Cookin Castle is an online interactive website intended to teach and promote healthier eating and good food hygiene practices to children in Primary 4-7.

Cookin Castle aims to teach primary school children about the main principles of a healthy, balanced diet, including what the main food groups are and what kinds of foods should be increased and limited in their diet. It is not meant to be a prescriptive diet plan or provide detailed nutritional analysis, but rather provide simple feedback children can understand.

Teacher’s Guide

Introduction

•CookinCastlecanbeusedasanindividual,grouptaskoronawhiteboardasaclassactivityandisintendedtoprovideteacherswithsupportindeliveringtheHealthandWellbeingareasoftheCurriculumforExcellence.TheexperiencesandoutcomeswhichteachershaveidentifiedasbeingrelevanttotheCookinCastleresourceareprovidedlateronintheTeacher’sGuide.

•TheTeacher’sTabatwww.cookincastle.comcontainsinformationontheeatwellplate,frontofpacklabellingandfoodsafetyinformationalongwithPDFsofourotherschoolresources.

•Thewebsiteisintendedforuseinschoolsandathome,encouragedbysomehealthycompetitionontheleaderboardwhichrankstheplayer,undertheirclanname,basedontheirtotalscore.

•CookinCastlecombinestwogames,thestoreroomandthekitchen,theotherroomsinthecastlemaybedevelopedinthefuture.TheroleoftheclassorpupilisthefamilycookwithinCookinCastle.

We hope you and your pupils enjoy playing the game and don’t forget to try and come top of the league. The class which is at the top of the league table each month will be rewarded with Cookin Castle branded goodies!

Overall Aim:Toraiseawarenessofkeymessagesonhealthyeatingandfoodsafetytochildrensothattheywillbecomeconfidentindividualsandbeabletoassessrisksandmakeinformeddecisions.

Suggested learning intentions/success criteriaBelow is a list of suggested learning intentions and success criteria that have been outlined by teachers who helped inform this guide.

Pupilswillbeableto:

•Developknowledgeofkitchenhygiene.

•Developknowledgeoffoodstorage.

•Developknowledgeofpersonalhygiene.

•Understandthestorageofdifferenttypesoffood.

•Identifyareasforcleaninginakitchen.

•Identifythecorrectsequenceforhandwashing.

•Identifyarangeofhealthyfoodoptionstomakeameal.

•Planahealthymenuforaweek.

•Increaseawarenessofimportanceofhygienewhendealingwithfood.

Assessment opportunities

HerearesomesuggestionsonhowlearningfromtheCookinCastlecouldbeassessed:

•Presentationofmealchoices–peerassessment.

•Createahealthymenu–peerorteacherassessment.

•Classquiztoshowknowledgeoffactscovered.

•Pupilsaimtogetahighmarkforthestoreroomsectionandoverallhighscorefollowingthekitchensection.

•Pupilssaywhyfoodsneedtobestoredoncertainshelvesoffridge.

The Game

•Tobeginagameclickon‘PLAYNOW’and‘STARTNEWGAME’thenclickon‘GENERATENAME’togiveyouyourclannameandstarttypingyourschool’snameintheboxbelowtofindyourschool.

• Take a note of your own unique code or download, print and keep in a safe place for when you revisit the game.

•Selectthepracticegameswithoutaffectingyourscore,or‘PLAY’forthemaingame.

• The wizard will provide a tutorial, written and audio, about how to play the game and encourage pupils to investigate the different areas of the castle.

•Youcanclickonthedifferentroomsandcharactersbyhoveringorclickingonthem.

Begintypingyourschoolnameandtherestwillbeautocompleted.

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Makesureyouwritethisdownsomewheresafe.You’llneedthiscodenexttimeyouplaytocontinuewithyourclan.

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Youcaneithergetsomepracticeontheminigameswithoutaffectingyourscoreorifyou’refeelingbraveyoucandivestraightintothemaingame.

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ThisisCookinCastle!Thiswillbewhereyoucancheckeverythingsuchasyourscore,awardsandhowthefamilyarefeeling.

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WhenyouarriveatCookinCastleyouwillfirstwanttopayattentiontothestoreroom.Thelastcooklefttheroominareallybadstate!

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Afterclearingupthestoreroomyouwillneedtofeedyourfamilyandchosetheirmealsfortheday.

