Halifax & Wirral: From the Chew to the Poo

Location: Halifax & Wirral during Autumn, Spring and Summer terms

Follow the amazing journey of a banana sandwich from the first moment it is chewed to the last moment it is pooed!

Learn about the digestive system and importance of having a healthy, well-balanced diet. Children will find out how our body absorbs the vitamins and minerals it needs and more amusingly how it gets rid of what we don’t need.

Learning objectives:

• Learn about the different parts of the digestive system and the role of each in digestion.
• Learn about teeth and their role in the mechanical breakdown of food in the mouth.
• Using the eatwell plate to identify the key nutrient groups and the foods they are found in.
• Understand the components of a balanced diet.
• Understand that our body absorbs nutrients from the food we eat and how it gets rid of what we don’t need.
• Learn that it’s important to eat foods which contain fibre, drink lots of water and take plenty of exercise to keep the digestive process running smoothly.

Curriculum links:

Animals, including humans

• Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition and they get nutrition from what they eat.
• Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans.
• Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
• Recognise the impact of diet and exercise on the way their bodies function.
• Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans.

Resources:

• From the Chew to the Poo Teachers’ Pack
• From the Chew to the Poo Risk Assessment