Food Discovery Bundle: Teacher’s Guide & Pupil Journal
Bring food education to life with this discounted bundle, combining A Teacher’s Guide to Food Discovery Sessions and the Food Discovery Journal. Together, these resources, developed by SIL’s Health & Wellbeing team, equip schools to deliver safe, inclusive, and engaging cookery lessons while inspiring pupils to reflect, record, and grow as confident young chefs.
This bundle transforms food education into a whole-school journey, combining practical teaching support with pupil-centred reflection to make cooking meaningful, inclusive, inspiring, and safe.
What’s Inside
- Complete Planning Support for Teachers: Step-by-step guidance for delivering engaging cookery sessions, and equipment lists for KS1–KS2.
- Curriculum Alignment: Fully mapped to the Design & Technology: Cooking & Nutrition curriculum.
- Inclusive Teaching Strategies: Allergy-aware planning, guidance on religious dietary needs.
- Skill Progression Framework: Age-appropriate food preparation techniques from EYFS to KS2, including knife skills, measuring, mixing, and hygiene.
- Whole-School Food Approach: Supports embedding food education across assemblies, lunchtimes, and home engagement, aligned with Ofsted’s healthy eating expectations.
- Beautifully Designed Pupil Journal: Structured prompts, playful illustrations, and adaptable tasks that encourage sensory exploration, cultural reflection, skill tracking, and personal recipe creation.
How It Supports Schools & Settings
- Boosts Pupil Confidence & Wellbeing: Encourages creativity, teamwork, independence, and reflective learning through hands-on and journal-based activities.
- Supports Staff Delivery: Practical tips, safety protocols, and training guidance ensure confident, compliant teaching with minimal preparation time.
- Promotes Sustainability & Cultural Awareness: Teaches children where food comes from, how it’s grown, and the importance of diverse diets and traditions.
- Enhances Pupil Voice & Agency: Open-ended questions and reflective spaces empower children to express themselves, aligning with Ofsted’s emphasis on personal development.
- Sensory-Friendly Exploration: Includes the TasteEd approach to help children explore food without pressure, ideal for pupils with ARFID or sensory sensitivities.
- Language & Literacy Development: Opportunities for descriptive writing, opinion sharing, and creative storytelling enrich vocabulary and expressive skills.
Why You’ll Love It
- Meets statutory curriculum requirements while fostering a lifelong love of food and cooking.
- Encourages healthier eating habits and reduces food anxiety through playful, reflective activities.
- Equips staff with everything needed to run safe, inclusive, and impactful cookery sessions.
- Ready-to-use and beautifully illustrated, saving staff time while elevating classroom experiences.
- Loved by pupils and teachers alike; engaging, meaningful, and easy to integrate into existing schemes of work.
- Perfect for themed weeks, enrichment activities, or curriculum deep-dives around harvest, food education, or wellbeing.
Sneak a peek—click here! (Teacher's Guide)
Sneak a peek—click here! (Food Discovery Journal)
