Teachers+Outline

Curriculum: http://edn113-2012-groupproject.wikispaces.com/Veggie+Garden+Curriculum

Lesson One: Getting Organised Teachers Guide

1.Teacher will explain to the class what the topic of the semester is and what it will include the children doing. Topic of the semester… -There will be a series of six lesson plans for the students to follow. -The educational topic is science. -The task is called Veggie Garden Project, this project will consist of the students picking a veggie/plant to plant each within a group. -This will slowly form a veggie/plant patch, the students each need to monitor the process of their veggie/plant patch via a blog and research about also healthy fruit and veggies. -The objective of this task is for the students to become more aware and have a better understanding of the healthy food groups and what a healthy diet should consist of. -The students will also learn about the process of gardening and the steps involved.

Resource found: http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Search?q=science

SCIENCE INVOLVES MAKING PREDICTIONS BY GATHERING DATA AND USING EVIDENCE EXPLANATIONS OF EVENTS AND PHENOMENA -

STATED BY CURRICULEM COUNCIL THEREFORE TEACHER WILL ALSO EXPLAIN TO CHILDREN, BY GATHERING DATA AND USING EVIDENCE ON

THEIR DEVELOPING VEGGIE/PLANT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AN EVENT OF PHENOMENA.

2. As each group to to pick a veggie/plant to grow, the teacher will only allow certain amounts of veggies/plants to be picked as these particular ones grow reasonably fast. Therefore the veggies/plants up for selection are… -Tomatoes. -Sunflowers. -Lettuce. -Radishes. -Snow peas.

3. Once each member has chosen the veggie/plant they wish to research they will then have to look at the conditions their veggie/plant will be in, this will be completed by the teacher getting each student to look at… -How they will care for their veggie/plant? -How often they will water their veggie/plant? -How much sun they will for their veggie/plant? -Is there any particular soil required for their veggie/plant? -How long will it take to develop for their veggie/plant to grow?

4. The teacher is also to explain the children that certain resources such as YouTube can be helpful to find videos on how to start up their own veggie/plant patch.

5. After all the above dot points have been talked through with the children, they can then, with the teacher go to they’re allocated patch of soil and plant their chosen veggie/plant. The children will be asked to plant veggie/plant with the knowledge they have gained from researching how to grow them correctly.

6. The aim of this lesson is to help the children make a start to their veggie/plant patch and also to assist the children in gaining knowledge on how to look after their chosen veggie/plant.

For these lesson plans teachers will have also have a resource page where they can find resources to help the children gain new ideas and what to particularly focus on throughout the lessons they will be undergoing. Teacher should encourage children to go onto new websites and gather new ides. Below is a great one for the children to look at...

Resource found: http://edibleschoolyard.org/

Lesson Two: Blog Time Teachers Guide

1.Now that the children’s veggies/plants are up and running the children are the required to set up their very own blog.

Resource found: https://www.yola.com/ TEACHER EXPLAINS TO CHILDREN THAT THEIR BLOG WILL BE MADE ON YOLA.COM.

TEACHER WILL THEN ASSIST CHILDREN IS SETTING THEIR ACCOUNT UP CORRECTLY.

2. Teacher must explain to the children that the research and veggie/plant growing the children will be doing must all be presented on their own and individual blog.

3. Pacifically the teacher must explain to the children that the blog must include... -Progress of there your veggie/plant patch. -Steps involved in taking care of their veggie/plant patch. -Any research they have done on their veggie/plant. -Any reflections or thoughts they may have about their garden or what you they have learnt. -Photos that they may have taken of your veggie/plant patch.

4. Teachers must also explain to the children, that after they have taken notes and photos on their veggie/plant, that is when they will go inside and add to their blog.

5. The aim of this lesson is to assist children in setting up a blog so they can maintain a diary of their progress over the next six weeks.

Lesson Three: Healthy Fruits and Veggies- SHEET IS GIVEN ON CHILDREN'S GUIDE Teachers Guide

1. Teacher will go with students to check on their veggie/plant patch... -Children must water. -Take notes. -Take photos.

