Space Invaders (Year 3 & 4)

Outline We look through Harold’s telescope and meet an alien called Zena who crashes into Earth. Zena asks about humans and their needs. Talking Brain helps focus the lesson on where food comes from. Food is sorted into three categories; food from the ground (plants), animals, and processed food using a range of ingredients. We are also taken on a journey through the digestive system ending up in the blood stream so we can better understand what happens to our food when we eat it. Key messages: Our food comes from different places Some foods are made from a variety of ingredients We can think about ingredients and where foods come from to make healthy choices Our bodies digest food to give us energy Focus Exploring food sources- the ground, animals and ingredients Look at ingredients and start identifying foods with large amounts of sugar, fat and salt Getting to know the digestive system

We are learning to…

1. identify sources where food comes from
Successful Learning will look like… children completing a food sort into three major categories of where food comes from (the ground, animals, ingredients or processed)

2.  discuss what happens to our food when we eat
Successful Learning will look like… children identifying and discussing the specific functions of the major organs involved in digestion

3.  identify some of the major ingredients in snack and treat foods
Successful Learning will look like… children naming the main ingredients in a variety of snack and treat foods, stating that the foods that contain too much sugar, fat or salt are treats

3.  explore packaging to decide if a food is a healthy choice
Successful Learning will look like… children able to discuss the information they can find on food packaging
 

The learning module delivered might look like this ::::
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Part A

• Getting to know Zena and finding out about where food comes from.
• Sorting foods into three categories: food from the ground (kai atu whenua); kai atu wharanu (food from ingredients) and kai atu kararehe (food from animals).
• If appropriate we check out ingredients a little closer, beginning to think about foods that have too much sugar, fat or salt added.

Part B

• Catching up with TAM to find out about digestion.
• Following on from TAM we look at the digestive system a little more closely with the digestive system module.
• Harold’s Digestive Disco Dance.