Key Stage One : Science : Growing and Changing : Lesson Two – Growing Instructions


This science teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to discuss and explain the importance to humans of using food and water to stay healthy in their lives. The children can make lists of food and drink that they can use as part of a healthy diet for growth.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and explain the importance to humans of using food and water to stay healthy in their lives

Learning Objectives

Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival. Describe the importance for humans of eating the right amounts of different types of food.

Learning Outcomes

I know that humans need food and water to stay alive. I can say which foods humans need to eat the most of in their diet.

Growing Instructions

Teaching sequence to help the children discuss and explain the importance to humans of using food and water to stay healthy in their lives

What Foods

Activity cards to help the children identify and sort between different types of foods that could be eaten as part of a healthy lifestyle

What Drinks

Activity cards to help the children identify and sort between different types of drinks that could be eaten as part of a healthy lifestyle

Food and Drink Labels

Activity display labels to help the children select and sort between different types of foods and drinks into groups for a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle

Growing Instructions

Interactive activity to help the children discuss and explain the importance to humans of using food and water to stay healthy in their lives

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to discuss and explain the importance to humans of using food and water to stay healthy in their lives

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