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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Notice how long it takes for vegetables to grow - make a growth chart and record daily observations. |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Learn that all food has to be grown and prepared for us to eat it. |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Sprout seeds and eat them. |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Learn about ancient traditions of food where you live - what did people eat before there were shops with food from all over the world? |
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Preparing food |
Planning and using harvests which are grown or foraged |
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Find out about different ways of preserving foods e.g. jam (without sugar), pickles, fermentation. |
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Preparing food |
Planning and using harvests which are grown or foraged |
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Organise a harvest celebration and sell foods made from the garden. |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Explore the question: Does putting our love into the food we cook make a difference? Use the rice experiment - put cooked rice in three jars, one labeled "love", one labelled "hate" and one that is blank. Ignore the blank one and then every day practice saying the word on the label several times. See if there is a difference in how fast the rice decomposes. |
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Preparing food |
Helping to prepare food and eating together |
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Celebrate everyone's contribution in preparing the meal (e.g. 'Thanks Harry for laying the table, Thanks Polly for chopping the vegetables' see how many thanks you can give (farmers, sun) |
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Preparing food |
Food hygiene |
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See how people used to keep food fresh in the old days. |
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Preparing food |
Cooking and baking |
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Learn about different beliefs around food e.g. vegan, vegetarian, halal, kosher. |
