SCIENCE The story of what happens to food after it’s eaten Pupils will practical follow food through the digestive system Teeth types and functions animal teeth and food how to look after teeth tooth damage and decay investigations
Writing Opportunities Children will have the opportunity to write in a variety of genres, including explanation text linked to the food journey, using paragraph and conjunctions; a non-chronological report linked to herbivores, carnivores and omnivores using headings, sub‐ headings and possessive apostrophes
ART Giuseppe Arcimbolo The work of Giuseppe Arcimbolo: fruit and vegetable portraits Stop Animation film of fruit and vegetable faces Drawing in the style of artist
MUSIC Children will be given the opportunity to join in with songs, stories and musicmaking inspired by different foods.
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APPLIED MATHS Children will use previously taught skills to: Lengths of digestive organs for different animals Time taken for food to pass through the digestive system
Other opportunities will include: • Food stories and food poems Use co-ordinates to find hidden artefacts
Fit4Life Children will participate in the Fit4Life programme, exploring different food types and participating in different fun physical activities.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Children will learn about learn basic food preparation techniques and ways of combining components to create simple and delicious sandwiches.
COMPUTING Using the Internet - Researching facts about the Digestive System & check reliability; Animation – Children will be creating a short animation linked to the learning in art and music. KEY QUESTIONS Children will explore: What happens to food in my body? What are teeth for? Why do animals have different teeth? Why can’t sheep eat meat? What is not good for my teeth?