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Thishelpfulchapwillguideyouthroughthegamesobesuretopayattentiontowhathehastosay.

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The Store RoomThe store room has been left in a terrible mess by the previous cook so the first task is to clean and tidy the store room and test the pupils’ food hygiene knowledge.

Ontheleftofthescreenyouwillfind:

•Amagnifyingglasstohighlightbacterialeftfromspoiledfoodandtocheckyou’vescrubbedalltheshelvesproperly.

•Abintothrowawaythemouldyfood.

•Asoapyspongetocleantheshelves,tableandsurroundingareas.

•Asinktodemonstratecorrecthandwashingpractices.

•Ashoppingbasketforyoutoputawayyourfood.

Oncethestoreroomhasbeencleaned,thefridgeputtothecorrecttemperatureandtheshoppingputawayinthecorrectplaces,youwillreceiveyourfinalscoreandfeedbackonhowwellyoudid.

Clickon‘HOWCANIDOBETTER’togetsomehealthyeatingorfoodhygienetips.

Objectives of store room game:

•Toincreaseawarenessofgoodpracticesinrelationtofoodsafetyandhygiene.

•Tounderstandcorrectfoodstorageandchillingofperishablefoods.

•Topromoteeffectivehandwashingandcleaningofworksurfaces.

Makesuretohaveagoodlookaroundtheroomwiththemagnifyglassfirst.Youwillbeabletoidentifywhichgermslurkwhereandwhy.

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Don’tforgettocheckthefridgetemperature!

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Getridofallthatmouldyfood.Draganddroptherubbishintothebin.

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Afterallthemouldyfoodhasbeenthrownawayyouneedtocleanthesurfaces.Usethemagnifyglasstomakesureyouhaven’tmissedanyspots.

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Store Room – handwashing

Store Room – handwashing

Draganddropeachstageofhandwashingintothecorrectorderandthenclickfinish.

You’llfindhowwellyoudidintheendresults.

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Allofyouringredientshavearrived!Youneedtoputthemawayinthecorrectplacetoscoremaximumpoints.Draganddropthefoodseitherinthefridgeorinthecupboard.

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The KitchenNow it is the Cook’s job to choose what the family have for breakfast, lunch and snacks and to use their knowledge to prepare and cook dinner for the family.

Store Room – feedback

Game outline:

•Pupilscanpick4itemsfromaselectionoffoodanddrinkforbreakfast,lunchandsnacks.Thereisalargechoiceoffoodanddrinkitems,toseemoreoptionsjustusethescrollbarontheright.

•Dinnercanalsobepickedthesamewaybutpupilsshouldbeencouraged,whenpossible,tomaketheirowndinnerusingthemealmakingmachine.

•Whenusingthemealmachine,pupilscanaddupto3itemsatatimetothetopofthemachinefromthecupboard,fridgeorfreezer.Onceagain,usethescrollbarontherighttoseeallyouroptions.

•Pupilscanthenchoosehowtoprepareandcooktheirfooditemsandaddthemintothemealmakingmachine,thiscanbedoneupto5timesallowingatotalof15itemstobeusedinthemealmachine.

•Whilepreparingtheirfoodtheymustremembertowashhandsandequipmentastheygoandiftheywanttoaddmoreingredientstheyjustgobacktothefridge,freezerorstoreandrepeattheprocess.

Makesuretohaveareadthroughtheresults.You’llfindsometipsonhowtoimproveyourscorenexttime.

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Yourshoppingwasn’tputawayinthecorrectplace.Lookhereforusefultips.

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Ideallyyouneedtocleanthestoreroomeachdaybutyou’llgetareminderiftheroomgetsneglected.Themoreoftenyoucleanthestoreroomthemorepointsyou’llearn!

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Thisiswhatisaddedtoyouroverallscore.

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•Oncetheyarehappywiththeirmealtheycanhitserve,thistriggerstheirresults.Feedbackoneachmealisgivenwiththeday’sfeedbackbeingdisplayedasbarchartsdepictingeachfoodgroup.

•Aswewanttoencourageeatingmorefruitandvegetablesandstarchyfoodsthebarchartsforthemwillnotgointotherediftheygooverthetargetline.However,therearesomefoodsintheothergroupswhichshouldbelimitedinthedietandsohavingtoomanyoftheselesshealthychoiceswillcausethebarstoturnred.Pupilscanclickonthebluequestionmarknextto‘BALANCEGUIDE’whichwillhelpexplainthetargetlinestothem.

