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Food - a fact of life

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Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.

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Free resources for teaching young people aged 3-16 years about where food comes from, cooking and healthy eating.
Fantastic fish Session
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Fantastic fish Session

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The aim of this session is to help children understand that are lots of different types of fish which can be used to make a variety of dishes. The main activity, ‘Have a go’, involves learning how to prepare a simple dish called ‘seaside salad’ based on a prawn cocktail. The ‘Consolidate’; activity involves children ‘fishing’ to catch fish for different dishes.
Tasty toast activity pack
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Tasty toast activity pack

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The aim of this session is to explore the importance of having something healthy to eat and drink every day for breakfast. The main activity, Have a go, involves selecting and adding a topping to toast. Children will taste different toppings, choose their favourites and prepare their own toast using these. Created for children aged 3-5 years.
Video: The Dairy Farm Visit
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Video: The Dairy Farm Visit

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Mr Valdez takes the class on a dairy farm visit. They meet Mrs Jenkins, the farmer, and learn about how milk is produced. This is one of six stories which forms a new resource to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning for primary schools in the UK. Teachers’ notes, worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities are also available to support the story. The resource is brought to you from www.foodafactoflife.org.uk.
Video: The bucket garden - where potatoes come from
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Video: The bucket garden - where potatoes come from

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Mrs Begum’s class learn about where potatoes come from and create their own bucket garden. This is one of six stories which forms a new resource to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning for primary schools in the UK. Teachers’ notes, worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities are also available to support the story. The resource is brought to you from www.foodafactoflife.org.uk.
Video: The exciting guests
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Video: The exciting guests

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The four children welcome students from China to their school and explore cheese-making and Chinese cuisine. This is one of six stories which forms a new resource to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning for primary schools in the UK. Teachers’ notes, worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities are also available to support the story. The resource is brought to you from www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
Video: The colourful present
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Video: The colourful present

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Alisha helps Ronnie put together a colourful fruit and vegetable basket for his Grandma’s birthday. This is one of six stories which forms a new resource to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning for primary schools in the UK. Teachers’ notes, worksheets and interactive whiteboard activities are also available to support the story. The resource is brought to you from www.foodafactoflife.org.uk.