Lesson 1: Hidden sugars in drinks

Children learn how much sugar is in a variety of drinks, including 'healthy' juices, and then categorise different foods into their correct food groups.

Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To know what makes a balanced diet

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand where food comes from
  • Use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes
  • Explore and evaluate a range of existing products

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Will need support reading the information and with ordering values using the >, < and = symbols.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Will need to consider the portion size and could divide or multiply to make a consistent size for comparison.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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