Gingerbread & food market (pl_06)

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• Version: 1.00

• Status: Production

• Location: Poland - Torun

• Difficulty: Normal

• Duration (min): 10

• Description: Discover 5 typical polish ingredients and prepare Pierogi!

Design Notes

Core Subject: Food, Commerce, and Social Etiquette.

Player Objectives:

1. Culinary Mission: The player meets a Cook who wants to prepare traditional Toruń Gingerbread but lacks the ingredients.
2. Market Exploration: The player must visit five different vendors to find specific items like
   • Grocer - flour, sugar
   • Bee keeper - honey
   • Cheese Monger - butter
   • Egg Vendor - egg
   • Spice vendore - spices (cinnamon, ginger)
3. Social Interaction: To succeed, the player must use polite greetings ("Dzień dobry", "Dziękuję") and select the correct items from each vendor's list.
4. Financial Literacy: The player pays for items using a mini-game that simulates counting money (Złoty).
5. Final Preparation: After collecting all 8 ingredients, the player returns to the Cook to bake the gingerbread, and is allowed to enter the Old Town Hall
6. Cleaning the Hall for the Pierogi Festival

Educational Content:

• Cultural Dish: Introduces Toruń Gingerbread and Pierogi as famous Polish specialties.
• Vocabulary: Focuses on food items (Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger, Honey, Milk, Butter, Eggs, Flour) and professions (Grocer, Beekeeper, Dairy Vendor).
• Social Skills: Reinforces the importance of politeness (greeting before asking) and basic commerce (exchanging money for goods).

Topics

Gingerbread

Open topic page

• Importance: Medium
• Country: Poland
• Target age: Ages6to10
• Subjects: Food

Core Card - Torunian gingerbread

a traditional Polish treat made with spices and honey, often shaped in beautiful designs.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food

Connection (RelatedTo) - Gingerbread Mold

A shaped tool that makes fun cookie shapes.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Art

Connection (RelatedTo) - Cinnamon

A sweet spice made from tree bark.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Plant

Connection (RelatedTo) - Butter

A yellow fat made from milk, used for cooking and baking.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Animal

Connection (RelatedTo) - Eggs

Food from chickens used for baking and cooking.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Animal

Connection (RelatedTo) - Ginger

A spicy root used in cooking and cookies.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Plant

Connection (RelatedTo) - Honey

A sweet food made by bees.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Animal

Pierogi Recipe

Open topic page

• Importance: Medium
• Country: Poland
• Target age: Ages6to10

Connection (RelatedTo) - Polish Pierogi

Dumplings filled with things like potato, cheese, or fruit. They are a famous Polish dish.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Culture
• Year: 1600

Connection (RelatedTo) - Zloty Currency

The Polish currency is called the złoty. Coins and notes have Polish symbols.

• Type: Concept
• Subjects: Money, Geography

Connection (RelatedTo): Previous core card - Torunian gingerbread

a traditional Polish treat made with spices and honey, often shaped in beautiful designs.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food

Additional Cards

Beekeeper

A person who cares for bees and collects honey.

• Type: Person
• Subjects: Community, Animal, Food

Butcher

A person who sells meat.

• Type: Person
• Subjects: Community, Food

Cloves

A strong spice used to add flavor to food.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Food, Plant

Coins

Small round money made of metal.

• Type: Object
• Subjects: Money

Cook

A person who prepares food.

• Type: Person
• Subjects: Community, Food

Dairy Vendor

A person who sells milk, butter, and cheese.

• Type: Person
• Subjects: Community, Food

Egg Vendor

A person who sells eggs.

• Type: Person
• Subjects: Community, Food

Kitchen

A room where people cook and bake.

• Type: Place
• Subjects: Food

Medieval Market

An old-style market where people buy and sell goods.

• Type: Place
• Subjects: History, Culture, Community

Torun Town Hall

A big Gothic building in Toruń next to the market square.

• Type: Place
• Subjects: History, Geography, Culture

Quest Script

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Words

Activities

• MoneyCount
• MoneyCount
• MoneyCount
• MoneyCount
• MoneyCount
• Match
• JigsawPuzzle
• MoneyCount

Tasks

• [Collect] COLLECT_INGREDIENTS
• [Interact] go_back_cook
• [Collect] clean_castle
• [Interact] climb_the_tower

Credits

• Jan Stasienko (Poland) (content)
• Stefano Cecere (Italy) (development)