Making Healthy Snacks

In this KS1 DT scheme, Making Healthy Snacks, children will explore a variety of fruits and vegetables through hands-on tasting and investigation. They will learn and practise safe cutting skills using the bridge hold and claw grip, then design, make and evaluate their own healthy fruit or vegetable kebab.

Each lesson includes a detailed plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your children in their independent learning.

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

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Identifying Fruit and Vegetables

In this first lesson, children will name different fruits and vegetables, learn the difference between them, and find out why they are important for health.

They will explore where fruits and vegetables grow (underground, on the ground, on bushes or trees) and learn that some grow in the UK while others need warmer weather. Children will consolidate this learning in their independent activities.

An easy-to-follow plan, a set of PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this KS1 DT lesson pack.

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Taste testing

In this fun lesson, children will learn what a taste test is and understand that chefs, scientists and food companies use taste tests to choose the best ingredients.

As a class, they will explore sensory vocabulary to describe appearance, smell, taste and texture. Children will then complete a taste-testing table by trying bite-sized pieces of real fruit and vegetables.

With PDF teaching slides, a step-by-step lesson plan, differentiated activities and printables, this KS1 DT pack has everything you need.

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Cutting Skills

In this lesson, children will build on their knowledge of fruits and vegetables by learning how to cut them safely using the bridge hold and claw grip. They will be reminded of the importance of hygiene, including washing hands and cleaning surfaces before preparing food.

Children will then practise these cutting methods themselves, working at an appropriate level of support based on their ability.

The KS1 DT lesson pack comes with a detailed plan, engaging PDF slides, differentiated activity options and handy printable resources.

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Designing a Healthy Snack

In this lesson, children first explore examples of healthy fruit and vegetable-based snacks and discuss the colours, textures and patterns they can see.

Children will then design their own healthy fruit or vegetable kebab by selecting their favourite ingredients, thinking about how the flavours and textures go together, and arranging them creatively on a skewer.

This KS1 DT lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, PDF teaching slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.

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Making a Healthy Snack

In this final lesson, children will begin by recapping key learning from the unit, including hygiene routines, safe cutting skills and knife safety. They will then follow their own designs to make a healthy fruit or vegetable kebab.

Once finished, children will taste and then evaluate their finished product against the original design criteria.

An easy-to-use plan, PDF input slides, differentiated activities and printable resources are all part of this complete KS1 DT lesson pack.

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This Year 1/2 Design and Technology Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our DT Cooking and Nutrition strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary and techniques linked to this scheme of work. Key questions and relevant technical skills have been identified to encourage children to apply their knowledge around this topic.

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