Tuesday 15 March 2011
Nigerian Practical Life
DH is from Nigeria and one of his earliest memories is helping to make pounded yam. (in Nigeria it is considered good hospitality to present a dish of pounded yam and soup to visitors) Traditionally this is done with a 4 foot mortar as in this Yam Pounding painting
We have adapted this for one of our Practical Life lessons - I boil the yam and pop it in a bowl next to a large pestle and mortar.
The child pops the yam in the mortar and pounds away - as you can see they have great fun doing it.
Once pounded a small amount of water is added to make it into a smooth paste - this is rolled into a ball and placed in a bowl ready to serve.
Another great African PL lesson was shared with me by a good friend - grating plantain, the grated plantain is fried to make delicious crisps.
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5 comments:
This is a great idea! I like how you modified it to work in your home. Do the kids like to eat it?
Yes the kids are very happy eating it - a bit like mashed potato but tastier.
I think their favourite has to be the plaintain crisps :)
We have done the plantains crisps before. Yummy!
Haven't tried the yams yet.
Stop by my blog, when you get a chance. I did a post on the National Space center in Leicester. Not sure how near you it is but it is well worth a visit when you begin your space unit:)
Yum! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing! I love when practical life can tie in with a cultural lesson or theme :)
Fantastic practical life activity!
Kerri
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