Why we eat

to give us energy

to help us grow

to be healthy

Senses

taste, smell

sight, touch

Teeth

 a visit from the dental

team to talk about brushing

 our teeth

Staple Foods

wheat makes pitta,

 pizza and naan bread

rice and maize

Food

Preservation

Freezing, drying, bottles, cartons, packets and tins

Growing

bean sprouts, carrot tops, avocado, cress and peas

Climate

water and warmth are needed for food crops to grow

what happens when there is no water? ECO: land used for farming, animals/food crops

Celebrations

Birthdays and parties,

Chinese New Year

Pancake Day + Easter

Geography

where does my food come from? icy parts of the world, grasslands + deserts

look at globes and maps

collect labels and packets,

read The World Came to My House Today

make some soup + bread,

electricity in the kitchen

Science

dental hygiene visitor

make a giant toothbrush

food preserving – jam, freezing,

drying, packing, tetra packs for juice,

bottles and jars – recycling

did what I’m eating grow, was it made?

mix cereals with milk, add ice to drinks

how did the fizz get in my drink?

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Design and Technology

make a sandwich, choose which filling

you would like, make a milk shake –

which is your favourite flavour?

are all the lunchboxes the same?

ICT

My World screens and food packaging sort

Simple City recycling

On/off controls, LED displays on microwave

The Café role play dvd + Simple City screens

Communication, Language and Literacy

a traditional stories: The Enormous Turnip,

The Gingerbread Man or The Little Red Hen

talk to a baker about her/his job,

sequence making a loaf of bread or cake

Oliver stories + food poems

where we eat, Teddy Bears’ Picnic game

which fruit am I describing?

what does it feel, smell and taste like?

10 words about …..

The Doorbell Rang, The Tiger Who came to Tea

Art and Design

Clean hands print a poster, a kitchen collage, still life painting and drawings of food, Archimboldo 3D pictures

fruit printing, icing sugar paintings

Music

music express, mix a pancake

oats and beans and barley grow,

10 fat sausages, 5 chocolate cakes in the bakers’ shop

slice, slice, the bread looks nice

Role Play

green grocers’shop, bakery, supermarket

Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants,

baby clinic, dentist, a party and

a winter picnic, café and gym

Physical

healthy foods give us energy,

how much have I grown?

mixing, stirring, rolling dough, creaming, cutting, grating and shaping

digging and planting vegetables

Problem solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

lay the table or have a picnic

weigh the ingredients for baking, using scale balances sorting and matching pasta

which is my favourite snack?

shopping and exploring packaging

does it take long to cook? compare toast and bread, milkshake and rice pudding, jacket potatoes and waffles

how many slices can I butter in one minute?

dot to dot pictures to 10, 20 or more

sort, match and describe the packets

which is the biggest, longest, heaviest, lightest? and which pack of sweets would you choose? why?

Personal, Social and Emotional

We celebrate and share food for special occasions – Chinese New Year,

 Pancake Day + Easter eggs

Parable of Feeding the 5000

share foods, show good manners

Foundation Topic Spring 2010