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Teachers' Guide

This is the main guide for Cooking and Food Skills for children aged 8-11 years.

Key Fact 1

Around the world people use a range of different ingredients, equipment and cooking techniques to prepare food.

Key Fact 2

When planning to cook we need to consider current healthy eating advice, the needs of different people and occasions.

Key Fact 3

When planning to cook, we need to select the most suitable ingredients, equipment and food skills for successful results.

Key Fact 4

There is a range of additional food skills which enable us to cook.

Key Fact 5

Buying, storing, preparing and cooking food safely and hygienically are vital for health.

Videos: Peel, chop and grate

See how to prepare fruit and vegetables safely.

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Non-cook recipes for the primary school classroom.

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See how to make some recipes that do not need any cooking!

Hot and happening

Recipes that involve the use of the grill or hob.

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Baking recipes for the primary classroom.

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Vegetable Kebabs

First, get the equipment ready.

Next, get the ingredients.

Start by preparing the vegetables:

Cut the pepper pieces into quarters.
Cut the courgette in half, and then each piece in half again.
Next, cut the quarters in half, making 8 even-sized pieces.

Carefully thread the vegetables onto the kebab sticks. Push the kebab stick down into each vegetable on a chopping board. Move each vegetable along the stick. Repeat this using all the vegetables in a colourful pattern.

Brush the marinade over the kebabs, then place onto a grill pan.

Wearing oven gloves, place the kebabs under a hot grill. Turn the kebabs occasionally, taking care as the grill will be very hot.