Experience the eSeminars

Last chance!

The Food – a fact of life eSeminar programme is coming to a close for this academic year.  An eSeminar is an online seminar where you view the presentation through a web browser. A key feature is the interactive element – the ability to give, receive and discuss information.

Why not join us and explore this exciting new teaching technology? Before we finish, there are two final eSeminar events for you to login and get involved!

 

12.30pm - 1.00pm, Thursday 24th March – All about wholegrains

12.30pm - 1.00pm, Tuesday 28th March - Infant Nutrition

To register you place, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/eSeminar_registration

If you are unable to attend these and would be interested in watching a recording to use for yourself or with students in the classroom, go to: http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/section.aspx?t=0&siteId=19&sectionId=96

Due north - Education Show 2011

The Food – a fact of life education team are heading to the NEC, Birmingham  for the Education show 2011. 

Be one of the first five people to mention our Facebook or Blogger page, on any of the show days, and receive a free poster! 

We are looking forward to meeting you soon.

'Til the cows come home

 

Food - a fact of life has been producing a large number of free teaching resources for many years. Our new selection of resources have been developed to be flexible to suit your teaching needs - feel free to 'dip-in' and select those most relevant to your lessons on where dairy foods come from. These resources support a wide range of curriculum areas, including science, food technology, home economics, geography, health and wellbeing, and personal, social and health education.

Here are ten classroom ideas from the teacher's guide:
1) Each PowerPoint presentation can be used together with the note sheet as part of a lesson with the whole class - ideal to ensure that students pay attention.
 
2) Students who finish their work early, or who wish to work independently, can also complete the note sheets using the PowerPoint presentations on their own - useful for differentiation in the classroom.
 
3) The online tutorials can be used for extension work or assigned as homework - ask pupils to print out the record at the end for your assessment records.
 
4) Integrating the video clips when using the PowerPoint presentations with the whole class can help to make a stimulating and memorable lesson.
 
5) Create a list of the different employment opportunities and the skills needed to work on a dairy farm - there are may different types of careers available, you may be surprised!
 
6) A farm visit could be arranged, with the resources either being used to prepare students for the visit or after the visit to consolidate student learning.
 
7) Explore the different schemes set up to help protect the health and welfare of dairy cows, and promote sustainability.
 
8) Research a variety of food products, such as Cheddar cheese, which are legally permitted to use the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) mark on labelling.
 
9) Investigate the different farming systems and set up a debate between two different systems, such as organic vs. non-organic, or extensive farming vs. all-year-round housing.
 
10) Create a list of the different dairy foods and meals or dishes which use dairy foods.

We want to know what you think of these new resources, Click here to take part in our survey. We will send you some free resources for taking part.

New resources

New beginnings with old friends

Food – a fact of life are pleased to begin our new blogging adventure to highlight the release of our new primary resources.

 

Alisha, Jordan, Nicola and Ronnie have been busy exploring healthy eating, cooking and where food comes from through six exciting stories. A wide variety of free teaching resources such IWB activities, PowerPoint presentations and video clips are available to support teachers educating young people in primary, middle or special schools. The focus is to build the knowledge of children through different food experiences which are designed to support cross-curricular/inter-disciplinary learning. They include:

1. The colourful present – Alisha helps Ronnie put together a colourful fruit and vegetable basket for his Grandma’s birthday (5-8 years).

2. The bucket garden – Mrs Begum’s class learn about where potatoes come from and create their own bucket garden (5-8 years).

3. The farm visit – Mr Valdez takes the class on a dairy farm visit. They meet Mrs Jenkins, the farmer and learn about how milk is produced (5-8 years).

4. The bread stories – The four children explore breads from different countries and make their own bread in different shapes.

5. The amazing lunchbox – Mrs Flynn and her class explore healthy lunchboxes.

6. The exciting guests – The four children welcome students from China to their school and explore cheese-making and Chinese cuisine.

To view these resources, go to: http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/section.aspx?t=0&siteId=14&sectionId=100

We want to know what you think about these new resources. Click here to take part in our survey. We will send you some free resources for taking part. Thanks!