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!

What The Student Says

"My scone was delicious!"

"I loved my scone, it was very tasty with lots of flavour!"

"I learnt how to weigh my ingredients accurately using digital scales."

" I learnt how to mix all the ingredients together using my hands. It was good to roll out the dough using a rolling pin."

"I liked watching the savoury scones in the oven to make sure they didn't burn."

What skills were developed?

  • learnt how to weigh the ingredients accurately using a digital scale

  • learnt how to chop and slice food safely using the claw grip

  • learnt how to measure accurately using the measuring scale

  • learnt how to prepare themselves and the kitchen area for making food following simple hygiene rules

  •  learnt how to combine all of the ingredients

  • use a rolling pin to roll cut the dough

  • use a cutter to cut their scone shapes

  • use oven gloves to place food safely in the oven without getting burnt

  • learnt how to clear away and wash and dry up after making scones

  • learnt how to check the dates on foods before using them

What the Teacher says

" Year 5 enjoyed using the new community kitchen to make their savoury scones. They worked in small groups to weigh out and measure their ingredients. They learnt about food hygiene and safety rules in the kitchen. They had to put all of these rules into practise so that they could make their savoury scones successfully. They had to get the consistency of their dough mixture just right by adding more or less flour to the mixture. They learnt how to combine the ingredients to make a dough and how to roll it out. They have learnt lots of new skills and enjoyed this process so much that some children went home and made savoury scones at home. The results were very tasty!"

Miss Webster

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