Journey of Food

 This week, we looked into the foods served on our tables. We wonder where these foods are from, how these foods are prepared and how they reach the supermarkets where we buy them from.

We looked at one product: CHEESEBURGER. We checked what comprises it and came up with the following:

- burger patty (meat), cheese, buns (bread), lettuce, tomato, onion, mustard, catsup, sesame seeds, pepper, oil and mayonnaise.

When asked where we can get these items from, they mentioned supermarket. Then we inquired where the supermarket owners get the items from. Interesting answers came up. Most said from farm/sea. Some mentioned from bigger supermarkets. Others said from factories. ALL answers are correct, but of course, we need to explore why and how are these products moved to supermarkets.

Grade 1s know that most crops and meat are from farms. Fishes and seafood products are from seas and other bodies of water. But how are these products move from the farms and seas to the supermarkets? Who are in charge of them? 

We read the story of Maggie the Dairy Cow. The story explained how the milk from the dairy cows in a certain farm in Michigan gets collected, stored and transported.

Then we ended the week with the learners investigating the journey of other products from the source to the table. The groups researched about the journey of fish, meat (chicken, beef, pork), fruits, vegetables and grains. Their goal is to be able to show the steps of the process using a flowchart. or a picture panel. This they will work on from next week.