This week in Year 1, we put on our chef hats for a fun Design and Technology project—making our own fruit smoothies!
We started by learning about what makes a fruit a fruit (it has seeds!) and explored where different foods grow, whether underground, above ground, or on trees. This helped us understand more about the fruits we’d be using.
Next, we had a tasting session with lots of different fruits! We chose one fruit to juice from oranges, lemons, or limes, and two fruits to chop from options like avocados, strawberries, bananas, and pineapples. We practised safe cutting by using forks to hold the fruit steady while using child-safe knives to chop.
Finally, we mixed everything together, blending our chosen fruits into delicious smoothies. Then came the best part—enjoying our tasty creations!
Michael Faraday 