Curriculum for Excellence

Food and textiles contexts for developing technological skills and knowledge

Early First Second Third Fourth
Together we enjoy handling, tasting, talking and learning about different foods, discovering ways in which eating and drinking may help us to grow and keep healthy.
I experience a sense of enjoyment and achievement when preparing simple healthy foods and drinks.
  I can practise and apply a range of preparation techniques and processes to make a variety of items showing imagination and creativity, and recognising the need to conserve resources.
I can confidently apply preparation techniques and processes to make items using specialist skills, materials, equipment or software in my place of learning, at home or in the world of work.
I explore and discover where foods come from as I choose, prepare and taste different foods.
When preparing and cooking a variety of foods, I am becoming aware of the journeys which foods make from source to consumer, their seasonality, their local availability and their sustainability.
When preparing and cooking a variety of foods, I am becoming aware of the journeys which foods make from source to consumer, their seasonality, their local availability and their sustainability.
I have gained confidence and dexterity in the use of ingredients and equipment and can apply specialist skills in preparing food.
I can explore the properties and functionality of ingredients, materials, equipment or software to establish their suitability for a task at home or in the world of work.
      I can use textile skills in practical and creative situations in my place of learning, at home or in the world of work.
 
Throughout my learning, I share my thoughts with others to help further develop ideas and solve problems.
Through discovery and imagination, I can develop and use problem-solving strategies to meet design challenges with a food or textile focus.
Through discovery and imagination, I can develop and use problem-solving strategies to meet design challenges with a food or textile focus.
By using problem-solving strategies and showing creativity in a design challenge, I can plan, develop, make and evaluate food or textile items which meet needs at home or in the world of work.
Showing creativity and innovation, I can design, plan and produce increasingly complex food or textile items which satisfy the needs of the user, at home or in the world of work.
  Having evaluated my work, I can adapt and improve, where appropriate, through trial and error or by using feedback.
Having evaluated my work, I can adapt and improve, where appropriate, through trial and error or by using feedback.
  I can apply skills of critical thinking when evaluating the quality and effectiveness of my own or others' products.
        By examining and discussing the features of everyday products used within the home, I am gaining an awareness of the factors influencing design and can evaluate how these products meet the needs of the user.
        Having gained knowledge of colour theory, I can apply it to a food or textile item or when using computer aided design/computer aided manufacture.