cookies, fried meat, stick meat, snails, roasted or fried chicken and assorted non– alcoholic and alcoholic drink.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Mention and explain three types of parties

  1. Discuss some menu ideas for the parties

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively