Lesson by A Jones
Learning Intentions:
- To follow a recipe to make blueberry muffins
- To know how to tell the difference between fruit and vegetables
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
This is a cooking activity that will need to be supervised by an adult.
There is a short video. (Approximately four minutes) The main activities can be completed offline.
The recipe is presented as a five page PowerPoint.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
Let’s start by finding out how to tell the difference between fruit and vegetables.
Now you know how to work out if something is a fruit or vegetable.
Were there any that surprised you?
Can you say if the following are fruits or vegetables?
- Carrot
- Potato
- Pea
- Tomato
- Apple
- Lettice
Tip –
A fruit grows from the flower of the plant and contains the seeds.
A vegetable it comes from the other parts of the plant e.g. root, leaves, stem or flower buds.
It is important to remember that not all plants are edible and not all parts of a plant are edible.
Today we are going to use some blueberries to make some blueberry muffins.
Have a look at a blueberry is it a fruit or a vegetable?
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1 – Making Blueberry Muffins
Requires adult support
Follow the recipe below to make your muffins. This activity is about cooking together, with your child doing as much as possible with your support.
Gather together all the equipment and ingredients that you will need.
Equipment
A large mixing bowl
Kitchen scales
Jug
Wooden spoon
Muffin cases
Bun tin
Ingredients
Plain flour
Baking powder
Caster sugar
Eggs
Milk
Butter
Vanilla extract
Blueberries
- First and most importantly wash your hands.
- Help your child to weigh out the ingredients.
- Follow the recipe to make the muffins.
- Allow them to mix the ingredients together and spoon into the muffin cases.
- WARNING – The adult must put the muffins into the oven and take them out when they are cooked.
- Take care because the tray and muffins will be hot when they first come out of the oven.
- Don’t forget to get your child to help clear and wash up.
Enjoy a muffin with a glass of milk don’t forget to share your muffins with your family.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 5.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I can follow a recipe to make blueberry muffins.
Success criteria #2: I know how to tell the difference between fruit and vegetables.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas J2e Google Drive OneDrive Seesaw