Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain that fruits and vegetables grow in different countries based on their climates and identify which grow where.
- Understand that seasonal fruits and vegetables grow in a given season and that eating them in season positively affects the environment.
- Identify which foods grow in which season and find recipes that contain seasonal foods.
- Know that importing food impacts the environment.
- Identify the equipment used to prepare food and explain why food needs to be prepared safely.
- Describe the taste of various fruits and vegetables and identify flavours.
- Design a seasonal dish and describe the ingredients’ nutritional benefits.
- Evaluate the dishes and give and receive feedback to identify strengths.
For lesson 6, it is suggested that tarts are made before the lesson at a time when an additional adult can work with the children to prepare their food and bake the tarts.
Suggested prior learning
Cooking and nutrition: Balanced diet
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Food around the world
Lesson 2: Seasonal food
Lesson 3: Cutting and peeling
Lesson 4: Tasting seasonal ingredients
Lesson 5: Making a mock-up
Lesson 6: Evaluating seasonal tarts
Key skills
Design
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Key knowledge
Design
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Key vocabulary
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Chopping board ×8
- Table knife Use child-safe knives; adult cutting knife for adult use only. 2
- Chopping board 2
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Large bowls
2 - Chopping board 1
- Peeler 3
- Oven
- Digital device (internet-enabled) ×15
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Seasonal vegetables for tart
- Ingredients
- Volunteer ×1
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – D&T Y3: Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally
A visual summary document to support pupils' learning in the Y3 Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally unit.
Vocabulary display – D&T Y3: Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Eating seasonally'.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Geography: Human and physical geography – climate zones.
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Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe
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