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.

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Learning objectives

  • To design food packaging.

EYFS outcomes

Communication and language

  • ELG: Speaking: Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary.

Personal, social and emotional development

  • Know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing: healthy eating.
  • ELG: Managing self: Manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs, including…understanding the importance of healthy food choices

Expressive arts and design 

  • Explore, use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express ideas and feelings.
  • ELG: Creating with materials: Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Characteristics of effective learning

> Playing and exploring

> Active learning

Classroom resources

Before the lesson

Activity

Key vocabulary

Prompts for learning

Observations

Created by:
Sophie Pickles (EYFS),  
Design and technology specialist
Sophie is an expert Early Years consultant. She has spent many years both teaching in Reception and leading, in her role of Head of Early Years and senior manager at an outstanding-rated, child-led setting. Sophie now works with many national educational…
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