The same... but different!

Today we have been learning all about foods that are the same in some way, but are also different! We talked about what the words 'same' and 'different' mean before exploring some objects in the mystery box. There was a potato, a packet of crisps, two pieces of cheese, a grape, a raisin, a banana and a small piece of hard banana which was dried banana.

We matched the foods up with their partner and talked about why they went together. Some of us knew that crisps were made from potatoes and, although the fresh banana and dried banana looked different, we could see that they were both banana. Well done to Dexter who explained why the grape and raisin went together - "because grapes are left out in the sun and they turn into raisins."

We talked about how the types of food looked the same or different, then we tasted them. Although the two pieces of cheese looked the same, they actually tasted different. The grape and raisin didn't taste the same or look the same! The texture of the fresh banana and dried banana was very different, but they both still tasted of banana.

Which foods can you think of that seem the same but are actually different, or seem different but actually come from the same place?