Dalia Dannawi has created the project "Tasting Our Favorite Local Foods" in Class2Class.org

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Tasting Our Favorite Local Foods

What is this project about?

Students list the foods they eat at home and share photos and names of their favorite dishes with partner classes abroad. They compare meals across countries and talk about what looks familiar and what is new to them.

Age of Students: 9-12 years
Project Duration: 2 weeks
Starting Month: November 2026

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to describe their favorite local dishes and the customs around sharing them with classmates from partner classes abroad.

Remember / Understand

Students will be able to compare their meals with those of international peers and collaboratively demonstrate shared and new food traditions in a joint product.

Apply

Skills to develop

Intercultural Communication

Global Awareness

Collaboration & Teamwork

Project Activities

Meet Our Partner Class and Share Favorite Dishes

Students introduce themselves to the partner class and share photos and names of foods they eat at home. They ask each other simple questions about what they see.

Duration: 30 minutes

Describe Our Favorite Local Dishes and Mealtime Customs

Students write or record a short description of one favorite dish, including how it is made, who it is shared with, and any family customs around eating it. They gather photos and simple stories from home.

Duration: 90 minutes

Compare Meals Across Countries in a Shared Food Map

Students look at dishes from the partner class and mark what looks familiar and what is new to them. Together they build a shared chart of similarities and differences in meals and customs.

Duration: 60 minutes

Create and Present a Joint Food Traditions Poster

Mixed groups of students from both classes design a poster that combines shared and new food traditions. They present it to each other and reflect on what they learned about each other's meals.

Duration: 60 minutes