This site has been designed for use as a cross-curricular ICT tool for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Through a series of fun, interactive games and activities, children will learn about different food-related issues: food safety, diet and nutrition, farm to fork and food technology.
Activities can be used on individual PCs or interactive whiteboard in a variety of lessons, including science, geography, PSHE and citizenship and design technology. There are also a number of tried-and-tested lesson plans, as well as activity sheets, ideal for homework or extension work.
The site content is based around the Food Standards Agency recommended key stage competencies and all content is checked for accuracy by both the FSA and an independent educational consultant. This commitment to relevance and accuracy was commended in the Children’s Food Campaign’s 2008 report ‘Through the Back Door’.
Subjects Covered
Food Safety
This section aims to teach children a practical awareness of food safety and hygiene, with cross-curricular links with design & technology, PSHE & citizenship, and science.
Find Out MoreDiet & Health
This section aims to teach children about nutrition and healthy diet choices, with cross-curricular links to science, PSHE and citizenship.
Find Out MoreFarm to Fork
This section aims to teach children about the journey food takes from the farm to the fork, with cross-curricular links to science, geography and PSHE and citizenship.
Find Out MoreFood Technology
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Introducing The Binks
Meet Jack, Ellie and Lucy Binks: the family of fun 2D animated characters specially created to guide young readers through the site and to help them learn about food and health in a fun and interactive way. Five-year-old Jack and seven-year-old Ellie help with Key Stage 1 and 2 activities, while older sister Lucy covers Key Stage 3. Mum, Dad, Gramps and the super-brained professor Dr Meejee are also around to lend a helping hand.