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The Felix Food Fight is a set of free lesson plans devised by our education team to help upper-key stage 2 pupils build awareness about food waste at home and in school. Fun and interactive, the ready-made scheme of work is designed to be flexible to your teaching needs; it links to the national curriculum and is easy to fit into your timetable. Download the lesson plans below!

FOOD EDUCATION IN YOUR CLASSROOM: OUR ROADMAP TO LEARNING

The Felix Food Fight is split into 3 units. We recommend completing one every term. Alternatively, you can focus on one term or half term and complete the plan in a shorter period of time.

Unit 1 (4 Lessons)

SURPLUS FOOD

  1. What is surplus food?
  2. What is the impact of surplus food?
  3. Wonky Vegetables
  4. Reducing surplus food

Keywords/themes: surplus, shortage, food waste, food miles, landfill, consumption, pollution, climate change, greenhouse gases, reduce, reuse, recycle, recover, dispose

Unit 2 (4 Lessons)

FOOD WASTE

  1. What is food waste and why is it a problem?
  2. Preventing food waste at home
  3. Using scraps of leftovers
  4. The wider impact of food waste

Keywords/themes: food waste, surplus, consumption, agri-food system, greenhouse gases, natural resources, habitats, biodiversity, compost, nutrients, cuttings

Unit 3 (4 Lessons)

CLIMATE CHANGE

  1. Climate change causes
  2. Climate change effects
  3. Debating climate change
  4. Less wasteful society

Keywords/themes: climate change, cause and effect, drought, climate refugee, climate change, fossil fuels, deforestation, global warming, debate, reduce, re-use, recycle, pledge, greenhouse gases, greenhouse effect

COURSE WORK EXAMPLES

“ We used the Felix food fight resources as part of our climate change topic last term. The resources were really useful and engaging, and both the adults and children learnt a lot over the course of the unit. ”

Dave Hill , Primary School Teacher , Edmund Waller Primary School


FAQS

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My class would like their work showcased, who do I send it to?

Please email anything over to [email protected], we’d love to see and share it!

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I teach another Key Stage, do you have any resources for me?

Not currently, but our resources can be adapted and you can use the lower-ability or higher-ability activities to suit your class.

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My school doesn’t receive food from The Felix Project, can we still take part?

Yes. The downloadable resources are stand-alone and do not require schools to receive food.

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My school is interested in receiving food from The Felix Project, how do I sign up?

For more information about receiving food from The Felix Project click here