Please note
This unit gives the children opportunities to develop food preparation skills with an increased focus on taste testing and ingredient choices. The Archived unit: Cooking and nutrition: Fruit and vegetables will no longer be updated.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe fruits and vegetables and explain how to identify fruits.
- Name a range of places that fruits and vegetables grow.
- Describe basic characteristics of fruit and vegetables.
- Prepare fruits and vegetables to make a smoothie.
For Lesson 4 and 6, it is suggested that a visitor from the parents’ association (or similar group) visits the class to deliver and reflect upon the design brief the children will use to create their smoothies. Please follow any relevant school policies about class visitors when organising this activity.
Suggested prior learning
Cooking and nutrition: Soup
This assumes that you are following Kapow Primary’s D&T Long-term plan – standard.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Fruits
Lesson 2: Growing
Lesson 3: Cutting and juicing
Lesson 4: Testing ingredients
Lesson 5: Making smoothies
Lesson 6: Evaluating
Key skills
- Designing smoothie carton packaging
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Key vocabulary
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – D&T: Y1 Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies
A visual summary document to support pupils' learning in the Y1 Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies unit.
Vocabulary display: Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Cooking and nutrition: Smoothies unit.
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