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Food sources

I can describe foods from plants and animals.

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Food sources

I can describe foods from plants and animals.

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Key learning points

  1. There are a wide range of food from plants, such as fruit, vegetables, beans, rice, pasta and cereals.
  2. There are a range of food from animals, such as eggs, milk, cheese, honey, fish and meat.
  3. Food is purchased from shops, farms and markets, or grown at home.

Keywords

  • Fruit - a part of a plant that contains seeds

  • Vegetables - the leaves, stems, flowers and roots of a plant

  • Shops - a place where you can buy items you want

Common misconception

Honey is made from a plant.

Honey is made by bees in the hive. It is a food made by animals.


To help you plan your year 1 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Food sources, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Create shops where pupils sell and buy different foods. It is a great way to learn the names of unfamiliar foods, as well as practise counting money. Use different foods, as well as money to make it realistic.
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4 Questions

Q1.
True or false? All food comes from plants or animals.
Correct answer: True
False
Q2.
Which food is from a plant?
meat
fish
Correct answer: fruit
Correct answer: vegetables
Q3.
You can buy bread from a ...
chemist
Correct answer: bakery
fishmonger
Q4.
Match the following:
Correct Answer:vegetables,cabbage, carrot
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cabbage, carrot

Correct Answer:fruit,apple, grapes
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apple, grapes

4 Questions

Q1.
Which food comes from animals?
rice
Correct answer: eggs
nuts
Q2.
Which food is made from plants?
Correct answer: bread and biscuits
beans and rice
apples and oranges
Q3.
Honey is made by in the hive.
Correct Answer: bees, bee
Q4.
Match the shop to the food.
Correct Answer:fishmonger,fish
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fish

Correct Answer:bakery,bread and cakes
tick

bread and cakes

Correct Answer:greengrocer,fruit and vegetables
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fruit and vegetables