Lesson 2: Where fruit and vegetables grow

Having learned to sort fruits from vegetables by looking for seeds, pupils learn another clue to classification is where the edible part of the plant grows, on trees, or vines, above the ground or under the soil; and explore which part of these plants we eat.

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Learning objective

  • To identify where plants grow and which parts we eat.

National curriculum

Design and technology

Cooking and nurtrition

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand where food comes from.

Success criteria

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Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Learners needing support: Will need support with vocabulary – picture cards could be used.

Learners working at a stretch: Could be stretched to consider if there are taste similarities with things that grow above or below ground. For example, are all things that grow on a vine sweet?

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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In this unit

Lesson 1: Fruit or vegetable? Previous Lesson
Lesson 3: Smoothie ingredients tasting Next Lesson
Created by:
Tom Turnham,  
Design and Technology specialist
Tom has been a teacher for seven years and, as Head of Upper School at The Belham Primary School, he has a keen interest in young people and good causes. For the past seventeen years he has volunteered with various…
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Assessment D&T Y1: Fruit and vegetables

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