Five Senses Food Lab

• Framework: EYFS
• Unit: EYFS Healthy Eating
• Learning area: Understanding the World
• Level: EYFS 3-4, Reception

Objectives

• Use all five senses to explore foods
• Describe foods using sensory vocabulary
• Understand how our senses help us enjoy and evaluate food

Materials

• Various safe food samples
• Blindfolds (optional)
• Sensory description cards
• Recording sheets

Assessment

Observe and note: ability to follow two-step instructions, use of new vocabulary in context, early problem-solving strategies, and sustained shared thinking episodes. Assess against Development Matters age-band expectations. Teacher observation of student's ability to describe foods using multiple senses.

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