During our theme we will be developing six main areas of skills through a fun packed curriculum based around the world of food. We will be thinking about food at different levels from the mass production of food, to smaller farms and even Roman Road's own school garden.

To research...
...farming in the UK
...where food comes from
...animal or plant? Where does it grow?
...Why do we need teeth?...their names and functions

To talk...
...about Harvest
...about the food we eat
...about healthy lifestyles
...about food packaging and recycling

To read and write...
...Jack and the Beanstalk (write a bean diary)
...Hansel and Gretel (description/setting)
...The Enormous Turnip (write a story)
...The Gingerbread Man (dialogue in stories)
...instructions
...recipes

To calculate...
...measures for recipes
...word problems involving measures/recipes

To make/produce...
...wooden spoon scarecrows
...bean plants
...decorative plant pots
...'garden buddies' out of recycled materials
...food gallery (photography)

To perform...
...The Gingerbread Man music workshop
...Oliver Twist song 'Food Glorious Food'
...Harvest Festival

Look out for our work on the web site and on display around school.