Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe different types of foods that are suitable for salads, a template to record the taste, size and shape of different vegetables using illustrations and words and a vocabulary word bank to make models of different types of foods that are suitable for salads.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and describe the taste, shape and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salad meals.

This lesson is part of a curriculum topic scheme of work to get the children to select, identify and prepare different types of foods for a picnic including sandwiches and fruit juice drinks by compiling shopping lists for a class outing. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.