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Food (Activities for 3–5 Year Olds)
Food (Activities for 3–5 Year Olds)
Food (Activities for 3–5 Year Olds)
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Food (Activities for 3–5 Year Olds)

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Food: Activities for 3–5 Year Olds contains enjoyable activities to help foundation stage children to develop essential skills. Talking about, handling, preparing and eating food have an instant appeal for young children and offer a variety of learning experiences. The practical activities in Food include: Taking orders in an imaginary café, Learning about the importance of food hygiene, Using kitchen tools safely, Being adventurous and trying different foods, Learning about healthy eating, Making breakfast for their teddy bear, Making pizza and Investigating jelly. All the books in the Activities for 3–5 Year Olds Series contain tried-and-tested activities, linked to the six key areas of learning. They are an invaluable resource of fun, easy-to-use ideas for all early years settings, from preschools and nurseries to reception classes and day nurseries.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 7, 2022
ISBN9780857475411
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    Food (Activities for 3–5 Year Olds) - Adrienne Walton

    Cafe

    What children should learn

    Language and literacy - to develop speaking and listening skills in a group whilst planning a new role play area.

    What you need

    A quiet place to talk; a large sheet of paper and a marker pen to record ideas.

    Activity

    Sit the children comfortably in a circle on the floor so that everyone feels able to contribute. Ask: ‘What is a cafe? Who can tell me what happens there?’ Ask the children to share their own experiences of eating out. Ask: ‘Who works in a cafe?’ and ‘What food might they serve?’ Lead the children to think about what equipment they may need to collect, in order to set up their own cafe. List the children’s ideas on the large sheet of paper, recording each child’s name next to their contributions. Encourage the children to bring things from home for the new cafe, such as cut out pictures of food, or a menu from a restaurant - McDonald’s, for example.

    Extension

    Act out different role-plays; an adult playing alongside the children could demonstrate the differing tasks of the waiter/waitress, chef or customer. A visit from a real chef or waiter to talk about their job could enhance the children’s learning.

    Talk about

    Once the children have had the opportunity to use the cafe, you could hold further discussions on how to use new pieces of equipment, such as a notepad to write down orders or a whisk for beating eggs.

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    Make a Menu for the Cafe

    What children should learn

    Language and literacy - to know that words and pictures carry meaning; to develop an awareness of the different purposes for writing.

    What you need

    A selection of menus from cafes and restaurants; paper, pencils, crayons and pens; alphabet and number lines to provide a model for the children’s writing; plastic or salt dough food; food pictures cut from magazines to provide models for the children’s

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