•Youwillalsoreceivefoodhygienefeedbackandafinalscore.

•Pupilscanclickonhealthyeatingorhygienetoptipstotryandimprovetheirscorenexttime.

•Theycanalsochecktheirawardsandwheretheyareontheleaguetablewhenevertheylike.

Objectives of kitchen game:

•Raiseawarenessoftheimportanceofahealthybalanceddiet.

•Encouragechildrentomakehealthierfoodchoices.

•Understandthefivefoodgroupswithintheeatwellplate,whichweneedmoreofandwhichweneedlessof.

•Encouragechildrentorecognisetheimportanceofpreparingandcookingfoodsafelyandhygienically.

Pupils’shouldbeencouragedtocompleteanentireweek,cookingdifferenthealthydinnerseachdayandtokeepcheckingthestoreroomasdifferentfooditemsneedtobeputawayeachtime.Thegoalistokeepthefamilyhappyandhealthyandtogettothetopoftheleaguetableandreceiveprizesforyourclassorschool.

1. Explore the kitchen, choose the foods you want your clan to eat.

Kitchen – Meal Machine

It’stimetofeedyourclan!Clickonthekitchentodoso.

Selectupto4itemsforeachmeal,chooseabalanced,healthydietformaximumpoints.Theresultswillgiveyouhintsfornexttime.

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Selectupto3ingredientsforaprepareditem.Andthenchoosehowbesttoprepareandcookthem.

TheCookingMachinewilldotherest!

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You’llfindallthenecessaryingredientsinthecupboard,fridgeorfreezer.TheCookingMachinewillhaveallcondimentsandspices.

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Don’tforgettocleanupafterpreparingeachitem.Youmightmaketheclanunwell.

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Onceyou’veservedyourmealsyouwillreceivefeedbackonhowhealthyandbalancedyourchoiceswere.Therewillalsobelotsoftipsandadvicedependingonwhatyouchose.

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Yourpreparedandcookeditemswillappearherereadytobeserved.Youcanaddupto5setsofprepareditems.

Click‘SERVEMEALS’tofeedyourclan.

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Youhaveachoicewithdinner.YoucaneitherPick4itemsinthesamewaytotheothermeals.

Oryoucanplaythecookinggameandprepareamealfromscratch!

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2. Once you serve meals you’ll be presented with your feedback and scoring.

7. TheLeagueTable–ClickontheLibraryintheCastleandyoucancompareyourscorewithotherclans. Come top of the league table and you’ll win Cookin Castle prizes for you and your class!

Findoutifyouhaveabalanceddiet.Goingintoredmeansyou’vegoneoveryourrecommendedamount.Hovertofindoutwhatpushedyouover.

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Howhealthywerethefoodsyouchose?

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Lookoutfortheinfoiconforusefulfeedback.

3 Serveeachmealandfindoutwhatyourfeedbackwillbe.Youcancheckbackusingthetabsacrossthetop.

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TheLeagueTableshowsthetop50clans.Ifyou’veearnedyourplaceonthetableyoucanseehowfarbehindyouaretoprogresstothenextrank.

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Whatdidthefamilythinkofyourcooking?Youwillfindadvicehereonhowtoimprovenexttime.

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Yourclan’srank1

Links to the Curriculum for ExcellenceBelow is a list of the experiences and outcomes (e’s and o’s) which teachers have identified as being relevant to the Cookin Castle resource.

Category CodeHealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

Early

HWB0-30a

Togetherweenjoyhandling,tasting,talkingandlearningaboutdifferentfoods,discoveringwaysinwhicheatinganddrinkingmayhelpustogrowandkeephealthy.

HealthandWellbeing

Safeandhygienicpractices

Second

HW2-33a

Havinglearnedaboutcleanliness,hygieneandsafety,Icanapplytheseprinciplestomyeverydayroutines,understandingtheirimportancetohealthandwellbeing.

HealthandWellbeing

Safeandhygienicpractices

Third

HWB3-33a

Icanapplyfoodsafetyprincipleswhenbuying,storing,preparing,cookingandconsumingfood.

HealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

Second

HWB2-30a

ByapplyingmyknowledgeandunderstandingofcurrenthealthyeatingadviceIcancontributetoahealthyeatingplan.

HealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

First

HWB1-30a

ByinvestigatingtherangeoffoodsavailableIcandiscusshowtheycontributetoahealthydiet.

HealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

Early

HWB0-30a

Togetherweenjoyhandling,tasting,talkingandlearningaboutdifferentfoods,discoveringwaysinwhicheatinganddrinkingmayhelpustogrowandkeephealthy.

HealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

First

HWB1-32a

Iambeginningtounderstandthatnutritionalneedschangeatdifferentstagesoflife,forexampletheroleofbreastfeedingininfantnutrition.

HealthandWellbeing

Nutrition

Second

HWB2-32a

Iunderstandthatpeopleatdifferentlifestageshavedifferingnutritionalneedsandthatsomepeoplemayeatoravoidcertainfoods.

HealthandWellbeing

Safeandhygienicpractices

Early/First

HWB0-33a/HWB1-33a

Iambecomingawareofhowcleanliness,hygieneandsafetycanaffecthealthandwellbeingandIapplythisknowledgeinmyeverydayroutinessuchastakingcareofmyteeth.

HealthandWellbeing

Safeandhygienicpractices

Third

HWB3-33a

Icanapplyfoodsafetyprincipleswhenbuying,storing,preparing,cookingandconsumingfood.

Technologies

ICTtoenhancelearning

Third

TCH3-03a

Icanexploreandusethefeaturesofavarietyoffamiliarandunfamiliarsoftwaretodeterminethemostappropriatetosolveproblemsorissues.

Technologies

ICTtoenhancelearning

Third

TCH3-04a

IenhancemylearningbyapplyingmyICTskillsindifferentlearningcontextsacrossthecurriculum.

Technologies

ICTtoenhancelearning

Third

TCH2-04a

IexploreandexperimentwiththefeaturesandfunctionsofcomputertechnologyandIcanusewhatIlearntosupportandenhancemylearningindifferentcontexts.

Technologies

Craft,design,engineeringandgraphicscontextsfordevelopingtechnologicalskillsandknowledge

TCH1-14b

Havingevaluatedmywork,Icanadaptandimprove,whereappropriate,throughtrialanderrororbyusingfeedback.

Literacy

Reading,findingandusinginformation

Early

LIT0-14a

Iusesigns,booksorothertextstofindusefulorinterestinginformationandIusethistoplan,makechoicesorlearnnewthings.

Literacy

Reading,findingandusinginformation

First

LIT1-14a

UsingwhatIknowaboutthefeaturesofdifferenttypesoftexts,Icanfind,select,sortanduseinformationforaspecificpurpose.

Literacy

Reading,findingandusinginformation

Second

LIT2-14a

UsingwhatIknowaboutthefeaturesofdifferenttypesoftexts,Icanfind,selectandsortinformationfromavarietyofsourcesandusethisfordifferentpurposes.

Cross curricular ideas The following are potential extension ideas for Cookin Castle.

Subject IdeasHealthandWellbeing PE–discusshowfoodprovidespeoplewithenergyand

howthebodyusesit.

Discussnutritionalneedsfordifferentmembersofthefamily.

Discussfoodpreferencesandfoodallergiesandtheimportanceofreadingfoodlabels.

SpottinghazardsinthekitchenusingdownloadablepostersfromtheTeacher’sTab.

Learnnamesofbacteriaandtheconditionsrequiredforthemtogrow.

Researchvarioushealthconditionsrelatedtofood.

Explorecookingtechniquesrelatedtohealthyeating.

Keepafooddiaryoftheirownforday/weekend/weekday.Childrencantakephotosoffoodasavisualdiary.

Discusstheimportanceofhandwashingandcorrecttechniquesrequired.

SocialStudies DiscussrationinginWorldWar2.

Numeracy Discussfoodlabelsandweightsoffood.

Discussfoodshoppingandmoneyinvolved.

Relatefractionstotheeatwellplate.

Expressivearts Drawbacteria.

Drawabstractimagesofhowfoodgoesthroughthebody.Createacollageofdifferentfoodgroups.

Music–createmusictomimicharmfulorgoodbacteria.