Classroom resources

Classroom resources for primary schools to support this year's Healthy Eating Week.

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Classroom resources

This area contains sheets that are unique to this year’s Healthy Eating Week. Links to the majority of the resources, which are on the Food – a fact of life website, are within the primary pack.

Fibre hunt

Look at the labels on different foods and find out how much fibre they contain.

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Build a brilliant snack

Create your own fibre-packed snack!

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Is it wholegrain?

Draw three foods that are wholegrain and three foods that are not wholegrain.

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Remarkable rice storyboard

Draw pictures to show the rice’s journey from mill to fork!

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Find the fruit and vegetables

Find three examples of fruit or vegetables for each box and include some you haven’t tried before!

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Pulse presentation (Primary)

Use this presentation to showcase different pulses that your pupils can try.

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Pulse project

Choose a pulse and find out all about it. Which will you choose?

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Vary your protein tracker (Primary)

Keep track of how many different protein foods you have this week.

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Protein foods cards

Use these cards to teach about foods that contain protein.

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Protein in meals cards

Use these cards to teach about meals that contain protein.

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Hydration station set up guide (School)

Why not try setting up a hydration station to encourage everyone to drink more water?

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Hydration station sign (School)

A printable sign for your hydration station.

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Drink recycling labels (5-7)

Find and draw the recycling instructions from drink containers in the three boxes.

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Drink Survey Sheet 5-7

Ask 10 friends which drinks they had yesterday. Colour in a box for each type of drink they had.

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Drink survey sheet 7-11

Ask 10 pupils in class which drinks they have had in the last two days and tick them off.

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Class hydration tracker (Primary)

Keep a tally of how many drinks your class has this week.

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Food waste survey

Do a food waste survey at home and find ways to use food wisely.

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Reading recycling labels sheet

Look for the recycling instructions containers and fill in the chart.

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