Christmas Lesson Plans - Christmas Dinner Menu Using Imagery

Need a fun and engaging Christmas activity for middle or high school? Have your students practice imagery and the five senses by analyzing the descriptive words in menus from their favorite restaurant! Students will then create their own Christmas menu using imagery to describe their favorite Christmas food, beverages or desserts!

Students will:

- Learn how to define imagery and identify the five senses.
- Practice identifying examples of imagery by analyzing the menu from their favorite restaurant!
- Create their own Christmas party menu describing their favorite foods using imagery!
 

Print and digital versions available!

- PDF
- Google™ Slides

RESOURCE BREAKDOWN

1. Three pages of Teacher Directions

2. Warm-Up

Focuses on defining imagery, identifying the five senses and examples of descriptive words used to describe food.
 
3. Info Sheet detailing the types of imagery and the five senses.

Visual - Sight
Olfactory - Smell
Gustatory - Taste
Tactile - Touch
Auditory - Hearing
Kinesthetic - Movement
Organic - Emotion
 
4. List of 64 attention grabbing words to describe food, to help students create their menu!

Example words from list: tantalizing, exquisite, robust, decadent etc.
 
5. Worksheet for students to analyze the menu of their favorite restaurant, identifying examples of imagery and the sense(s) being appealed to

6. Rubric for students to use to create their own menu using imagery

7. Menu Templates

Students create their own menu describing their favorite Christmas foods, beverages and/or desserts using imagery!

There are three versions:

1. Appetizer + Entree + Dessert menu

2. Beverage + Appetizer + Entree + Dessert menu

3. Dessert ONLY menu

 Each comes in:

- Black and white
- Version for students to color in and decorate
- Multi-colored version
 
8. Rubric for each menu template

FILE FORMAT

File Type: PDF & Google Slides
Editable: No

Total Pages: 42
Content Pages: 31