My favourite foods
I can describe what foods I enjoy eating and explain why different people eat different foods.
My favourite foods
I can describe what foods I enjoy eating and explain why different people eat different foods.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- We all like different types of food.
- Different countries and cultures have different food.
- We might not like new foods straight away, but the more we eat something, the more we might like it.
- Liking lots of different food makes life richer and more fun.
Keywords
Country - an area of land that has its own government and can be large or small
Culture - the way of life for a group of people, including foods, language, music and celebrations
Common misconception
If you don't like something straight away, you'll never like it.
Often people learn to love new foods as they try more of the food or other new foods, or the things they like might change as they get older.
To help you plan your year 2 rshe (pshe) lesson on: My favourite foods, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 rshe (pshe) lesson on: My favourite foods, 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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
eating a range of foods in the right amounts
not the same
unlike anything else
Exit quiz
6 Questions
an area of land that has its own government and can be large or small
the way of life for a group of people
the things we eat that help our bodies grow strong and give us energy
tacos
soups and stews
tropical fruit