TEXAS CTE LESSON PLAN

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Lesson Identification and TEKS Addressed

Cluster Hospitality and Tourism
Course Culinary Arts
Lesson/Unit Title Foundations of Safe Food: Purchasing, Receiving and Storage
TEKS Student 130.254. (c) Knowledge and Skills
Expectations
(2) The student applies advanced reading, writing,
mathematics, and science skills for the food service
industry.
(A) The student is expected to compose
industry appropriate documents such as
purchasing specifications and purchase
orders.
(B) The student is expected to compose
industry appropriate documents.
(9) The student understands the various food service
operations such as quick service, fast casual, casual,
fine dining, institutional, and beverage service.
(D)The student is expected to determine
proper receiving, storage, and distribution
techniques.
Basic Direct Teach Lesson
Instructional Students will:
Objectives  Determine the importance of purchasing, receiving,
and storage in providing safe food
 Identify responsible purchasing specifications and be
familiar with purchase orders
 Determine, identify and demonstrate safe and proper
receiving, storage and distribution techniques
Rationale Providing safe food in a restaurant begins well before you
ever break out the knife and cutting board. Safe food starts
with proper purchasing, receiving and storage procedures.
These procedures must also accompany well established
guidelines, standards and product specifications to ensure

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 safe, high quality food is delivered to every guest in every
food service setting.
Duration of Lesson Three 45-minute class periods
Word Wall Flow of food: The sequence of steps needed to transform
raw materials and ingredients into manufactured food
products

Purchasing: The steps and procedures necessary to procure

food products needed to create and prepare food items in
the foodservice setting; includes writing purchase orders,
establishing product specifications and working with
vendors to place orders

Purchase order: A document asking a supplier to ship food

or supplies at a predetermined price

Receiving: The steps and procedures that follow purchasing

whereby a foodservice employee accepts deliveries from
vendors upon physical delivery; includes verifying orders,
checking orders and taking possession of products in an
efficient and safe manner

Storage: The steps and procedures that follow receiving

whereby a foodservice employee delivers accepted
deliveries of food to proper storage areas in a timely manner
to ensure a continued commitment to food safety while
keeping within safe time and temperature considerations;
includes rotation of products, proper labeling and proper
placement in the storage area

TCS (Temperature Controlled for Safety) Foods: Any food

that requires time-temperature control to prevent the
growth of microorganisms and the production of toxins; this
food contains moisture and protein and has a neutral or
slightly acidic pH

Temperature danger zone: The range of temperatures

conducive to bacterial growth; includes temperatures

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 between 41°F and 135°F

Time temperature abuse: Allowing temperature control for

safety (TCS) foods to remain in the temperature danger zone
for extended periods of time

Vendors: Companies who sell products to the foodservice

industry

Materials/ Equipment:
Specialized Equipment  Computer with projector for PowerPoint presentation
Needed  Computers with Internet access (be sure to follow
district guidelines)
 Light projector (Elmo)

Optional:
 Dry goods area (pantry)
 Refrigeration unit (walk-in, commercial reach in or
standard refrigeration)

Materials:
 Cardstock
 Post-It® notes

Supplies:
 Food service thermometers
 Groceries (various foods)
 Copies of handouts

PowerPoint:
 Foundations for Safe Food: Purchasing, Receiving and
Storage

Technology:
 Free iPad App:
o USDA Food Safety
USDA provides an important role as U. S.
Government’s Agency for food, agriculture,
natural resources, and related issues.
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 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usdafoodsafe
ty/id457796600?mt=8

Graphic Organizers:
 Refrigerator Storage
 Refrigerator Storage (Key)
 Steps to Providing Safe Food
 Steps to Providing Safe Food (Key)

Handouts:
 Keep It Cool – Refrigerator Storage Chart
 Purchase Order
 Receiving and Storage of Food
 Refrigerator Safety Inspection
 Rubric for Receiving and Storage of Food Flyer
 Storing Fruits and Vegetables

Anticipatory Set Before class begins:

Before the start of this lesson, secure a list of food items and
prices from a local vendor or the school cafeteria supervisor
to be able to complete a purchase order in the Guided
Practice section.

This lesson can help students understand that safe food is a

responsibility for all those involved in the process of
providing food to customers. This activity will force your
students to think about all the potential hazards that food
faces from the time it is sitting on the shelf in your vendors
warehouse to the time that it hits the table in front of the
guest.

On the white board in the classroom, draw a large, rounded

rectangle to indicate a refrigerator. Next to it, draw a large
rectangle to indicate a pantry. Draw shelves (lines) on both.

As students enter the classroom, hand each one of them a

Post-It®note. Instruct students to write an edible food item
on the note. They are then to place the note on a shelf in
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 either the refrigerator (rounded rectangle) or the pantry
(rectangle).

