Year 5 – Food Technology

Year 5 – Food Technology

This half term year 5 and have been learning about food and celebrating culture and seasonality. Firstly, the children recapped the different food groups and where foods come from. Next, they learnt about seasonal foods and how some foods grow better at certain times of the year due to the weather and how other foods have to be imported from warmer parts of the world where the climate is better suited to growing fruits and vegetables. 

Year 5 then thought about foods from different cultures and we talked about the different foods that are available to us in the U.K. They considered foods that would be considered ‘traditional’ in the U.K. like a Sunday roast dinner, a cooked breakfast, fish and chips and scones. We talked about how scones are part of the traditional ‘ afternoon tea’ and they learnt about what this would like – small finger sandwiches, fine cakes and tea.  Next, the children learnt that there are different types of scones. Traditionally, in the U.K. a fruit scone is served with afternoon tea however we also looked at savoury scones and what ingredients could be added to make a scone to their liking. The children considered their ingredients and utensils and designed their own savoury scone. They really enjoyed using our new community kitchen to make their scones. They tasted delicious!