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Olivers Vegetables

eve opng ro e pay n earWhitefriars Infant School

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Where does our food comefrom?

In our school we use a thematic approach to thecurrcuum.

In Year One the theme in the Spring term is calledWhere does our food come from? The work is based on

e o owng ey ques ons. Can I say where some food comes from?

Can I say what foods will help me to stay healthy? Do I understand what plants need to grow? Can I understand some of the characteristics of living

thin s? Can I name and label different parts of plants? Can I explain the life cycle of plants?

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Olivers Vegetables covers many of the issues

around health eatin and rowin food as theblurb below reveals.

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won't eat anything else - until he plays a.

vegetable Oliver finds in the garden, he. , ,

on Tuesday,it is spinach . . .

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Olivers Vegetables : VivianFrench

Author : Vivian French V van Frenc s marre an

lives in Edinburgh. She hasfour daughters and a lot ofpets! Vivian worked inc ren's t eatre or ten yearsas both an actor and writer and

has been telling stories forover fifteen years in schools,commun y cen res antheatres. Her first three bookswere published in 1990, andsince then she has written

more an seven y oo s.Oliver's Vegetables wasshortlisted for the Victoria andAlbert Illustrators award.

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to be developed.

Seed packets

an a e s

Posters Have you seen our carrots? Recipes Pea Soup, Rhubarb Pie,

Beetroot Salad

Recipe book

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Learning Objectives for

Language and Literacy in Role

Pla Scenarios 4 Drama

Explore familiar themes and characters through improvisation and role-playAct out their own and well-known stories, usin voices for characters

7 Understanding and interpreting textsIdentify the main events and characters in stories, and find specific

information in simple texts

Distinguish fiction and non-fiction texts and the different purposes forreading them

9 Creating and shaping texts

-Create short simple texts on paper and screen that combine words withimages (and sounds)Find and use new and interesting words and phrases, including story

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After sharing the book Olivers Vegetables the

children lanned the thin s the would like tosee in the role play

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Work began on making a shed from a

vegetables from newspaper.

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Old clothes were used to make ascarecrow.

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The children planted seeds of thevege a es oun n versrand as arden.

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A small world play scenario ofvers egeta es was create n

a tuff tra

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Small world play leading intowriting.

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Problem solving scenarios to

engage and challenge children in the

application of their knowledge, skills

and attitudes.

all the carrots have disappeared.

them?

Rabbit paw prints could appear in garden. Softto rabbit could be found with stash of carrots.

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Posters created on paper and onscreen

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Following the carrot hunt thec ren wrote a recount.

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Maths.

Learning Objective w/e 20.3.2009: Describe a puzzle or problemusing numbers, practical materials and diagrams; use these to solve the

Yellow: Choose and use appropriate operations and ways of calculatingto solve problems.

Sometimes Olivers Grandma makes vegetable soup.S e uses 1 ca age, 4 carrots an 5 potatoes. How manyvegetables does she use altogether?

Answer:

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Role play as a context forMaths.

. . ,practical materials and diagrams; use these to solve the problem and set thesolution in the original context

Green: Have some ideas about how to carry out the task, choose appropriate strategy tosolve problems.Next time Oliver goes to stay with Grandma and Grandpa he decides to try to eat adifferent mixture of 3 vegetables each day. Grandpa now grows carrots (c), spinach (s),

beetroot(b), and potatoes (p). Can you draw plates to show all the different combinations

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The finished role play area provided many

o ortunities for readin writin s eakin andlistening.

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The children had a sense of ownership

from planning to creating the role play.

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The children enjoyed doing detailed

rawngs o vers egeta es .

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Olivers Vegetables has been a very successful

pro ect, w c as een most enoya e oreveryone who took part!