Leave the notes on the board and continue with the lesson.
Corrections will be made in the Lesson Closure section.

Ask students the following questions about purchasing,

receiving and storage:
 What do you think the term “reputable vendor”
means?
 Who benefits from a restaurant making a
commitment to providing safe food?
 What costs can be associated with providing unsafe
food?
 How do you store food at home?

Continue the discussion about providing safe food to the

public.
Direct Instruction with Introduce lesson objectives, terms, and definitions.
Special Education
Modifications/ Distribute graphic organizer Steps to Providing Safe Food so
Accommodations that students may take notes during slide presentation.

Introduce PowerPoint Foundations of Safe Food: Purchasing,

Receiving and Storage and lead a discussion about providing
safe food in the industry.

View YouTube videos:

Purchasing: The following video is a look into Food’s Quality
Assurance System. This is an example of some of the
information you would need to look for when seeking
reputable suppliers.
 Quality Assurance
Insuring food safety is one of the most critical
challenges facing the food industry today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXlUfaz7sQI

Receiving: The following is a video that covers some

important topics that must be considered when inspecting
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 and receiving deliveries.
 Receiving Food Deliveries
To maintain the highest quality food product, a
facility must properly inspect the food before
receiving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEGyhKPIdXw

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education

students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may
include, but are not limited to:
 checking for understanding
 providing a copy of the slide presentation notes
Guided Practice with Distribute the list of the food items and prices you have
Special Education secured from a vendor or the school cafeteria supervisor.
Modifications/
Accommodations Divide the class into subgroups of three or four students.

Distribute the handout Purchase Order and instruct the

groups to order the food items needed for the scenario
below:
The Culinary Arts program on your campus runs a bistro for
faculty and staff once a month. This month you will be
serving an Italian lunch of lasagna and Caesar salad. A
purchase order for the ingredients will need to be made.

Allow time for groups to complete the purchase order.

You may display an example of the purchase order on a light

projector to guide the students.

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education

students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may
include, but are not limited to:
 peer tutor
 monitor progress
 oral responses
Independent Before class:
Practice/Laboratory Print the Receiving and Storage of Food attachment on

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 Experience with cardstock. Cut and separate the cards and place them in a
Special Education basket. Blank cards are available to add more foods.
Modifications/
Accommodations Divide the class into subgroups of three.

Allow a member of each group to draw a card from the

basket.

Students will research the correct receiving and storage

information for their selected food and create a flyer using
Microsoft Word™ templates.

Students may use their textbooks or the following websites

for their research:
 http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
 http://www.fda.gov/Food/default.htm
 http://www.fightbac.org/
 http://www.foodsafety.gov/
Distribute Rubric for Receiving and Storage Flyer so that
students may understand what is expected.

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education

students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may
include, but are not limited to:
 computer assistance
 peer tutor
 reduced assignment
Lesson Closure Review terms, definitions and objectives.

Review the Post-It® notes on the whiteboard refrigerator

and pantry.

Check to see if the notes with the food items were placed on
the correct shelf. Allow the students to make corrections.

Place the graphic organizer Refrigerator Storage on the light

projector. Select different students to write in a food item on
the correct shelf. Have the rest of the class check to make
sure the answers are correct.
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 Debrief with your students by asking the following questions
and allowing them time to answer:
 What is the difference between storing food at home
and storing food in a commercial setting?
 Why has food become such an important part of our
industry and considering that, why is purchasing,
receiving and storage so important?
 What obstacles do restaurants face when it comes to
following receiving and storage guidelines?
 What is the value of this lesson to you as an aspiring
culinary professional?
Summative/ Students will present their flyers to the class.
End of Lesson Students will be assessed with appropriate rubric.
Assessment Option:
with Special Education The best way to assess student’s mastery of receiving and
Modifications/Accomm storage techniques is to have them demonstrate proper
odations procedures for receiving and storing foods.

Obtain food samples (fake, real, or images of food) to have

students “receive and store” in a role play scenario.

Make sure to advise students that since even one mistake in

these areas can compromise the safety of the food later
during preparation, it is best to be safe from the onset.

Allow them to practice in groups before completing this role

play to get some of the role play jitters out of the way before
testing for mastery.

Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for all special education

students must be followed. Examples of accommodations may
include, but are not limited to:
 encourage participation
 give much encouragement and praise
References/ Textbooks:
Resources  Culinary essentials. (2010). Woodland Hills, CA:
Glencoe/McGraw Hill.

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  ServSafe manager: Updated with the 2013 FDA Food
Code. (2014). Chicago, IL: National Restaurant
Association.

