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Making spring rolls

I can make spring rolls.

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Year 3

Making spring rolls

I can make spring rolls.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Spring rolls are a starter, associated with China and Southeast Asia. The wrapper and fillings can change due to region.
  2. The food skills used to make spring rolls are grating, snipping, mixing, brushing, folding and using the oven.
  3. Spring rolls cooked in the oven are healthier than those fried in oil. They contain less fat.

Keywords

  • Starter - the first course of a meal

  • Wrapper - the outer layer of a spring roll

  • Filling - the inside of a spring roll

Common misconception

Spring rolls are always fried.

Spring rolls can be oven baked or steamed. There are many different varieties.


To help you plan your year 3 cooking and nutrition lesson on: Making spring rolls, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Pre-weigh some ingredients so that pupils can start making quickly, this helps with motivation. Weighing and measuring are important, but they do not have to do this every lesson. You could use an air-fryer or steamer to cook the spring rolls in the classroom.
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Equipment

For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in Additional materials.

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Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
  • Risk assessment required - equipment
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Supervision

Adult supervision required

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Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? We must read the recipe before we cook.
Correct answer: True
False
Q2.
For a spring roll, where is its filling?
on the outside
Correct answer: on the inside
on the side
Q3.
Which part of the cooker do we use to bake foods?
An image in a quiz
hob
grill
Correct answer: oven
Q4.
What is this food skill showing?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: grating
slicing
peeling
Q5.
What is this piece of equipment used for?
An image in a quiz
cutting
grating
Correct answer: peeling
Q6.
We mix food in a .
Correct Answer: bowl, small bowl, mixing bowl

5 Questions

Q1.
True or false? The wrapper and filling of a spring roll is the same in different countries.
True
Correct answer: False
Q2.
What are the main parts of a spring roll?
Correct answer: wrapper
topping
Correct answer: filling
Q3.
Match the part of a meal to the foods.
Correct Answer:starter,spring rolls and a dip
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spring rolls and a dip

Correct Answer:main course,veggie noodles
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veggie noodles

Correct Answer:dessert,fruit salad
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fruit salad

Q4.
What food skill is this showing?
An image in a quiz
mixing
grating
Correct answer: folding
Q5.
How could you cook spring rolls in a more healthy way?
Correct answer: steaming
Correct answer: baking
frying

Additional material

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