From kitchen to table
English-language edition | October 2026 | bernard.ink
From kitchen to table
Read Jollof Day. Cut out the four cards. Arrange them in the order that makes sense in the story; check the book together. Lay the large cards on your table; write their letters in the order boxes.
- A. The family gets the table ready and shares the meal.
- B. The boy wakes his dad for Jollof Day.
- C. The rice cooks while the family waits.
- D. The boy and his dad prepare the ingredients.
Tell your sequence
- First - draw, say or write your response.
- Next - draw, say or write your response.
- Then - draw, say or write your response.
- Finally - draw, say or write your response.
First ... Next ... Then ... Finally ...
Teacher notes
Purpose and preparation
15-20 minutes. Retell four broad events using time words.
Read the book aloud first. Have one copy available to revisit words and pictures. Pupil pages are suitable for black-and-white printing.
Suggested responses
Suggested order: B, D, C, A. The boy wakes his dad; they prepare ingredients; the rice cooks; the family gets ready and shares the meal. These are broad summaries, not quotations or a card for every page.
Support and stretch
Support: Read cards aloud and act them out; younger children can point instead of cutting.
Stretch: Use the illustrations to add an event between two cards; explain where it belongs.
Teaching links
England KS1 English: discuss stories and infer from actions. US Grade 1 RL.1.3: describe characters and events; SL.1.2: answer questions about a read-aloud.
These are suggested links, not an accredited lesson or a complete curriculum. Grade 1 links do not apply automatically to younger children.
Cutting requires appropriate scissors and adult supervision. The activity assesses story sequence, not cutting skill.