2. After coming inside children will add their findings to their weekly blog entry.

3. Once veggies/plants been checked on and notes and photos have been added to their blog the children will be given a simple work sheet to complete.

4. Teacher will explain to the children the worksheet is on what fruit and veggies are healthier then other and which fruit and vegies contain more sugar then others, ect.

5. The aim of this lesson is to make the children more informative of healthy fruits and veggies and the simple steps it takes to become a healthy eater.

Lesson Four: Word sleuth- SHEET IS GIVEN ON CHILDREN'S GUIDE Teachers Guide

1. Teacher will go with students to check on their veggie/plant patch... -Children must water. -Take notes. -Take photos.

2. After coming inside children will add their findings to their weekly blog entry.

3. The teacher then must assist the children in creating their own word sleuth by explaining… -Children must create a list of fruit and veggies (approx 20-25 words). -Children must then jumble the words up and add them to their word sleuth, they can have some across, diagonal and backwards. -Once they have hidden their words in with random letters, children must double check they have done it correctly. -They can also add some colours and pictures. -After the children should be advised to find a partner to swap with and see if you can crack their sleuth! -Children must also take photos of their sleuth and add to their weekly blogs.

4. The aim of this lesson is to have fun and learn new words.

Lesson Five: Nutritional Characteristics- SHEET IS GIVEN ON CHILDREN'S GUIDE Teachers Guide

1. Teacher will go with students to check on their veggie/plant patch... -Children must water. -Take notes. -Take photos.

2. After coming inside children will add their findings to their weekly blog entry.

3. Teacher will explain to the children that in todays lesson they will be learning about nutritional characristics, this will include… -Fiber content. -Calories. -Seeds. -What their chosen veggie/plant looks like internally and externally.

4. The children will then be given instruction by the teacher to Create a poster on their veggie, with a picture of the internal and external of the veggie they have chosen. Branching off the photo should be the nutritional characteristics to what the veggie has to offer... -The posters will be on display for parent night.

5. Children must also take a photo on their poster to add to their blog.

6. The aim of this lesson is to allow the children to become familiar with the nutritional characristics if their veggie.

Lesson Six: Atlast! Teachers guide

1. Teacher will assist all children in digging their veggie/plant.

2. Teacher is to advise all children to take a digital camera and photograph their selves and their friends digging up their own veggies/plants.

3. Teacher is then to assist all children washing their veggie/plant properly and help to store away for parent night.

4. Once children have completed digging and cleaning they will then be asked to blog pacifically on… -Growing their veggie/plant. -How long it took. -Children must also uploads all photos they have previously took in todays lesson.

5. The aim of this lesson was to finally see their vegetables developed and what to them after a long process of growing and looking after their inparticular veggie/plant.

Lesson Seven: Sensory Characteristics Teachers Guide

1.Teacher will ask children a few questions on Sensory Characteristics the questions that will be asked are simply. -How does their veggie/plant smell. -What does their veggie/plant look like. -What does their veggie/plant feel like. -And lastly what do you imagine it to taste like.

2. Teacher is to explain to children that all answers must be answered on their blog.

3. The aim of this lesson is to allow the children to use their sensors to answer questions in regards to their vegetable.

PARENT NIGHT Teachers Guide

1. Teacher will explain to children in the morning that tonight is parent night and their veggies/plants will be on display.

2. Teacher will then explain to children that their veggie/plant must be displayed on their desk along with their laptop open on their blog website for parents to read.

3. Children must also have all work sheets they have completed throughout the semester plus their poster on their desk as well.

4. Children will also be advised to explain to their parents… -What you learnt about the particular veggie/plant. -What you learnt about growing and taking care of a veggie/plant. -Talk about your blogs and how you reported your progress each week. -Talk about what you discovered about healthy eating. -Describe how you felt at the end of the project.

NOTE TEACHERS GUIDE FROM THE LESSONS PLANS ARE BASED OFF CURRICULUM COUNCIL WEBSITE