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SHS 1 Food and Nutrition 2nd Semester Week 1 Lesson Plan

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Weekly Learning Plan
SubjectFood and NutritionWeek1
Duration60 minutesFormSHS 1
StrandFood ProductionSub-StrandFood Production Technology
Learning Outcome(s)1.2.1.LO.1 - Explain the key ideas related to food hygiene and sanitation.
Learning Indicator(s)1.2.1.LI.4 - Food hygiene and sanitation
Lesson FocusFood hygiene and sanitation
Previous KnowledgeLearners recall the immediately preceding knowledge/skill needed to engage with Food hygiene and sanitation; the starter diagnoses this rather than assuming mastery.
Lesson Objective(s)Identify or explain the key subject idea/procedure in Food hygiene and sanitation. Complete the concrete guided/practical task for Food hygiene and sanitation accurately. Apply Food hygiene and sanitation independently to a new case, data set, text, material or performance situation.
Essential Question(s)What evidence or procedure is needed to work accurately with Food hygiene and sanitation? What would a strong practical/application response to Food hygiene and sanitation look like? How would changing the context, data or constraints affect a decision about Food hygiene and sanitation?
Pedagogical StrategiesDiagnostic questioning Experiential/problem-based learning Collaborative analysis Guided modelling Independent application Peer/self assessment
Teaching & Learning ResourcesKitchen hazard picture Handwashing/cleaning sequence cards Food-safety checklist Cleaning materials/realia where appropriate
Key Notes on Differentiation
ContentProvide a partially completed example, labelled materials or vocabulary support for learners who need scaffolding in Food hygiene and sanitation. Extend the task by adding a new constraint, less familiar case or requirement to compare alternatives in Food hygiene and sanitation.
ProcessUse mixed-ability pairs for the first application, then require an individual transfer task. Allow oral/visual demonstration where appropriate while retaining the same subject accuracy criteria.
ProductUse a checklist/rubric tied to the concrete output for this week rather than participation alone. For advanced work, require justification with evidence, calculations, source reference or quality criteria.
Success CriteriaThe learner uses correct subject terminology and evidence. The learner completes the week’s concrete product/calculation/performance with acceptable accuracy. The learner explains why the procedure/choice fits the stated context rather than giving a memorised general answer.
HomeworkPhotograph, sketch or describe one home/community example of Food hygiene and sanitation; analyse it using two curriculum criteria and recommend one improvement.
Lesson Activities
StageTeacher ActivityLearner ActivityAssessment / DoK
Starter10 minutesDisplay a food sample, label, menu, recipe or processing image directly related to Food hygiene and sanitation; ask learners to identify one nutrition/science/safety issue it raises.Inspect the prompt/materials, record an initial response about Food hygiene and sanitation, and justify it briefly.Not provided.
Activity 115 minutesDemonstrate or analyse the critical food-science/nutrition steps for Food hygiene and sanitation, explicitly linking each step to the expected food or health outcome.Inspect a kitchen/workstation picture containing deliberate hygiene hazards; circle contamination risks involving hands, water, pests, raw/cooked foods, waste and surfaces.Check the learner’s identification of the food/nutrition principle and use of evidence.
Activity 220 minutesLearners complete a practical, experiment, menu/recipe, preservation, packaging or product task that applies Food hygiene and sanitation with measured observations.Create a safe workflow for receiving, washing, preparing, cooking, serving and storing one local dish, marking handwashing and cross-contamination control points.Assess process control, hygiene/safety, measurements, result and explanation.
Activity 310 minutesGive an individual food case requiring a specific recommendation or calculation about Food hygiene and sanitation.Demonstrate or sequence correct cleaning/sanitising and personal-hygiene steps, then correct a peer checklist containing three unsafe practices.Check whether the recommendation fits the person/food/context rather than being generic.
Lesson ClosureAsk learners to state one process variable (time, temperature, quantity, ingredient, storage or person need) that must be controlled for success in Food hygiene and sanitation. Complete a one-minute exit response using a concrete example from the lesson on Food hygiene and sanitation.

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