After using a chart to predict the growth of various vegetables, students record and analyse their growth rates and choose a graphing style to represent their findings. Younger students can complete this task as a class activity whilst older students can work in small groups. Suitable for Years 2 to 6. (Modifications given for year…
Students learn and use the Indonesian names for common fruits and vegetables and demonstrate their knowledge by completing a matching task. This same activity can be completed for other languages taught. This activity can be extended by children preparing a vegetable shopping list in Indonesian. Suitable for Years 4 & 5. (Includes modifications for other…
After reading a variety of Haiku poems, students use the same form of poetry to write a Haiku about fruit or vegetables. They should be given a selection to feel, taste and smell and after editing their poem, they should present it to the others in the class. Suitable for Years 2 & 3. (Includes…
Students work in small groups to write and illustrate a story for their Buddies, whether older or younger. Teachers of younger students can use this as a whole class activity to model the structure of a narrative. Older students can use this to reinforce their knowledge of narrative writing. Suitable for Years 2 – 6….
Students lobby local businesses for assistance with building and/or maintaining a school garden by writing them a letter. Teachers of younger students use this as an opportunity to model letter writing whilst older students can research possible businesses and write individual letters. Suitable for Years 1 to 7. National Curriculum Area/s: English Strands Language –…
Students use the Exposition Writing Framework to provide the ‘fors’ and ‘againsts’ of various statements about vegetables such as ‘Vegetables are the best foods for us to eat’. Before writing their exposition, students will research the statements and brainstorm their ideas in a group. Suitable for Year 5. (Includes options for other year levels) National…
2 Bananas 4 Popsicle sticks 1 cup milk chocolate melts Desiccated Coconut Crushed nuts (Optional) Hundreds & Thousands METHOD Wash your hands. Line a tray with baking paper. Melt the chocolate either in the microwave or in a double boiler. Ask an adult to show you how. Place the coconut, nuts and Hundreds and Thousands…
2 x 200ml containers of flavoured yoghurt METHOD Pour the yoghurt into the popsicle moulds but if you don’t have them, pour them into plastic cups then stretch a small piece of plastic wrap tightly across the top of the cup. Then, push a pop stick through the plastic so that it sits in the yoghurt. Put the cups…
1 cup milk 3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries 200g tub Cheesecake Yoghurt 1 banana METHOD Wash your hands. Place all the ingredients into a blender. Blend until all the ingredients are smooth. Pour into nice big glasses and enjoy. SMARTY TIP: Try changing the flavours using raspberries or strawberries. Eat Occasionally
4 ripe bananas 100g milk chocolate bits 12 marshmallows Chopped nuts (optional) METHOD Don’t peel the bananas. Use a knife to cut them lengthwise, without cutting through the skin at the bottom. Push a quarter of the chocolate and 3 marshmallows into each banana. Wrap the filled banana tightly in foil. Repeat this with the other bananas….