Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe different types of food and classify them as either fruits or vegetables and a template and vocabulary word bank to select and record information about the appearance, texture and taste of different foods.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore, describe and sort different types of foods into matching groups according to their appearance, texture and taste.

This lesson is part of a design technology scheme of work to get the children to select and prepare a range of different foods to use when following a recipe to make a sandwich for a picnic. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.