Plant or animal?
I can sort foods into plants and animals.
Plant or animal?
I can sort foods into plants and animals.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- All food comes from plants or animals.
- Food can be sorted into plants or animals.
- The food we eat comes from plants and/or animals.
Keywords
Plants - a living thing that grows in the ground or water, such as fruit and vegetables
Animals - a living thing that can eat and move, such as a chicken or a dairy cow
Common misconception
There is a misunderstanding about the origin of food, and lack of awareness of where food comes from.
All food we eat comes from plants and animals. Food from plants includes fruit and vegetables. Food from animals includes milk, eggs, fish and meat.
To help you plan your year 1 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Plant or animal?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Plant or animal?, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
Exit quiz
4 Questions
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