Cooking and nutrition: Soup

In this unit, children explore the differences between fruits and vegetables using their senses (taste, texture, smell etc.). They listen to the story ‘The best pumpkin soup’ and discuss the key ingredients the characters used before developing a class-based vegetable soup recipe.

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Lesson 1: Fantastic fruits and vegetables

Children explore and become familiar with different types of fruits and vegetables and their differences in texture, taste and appearance.

Learning Objective

To explore fruits and vegetables and the differences between them.

Lesson 2: Pumpkin soup

After listening to ‘The best pumpkin soup’ story, pupils re-enact each part of the story using props. They explore the interior and exterior of a pumpkin. Using their senses, they describe the pumpkin’s appearance and texture.

Learning Objective

To explore a pumpkin and describe it using the five senses.

Lesson 3: Designing soup

Using what they have learnt from lessons one and two, children develop a vegetable soup recipe of their own. When finished, the children share their ideas with their peers to create a class soup recipe.

Learning Objective

To design a fruit and vegetable soup recipe.

Lesson 4: Fine motor skills

The children work in groups to practise their fine motor skills to slice and chop play dough, ready to help prepare their vegetables next lesson.

Learning Objective

To learn how to use a knife safely.

Lesson 5: Making soup

After developing a class soup recipe in lesson three and practising their chopping skills in lesson four, pupils prepare different vegetables in groups ready to make, taste and evaluate the soup.

Learning Objective

To safely use tools to prepare ingredients.

Lesson 6: Designing soup packaging

The children become packaging designers in this lesson and look at existing soup packaging before generating their own ideas and designs for the class soup.

Learning Objective

To design food packaging.