Special Needs Food Technology

Subject: Special Educational Needs
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 14 - 16
Order Number: 4014

Teachers of Special needs pupils will find this second Food Technology resource booklet full of worksheets to support their teaching in the food technology area.

This booklet focuses on introducing the subject through raising awareness of:

• Health and safety issues
• The tools used to prepare, cook and service food
• Taste and texture
• Storing food correctly in a fridge
• The visual appeal of prepared meals and packaged products
• The process of washing up

The emphasis is on pictorial representation, taking pupils abilities into consideration through the use of uncomplicated text and activities that allow pupils to show their understanding in ways other than writing out sentences. E.g. pupils are asked to match text to pictures, to 'cut and paste', to sequence events into the correct order.

To support teaching to a range of ability levels it is suggested that teachers moderate or modify worksheets if appropriate. A suggested practice is to photocopy sheets to A3 size to present pupils with a larger area for drawing and creative activities. This would also support pupils who form large letters when writing.

There are pages within this resource booklet that could be used to produce posters (by enlarging and cutting out the pictures). Where pupils are asked to 'cut and paste' or match pictures to text, simple reusable games could be made by copying the given pictures/text onto card, then cutting out the pictures/text to produce the sets of cards that pupils could match up or manipulate on their desk tops. Such sets of cards could be laminated.