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our food?ThemePeople around you are involved in the production of food.
AimFor children to realise that a number of different people in the community produce and process food.
They should get an idea of the different work these people do and what foods they produce. The children
should appreciate that food does not just ‘arrive’ in the supermarket.
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CURRICULUM CONTEXT SOCIAL, PERSONAL AND HEALTH EDUCATIONStrand: Myself and the wider world
Strand Unit: Developing citizenship
The child should be enabled to
Local and wider communities• become aware of his/her own culture and recognise traditions, festivals and celebrations that are unique to the locality,
region or country.
GEOGRAPHYStrand: Human Environments
Strand Unit: People living and working in the local area and people living and working in a contrasting part of Ireland
People at work• explore and investigate, especially through practical studies, a small number of the common economic activities of
people in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland – food and farming.
Strand: Natural Environments
Strand Unit: The local natural environment
• investigate and become familiar with some natural features in the local environment.
GETTING STARTED
This is the menu screen.
Click on ‘Classroom Slides’ to begin the session or click on
‘Extension Activities’ for some additional ideas.
Print the Teacher’s Notes for this session by clicking on the
‘Teacher’s Notes’ button.
MENU SCREEN
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Taste Buds | Notes Who produces our food?
KEY MESSAGE
A variety of people are involved in bringing the food we eat to
our tables.
This screen gives some introductory information about the people
who produce and prepare our food.
Suggested Approach
Encourage a class discussion on the different people who produce
food. Ask the children if somebody in their family or anybody they
know is involved in any way in producing or making food.
KEY MESSAGE
A variety of people are involved in bringing the food we eat to
our tables.
This screen consists of a ‘drag and drop’ game based around some
people who are involved in producing food. It shows a series of foods
along the top and some people involved in the production of food
along the bottom. The child must drag each food item to the correct
person responsible for producing it. If the child makes a correct match
the food item snaps into place, if incorrect the item returns to its
original location.
Suggested Approach
Get the class involved by inviting the children to try this game. Talk
about some examples and ask the class to suggest others.
Some examples:
• Pork Sausages/Bacon/Black Pudding – Pig Farmer
• Fruit – Fruit Pickers/Farmers
• Lamb/Beef – Sheep Farmer/Cattle Farmer
• Potatoes/Cabbage/Carrots/Apples – Farmer
SCREEN 1
SCREEN 2
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Taste Buds | Notes Who produces our food?
KEY MESSAGE
There are different types of farming in the community.
In the centre of the screen is a food item. The children must click on the
farmer who produced it. If the child selects correctly the food appears
beside the farmer and the next food item is displayed in the centre.
Suggested Approach
Invite the children to get involved by trying this game. Encourage a
class discussion on the types of work different farmers do.
KEY MESSAGE
There are different types of food producers in our locality.
This screen shows a village where lots of different types of food are
produced. It invites you to meet a farmer, a bee-keeper, a baker and
a fisherman and to find out more about what they do. You can click
on each of the food producers in turn and when you have worked
through them all click the ‘Back’ button on the top right to return to
the village screen.
Suggested Approach
Work through each of the food producers and discuss their work.
KEY MESSAGE
Different types of farmers do different kinds of work.
When you click ‘Meet the Farmer’, you will get this screen with some
information about farmers in the community.
Suggested Approach
Encourage a class discussion on what work different types of farmers
do. Ask any child who comes from a farming family to share with the
class what their family or friends do on the farm.
You could organise a class visit to a local farmer to discuss what he or
she does during a typical day.
SCREEN 4
SCREEN 4 PART 1
SCREEN 3
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Taste Buds | Notes Who produces our food?
KEY MESSAGE
There are a number of processes involved in making honey.
When you click on ‘The Bee Keeper’ this screen appears and shows a
short video on how honey is made. The video will start automatically,
and you can use the controls to pause/play it.
Suggested Approach
Encourage the children to discuss what they know about honey and
where it comes from before starting the video. After watching it they
should be encouraged to discuss what they learned.
