This session introduces students to the safe use of the oven, as well as consolidating the use of other pieces of equipment. By now students will begin to feel more confident in the cooking area, understand where different equipment is stored and follow the routine of different activities. It also provides you with the opportunity to assess their practical capability, in readiness for the observation in Session 5. You could use the practical observation sheet to help. During this session, students will make either fruity flapjacks or tropical granola bars.

This session welcomes students back to the cooking area after they have completed their first module, i.e. sessions 1 to 5. The students should be familiar with their surroundings, understand safety aspects of using the cooker and be confident in using a range of kitchen equipment. This session aims to build on this confidence, offering students greater flexibility to be creative. It also provides you with the opportunity to assess students’ practical capability. You could use the practical observation sheet to help.

This is the final session in this block, i.e. sessions 1 – 5. By this stage students should be familiar with the cooking area, equipment use and storage and general rules. During this session, students consolidate their safe use of the oven, as well as making an all-in-one mixture and dividing it equally. You may wish to observe students practical work using the observation sheet. The result of this observation, along with their previous practical work, goes towards their ‘licence to cook’.

This session is about students using the creaming method to make a simple cake. It provides the opportunity to use a hand-held electric mixer, although you may wish the students to make this mixture using a wooden spoon. Weighing and measuring are important aspects of this session, as quantities need to be precise in order for the cake to have a good finish. As with other sessions, it also provides you with the opportunity to assess students’ practical capability. You could use the practical observation sheet to help.

This session welcomes students back to the cooking area after their second module, i.e. sessions 6 - 10. By now, students should be becoming more confident and competent cooks. They should know the cooking area well, use equipment safely and wisely, and be able to prepare a range of ingredients and dishes independently. This session is about learning how to make a classic tomato ragu (sauce), which can then be used in many different ways in the future. It revises how to chop an onion.

This is the final session in this module, i.e. sessions 11 – 16, and of the Licence to Cook course. By now, students should be confident and competent in preparing and cooking a range of different dishes, plus have the skills and knowledge to adapt these for the future. During this session, students consolidate this understanding by preparing and cooking a main meal dish. You may wish to observe students’ practical work using the practical observation sheet.

This section provides information to help teach about diet related health issues.

This section provides information to help teach about diet related health issues.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. Includes a worksheet on angles.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. Includes a fill in the adjectives worksheet.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. Includes a worksheet for working out how much calcium is in certain foods.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. Includes basic phrases in English and Chinese.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. Includes a worksheet on how milk is made.

This story is about the Food investigators welcomed students from China to their school and explored Chinese cuisine and cheese-making. The children research the moon festival in China.

In this story, Alisha helps Ronnie put together a colourful fruit and vegetable basket for his Grandma’s birthday. Includes worksheet for the children to practice using punctuation.

In this story, Alisha helps Ronnie put together a colourful fruit and vegetable basket for his Grandma’s birthday.

In this story, Alisha helps Ronnie put together a colourful fruit and vegetable basket for his Grandma’s birthday. Includes fruit and vegetable cards.

This set of resources developed by ‘British Nutrition Foundation’, form part of a series of successful lessons exploring healthy eating for children aged 5-7 years. This section provides you with detailed teaching plans, worksheets and presentations and also includes links to all the downloadable resources to support teaching of ‘people choose different types of food’.

A worksheet looking at how to persuade others to eat healthy.