Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally

Learning about when, where and why various fruits and vegetables are grown in different seasons and discovering the relationship between colour and health benefits.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Explain that fruits and vegetables grow in different countries based on their climates.
  • Understand that ‘seasonal’ fruits and vegetables are those that grow in a given season and taste best then.
  • Know that eating seasonal fruit and vegetables has a positive effect on the environment.
  • Design their own tart recipe using seasonal ingredients.
  • Understand the basic rules of food hygiene and safety.
  • Follow the instructions within a recipe.

Suggested prior learning

Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: A balanced diet

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Where in the world?

To know that climate affects food growth
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Lesson 2: British seasonal foods

To understand the advantages of eating seasonal foods grown in the UK
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Lesson 3: Rainbow food

To create a recipe that is healthy and nutritious using seasonal vegetables
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Lesson 4: Making tarts

To safely follow a recipe when cooking
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diet

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Knowledge organiser: DT – Y3 Eating seasonally

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Cross-curricular opportunities

Geography

‘Pupils should be taught to:

describe and understand key aspects of:

  • physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
  • human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water’

See National curriculum - Geography key stages 1 to 2.

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Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe

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