Let's make some veggie snacks
I can make veggie snacks.
Let's make some veggie snacks
I can make veggie snacks.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Before cooking, we need to get ready to cook to be safe and hygienic.
- The food skills used to make veggie snacks are cutting with scissors and mixing.
- Scissors can be used to cut different fruit and vegetables safely.
- After cooking, we need to wash-up equipment, and clean and tidy work surfaces.
Keywords
Cutting - to divide food into pieces
Mixing - to stir food together
Cleaning - to remove dirt and food
Common misconception
Children have to use knives to cut food.
Kitchen scissors can be used to cut a variety of foods. Scissors are generally safer to use.
To help you plan your year 1 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Let's make some veggie snacks, 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: Let's make some veggie snacks, 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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Equipment
For ingredients and equipment, see the recipe in additional materials.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
cutting
mixing
Exit quiz
4 Questions
kitchen scissors
a spoon