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Session 1 - Learning about food

2 activities

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My Skills
My Skills 12%
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Cook 50%

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Session summary

In the first session you'll play a game to learn about the different food groups, and find out why it's important to wash your hands!

Safety message

Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. There's also more guidance to help you carry out your risk assessment, including examples. Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.

Activities

What’s for dinner?

15 mins

Can you remember the food groups? They’ll be easy to remember once you’ve played this active circle game.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 1

Clean up your act

30 mins

Use this glowing idea to help everyone understand why hand washing is so important.

  • Meets
  • Requirement 2
  • Meets
  • Requirement 2

Preparation

Equipment

  • Access to water
  • Disposable gloves
  • Snacks
  • Paint brushes
  • Highlighter pen
  • Disposable container
  • UV lamp or torch

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