Design and Technology in Year 1 is very different to the type of experiences that the children would have     had in their foundation class. It is more specific, with individual tasks that the children have to do. One of   those things is food preparation. In the summer term the variety of fruits available to the children is   great and there are plenty of different fruits for them to talk about, look at and, of course, taste! We even observed and talked about the difference between fresh fruit and fruit in tins. 

 To meet the learning objective for DT, food prep, the children worked in pairs to create a yummy fruit   salad. As a class, we discussed things like cleanliness, how to use equipment safely and the health   benefits of eating fruit, instead of sugary foods.