KEY MESSAGE
A large number of different people and steps are involved in
producing a simple food product.
When you click ‘Meet the Baker’ this screen appears which shows the
steps and people involved in producing an apple pie. They can be
revealed one at a time by clicking on the ‘Next Step’ button.
Suggested Approach
It should be emphasised that we are showing how an apple pie can be
produced both in a factory or at home in your kitchen.
Ask the class to guess what happens next before the next button is
clicked, to get them thinking about the process.
KEY MESSAGE
Many people make a living from the production of food, depending
on where they live and the types of food production possible in
their locality.
When you click ‘Visit the Fisherman’ this screen appears with
information on what a working day is like for a fisherman.
Suggested Approach
Go through the points with the class. Ask if any of them have ever
been fishing, know of any fishermen or have ever seen a fisherman
at work.
You could organise a class visit from a fisherman in your community
or from a local fish shop.
SCREEN 4 PART 3
SCREEN 4 PART 4
SCREEN 4 PART 2
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Taste Buds | Notes Who produces our food?
KEY MESSAGE
There are a number of important steps involved in the process of
getting the food we eat to our tables.
When you click ‘The Fishing Process’ within the village, you will get
this screen which is a ‘drag and drop’ game based around the fishing
process. Children must drag the activities around the catching and
selling of fish into the correct order. If the child puts the event into the
correct place, it will snap into position, if incorrect it will return to its
original location.
Suggested Approach
Ask the class to participate in the ‘drag and drop’ game by inviting
children to try to put the stages in sequence.
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who?
Taste Buds | Extension Activities Who produces our food?
EXTENSION ACTIVITIESACTIVITY 1: WHO PRODUCES FOOD IN OUR LOCALITY?
ACTIVITY 2: WHAT’S MY JOB?
HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES
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Taste Buds | Extension Activities
activity 1
who produces food in our
locality?
KEY MESSAGEMany foods can be grown on the island of Ireland because
of our climate. When these foods are not in season we
sometimes import them from other countries.
This screen shows a list of food products. The children are
asked to suggest a local producer for each of the foods which
can be entered on-screen beside the food.
Suggested Approach
Encourage a discussion on foods that we may need to import
because they are out of season here e.g. strawberries in
winter.
activity 2
what’s my job?
This is an Extension Activity. The screen shows Jo and Jay
playing the game. Jay is trying to guess what job Jo does by
asking her questions
‘What’s my job?’ is a guessing game.
Suggested Approach
Start by printing the food related job labels in your pack and
cutting them out. One child picks a job and looks at it. This
child goes to the top of the class and the other children ask
questions and try to guess the job. For example the children
might ask “Do you work outdoors?”. Each child can take a
turn asking a question.
Who produces our food?
HOMEWORK ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
1:
Ask the children to find places where
they can get food locally - for example
the butcher’s shop, baker’s,
supermarket, corner shop, farmer’s
market, fruit and vegetable shop.
2:Ask the children to find out if there
are any people in their local area who
make food or work with food. Who
are these people? What kinds of foods
do they work with?
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MEET THE FARMER
Taste Buds | Additional Teacher Information Who produces our food?
ADDITIONAL TEACHER INFORMATIONMEET THE FARMER
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Taste Buds | Additional Teacher Information Who produces our food?
MEET THE FARMERThe countryside is a place of work for hundreds of thousands
of farmers.
Farmers work all year around to provide us with food. Some
of the work involved is detailed below:
• Cows, sheep, pigs and chickens must be fed, housed and
cared for.
• Cows must also be milked.
• The land must be ploughed, sown and sprayed to grow
cereals (wheat, oats and barley) to be harvested each year.
• The land must be ploughed, sown and sprayed to grow
potatoes to be harvested each year.
• The land must be ploughed, sown and sprayed for other
crops, including fruit and vegetables each year.
• The land must be maintained for growing grass. Grass is
used for grazing animals, cutting silage and making hay.