In expedition today we made seasonal soup. We worked together as a crew to gather the ingredients needed. We followed a recipe to make our soup. We used a range of different techniques cutting, chopping and measuring as well as a variety of equipment such as knifes, peelers and chopping boards. We had to make sure we were using these safely.

After all our hard work, it was time to try the soup. Some of us were initially put off by the appearance of the soup but after we gave it a try we realised it was super yummy! Some of us even had seconds!

We continuing our learning on healthy eating then designed our own healthy meal ensuring we used our knowledge on all the food groups.

Today we started to gain an understanding of the different food groups. First of all we thought about why all living things need food and we explored the word nutrition. We watched a variety of different clips on what a balanced diet is and what it includes. We used our previous knowledge on digestion too to support our discussions. Next we explored the eat well guide, thinking about what a healthy meal should be made up of. We then demonstrated our knowledge through a quick quiz. Next we continued to build background information on the food groups. We worked in mini crews to gather facts on each food group. Each person in the crew went to one of the food group information sheets in the classroom and found a fact. They brought this back and added it to to their group paper. At the end each person shared their facts to the rest of the group. From here we continued to demonstrate our knowledge, each mini crew had a go at creating their own eat-well plate. Our final activity allowed us to analyse a variety of menus, deciding if each meal on the menu was balanced or not. We thought about which meals were the most healthy and which were unhealthy. Finally we took part in a kahoot quiz to consolidate our learning!

In expedition, we started our new DT case study by looking at seasonal food and seasonality. We started off by discussing the four different seasons and then we sorted the items into each season. We then looked at which seasons food grew best in. We sorted the pictures based on the seasonality food chart. We found this really interesting and how some fruits and vegetables are in season all year round. We also found it interesting that in winter, less fruit and vegetables are in season.