The Grain Chain
5 to 7 year-olds

Introduction

There are four areas included in this section. The two main topics regarding production of grain are 'Growing our food' and 'Where does bread come from?'. There is some overlap between the two, and the second topic should build on learning from the first. The first topic is concerned with the growth process and the second with the 'grain chain' which follows the trail from 'farm to fork'.

The topic objectives and curriculum links outlined are those that relate directly to the content of this science/geography/environmental studies/health-based topic. PSHE/PSD/PSE, mathematics and English links which directly relate to the topic have also been added but there will be other more general learning objectives and curriculum links that you may wish to include.

On this website, the following abbreviations are used:

IWB = interactive whiteboard activity

IP = information page (page on the website, which can be printed off)

AS = activity sheet (PDF on website, which can be downloaded and/or printed off)

Teacher's notes

Click on each topic for teacher's notes, curriculum references, lesson plans and homework/extension ideas.