- Year 2
My favourite foods
I can describe what foods I enjoy eating and explain why different people eat different foods.
- Year 2
My favourite foods
I can describe what foods I enjoy eating and explain why different people eat different foods.
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Key learning points
- We all like different types of food.
- Different countries and cultures have different food.
- We might not like new foods straight away, but the more we eat something, the more we might like it.
- Liking lots of different food makes life richer and more fun.
Keywords
Country - an area of land that has its own government and can be large or small
Culture - the way of life for a group of people, including foods, language, music and celebrations
Common misconception
If you don't like something straight away, you'll never like it.
Often people learn to love new foods as they try more of the food or other new foods, or the things they like might change as they get older.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definition.
eating a range of foods in the right amounts
not the same
unlike anything else
Q2.Every family is special and .
Q3.We should celebrate everyone in our school. True or false?
Q4.What things do we need to do to keep healthy?
Q5.What is safe to share online?
Q6.Which of these statements are true?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definition.
an area of land that has its own government and can be large or small
the way of life for a group of people
the things we eat that help our bodies grow strong and give us energy
Q2.We all like types of food.
Q3.What should we do if we dislike a type of food?
Q4.What types of food are popular all around the world?
Q5.Liking lots of different types of food makes life more exciting. True or false?
Q6.Match the type of food to where it is very popular.
tacos
soups and stews
tropical fruit