International Cuisine Jigsaw
Famous Things
High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12
Students learn about one type of international cuisine in groups (or independently). Then they get into new groups (or pairs) to share their knowledge and new vocabulary. The new groups discuss the four types of cuisine, comparing and contrasting the types of cuisine they’ve learned about.
Focus
topic-based
academic
4-skills
food & dining
history
culture
Mediterranean
India
Caribbean
Japan
interpretive
Vocabulary
coastline
staple
varied
cattle
consume
ingredients
broad
combine
vegetarian
roughly
fusion
influence
edible
culinary
colonize
raw
batter
flavorful
individual
collective