Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to match questions and answers for different jokes that could be used inside crackers, a shared reading text to follow a set of instructions about how to make a cracker decoration and a template to select and record the design for a dinner plate that can be used by a family at Christmas.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to design and make some cracker decorations that can be used for a family Christmas dinner.

This lesson is part of a literacy scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compare some of the special food and drink that can be enjoyed by families at Christmas. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.