YouTube:
 Quality Assurance
Insuring food safety is one of the most critical
challenges facing the food industry today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXlUfaz7sQI
Additional Required Components
English Language  Word wall
Proficiency Standards  Draw visual representations of terms on word wall
(ELPS) Strategies  Add terms and definitions to personal dictionary
College and Career
Readiness Connection1
Recommended Strategies
Reading Strategies Other articles pertaining to this lesson students may read
include:
 How to Choose a Reputable Ingredient Supplier
Choosing a reputable ingredient supplier is no small
task. The safety and quality of the final food product
is ultimately dependent on not only the ingredients
themselves but also on the best practices of the
supplier. Sourcing ingredients, therefore, is a multi-
step course.
http://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-
archive1/junejuly-2009/how-to-choose-a-reputable-
ingredient-supplier/
 Receiving Procedures in the Restaurant
Receiving food and supplies from your vendors
requires more than simply taking boxes off a delivery
truck. Restaurant owners and managers should have
procedures in place for any employee who handles
deliveries.
https://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/r

1
Visit the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards at
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/collegereadiness/CRS.pdf, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(THECB), 2009.
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 estaurant-management-and-operations/receiving-
procedures-in-the-restaurant/c28031.aspx
Reading strategy:
Encourage students to “visualize” as they read. Many
students are visual learners and will benefit from making
sketches or diagrams on scrap paper as they read. Providing
students with graphic organizers to help them organize their
thoughts is also helpful.
Quotes Businesses must evolve over time, and as more information
on food safety becomes available to the public, those that
pro-act to new advances are going to be in a better position.
-Roger Berkowitz, President and CEO, Legal Sea Foods

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

-Mike Johanns, US Senator

Stated in the simplest terms, the recognized solution to the

problem of foodborne illness is a comprehensive prevention
strategy that involves all participants in the food system,
domestic and foreign, doing their part to minimize the
likelihood of harmful contamination. And that is the strategy
mandated by FSMA. It is not a strategy that assumes we can
achieve a zero-risk food supply, but it is a strategy grounded
in the conviction that we can better protect consumers and
the economic vigor of the food system if everyone involved
implements reasonably available measures to reduce risk
- Michael R. Taylor, FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for
Foods

Writing Strategies Journal Entries:

 Providing safe food for everyone is important
because …
 Cross-contamination can occur in …
 Training staff to receive purchases is vital because …

Writing Strategy:
RAFT writing strategy is designed to demonstrate student
understanding of material in a creative and relevant way.

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 o Role – restaurant owner
o Audience – employees
o Format – bulletin
o Topic – safe receiving and storage guidelines

The bulletin will highlight the importance of proper

procedures in simple steps to comply to company
guidelines.
Communication 90  Three things that a purchase order will do for the
Second Speech Topics foodservice establishment is …
 Three safe practices when it comes to dry goods
storage are …
Other Essential Lesson Components
Enrichment Activity Challenge students to visit a local restaurant and make notes
or take pictures of effective and safe storage practices that
they observe (be sure to ask permission first).

This would serve as an excellent lesson in professional

communication and networking.

Students can bring this information back to class and work

together to create storage guidelines for the storage areas in
your facility.

The best way for students to learn proper procedures for

storage is to have them see, feel and touch these products
and navigate multiple scenarios in practice.

Practice makes perfect.

If you spend the time with your students having them
practice safe purchasing, receiving and storage procedures,
then when it matters, they will make the proper decisions
that will result in safe food.
Family/ Take a “before” picture of your refrigerator at home. Make
Community note of the storage location of your family’s food items.
Connection
Now using elements of proper food storage you’ve learned
in this unit, clean, organize and arrange your family’s
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 refrigeration and storage at home so that it would pass
inspection by the local health department.

Educate your family on preventing cross-contamination

during food storage and the importance of proper storage
techniques.

Distribute handouts Keep It Cool – Refrigerator Storage

Chart, Refrigerator Safety Inspection and Storing Fruits and
Veggies to assist in this assignment.
CTSO Connection Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA)
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Culinary Arts
A team event – recognizes participants enrolled in
occupational culinary arts/food service training programs for
their ability to work as members of a team to produce a
quality meal using industrial culinary arts/food service
techniques and equipment.
SkillsUSA
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Culinary Arts
The competition will encompass both hot and cold food
preparation and presentation. Contestants will demonstrate
their knowledge and skills through the production of a four-
course menu in a full day competition. The contestants will
be rated on their organization, knife skills, cooking
techniques, creative presentation, sanitation food safety
techniques and above all, the quality and flavor of their
prepared items. The high school competitors will work from
one menu with standardized recipes. The
college/postsecondary students will work from a market
basket format and write their own menu and recipes the
night before the competition.
Service Successful service learning project ideas originate from
Learning student concerns and needs. Allow students to brainstorm
Projects about service projects pertaining to lesson. For additional
information on service learning see
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Example:
Volunteer at the local homeless shelter to help sort and
properly store food deliveries and/or current inventory.

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