Oliver's Vegetables

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Akhila to have 1.1support and be seated next to adult Akhila to describe herself andeither the teacher or ta to make work less imaginative. Using the illustrations as a guide, children can tell the story in their own words. Talk about the book draw pictures oftheir chosen characters an adult and a child and think of 10 wordsto describe each one. ch to then write 2 sentences about eachcharacter using the descriptive words in an interesting way Remind ch they canuse the pronoun he or she instead of the name. Ch to use workinglit walls to write exciting descriptions. TA

Bring the classtogether and look at the chs drawings Re-read olivers vegetables orthe extract discuss the story using the words character setting andevent. Oliver wants chips! Healthy eating? Forget it! Oliver doesn’t care about fresh veg or nutritious food. But when he goes to stay with Grandpa, Oliver is forced to strike a bargain. If he can find enough potatoes in the vegetable patch, Oliver can have chips. But he’s also got to eat all the other vegetables he finds during his hunt! On Monday, he pulls up carrots. On Tuesday, it’s spinach. What else will he dig up? From major author Vivian French, this colourful seek-and-find tale puts the joys of healthy eating at the top of the menu. Akhila and Keenan todraw a picture of their own character and think of a sentence abouthim/her. With 1.1 support of ta keenan and Akhila to write asentence. Ta to support sounding out of words. W1 to secureidentification spelling and reading of initial, final and medialletter sounds in simple words;

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Ask the ch to recallthe story they heard the day before encouraging them to comment oncharacters settings and events

Planning all sorts of lessons around a story like Oliver's Vegetables is a brilliant way of keeping your teaching exciting. It keeps your lessons and activities fresh and memorable, while helping children understand the story better. You can apply all kinds of different ideas, activities and exercises to Oliver's Vegetables, so have some fun working it in to your lessons. Help children in their Understanding the World ELGs as they learn about plants and food. They can get a better understanding of nature, plus learn about where food comes from! Why not encourage Expressive Arts and Design skills too with Colouring Activities? Planning with Oliver's Vegetables Ch to draw a pictureof their chosen character and write a sentence about him/her. Ta tohelp support ch by reminding them to sound out words.

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Bring the classtogether and ask pairs to take turns to tell the class about theirpartners chosen character stimulate responses to each othersmemories by asking questions sch as why have you chosen thischaracter? What is special about him/her? Tell ch that I amgoing to read one of these three stories again. Ask indv ch tochoose a favourite one and give a reason for this choice. Read themost popular story again and ask the ch if they notice anything newin the words or illustrations. draw pictures oftheir chosen characters an adult and a child and think of 5 wordsto describe each one. Adult to help support ch in sounding outwords.

Read What Shall WeDo Blue Kangaroo? and The Good Mood Hunt and comparecharacters, settings and events. Reactivate prior learning Remindchildren of the story of Olivers Vegetables told earlier.Which of the three stories did they like best? Ch to draw a pictureof their chosen character and to write 3 descriptive sentencesusing imaginative vocab. W4 to read on sighthigh frequency words specific to graded reading books matched tothe abilities of reading groups Adult to help extendthe ch instead of big what other word could we use? Look at theworking lit wall Our Oliver's Vegetables story sequencing resource is great for making sure children fully comprehend the story and can also be a great help when they're writing their own creative stories. Each card is paired with beautiful colours and will help set the scene and bring the story to life.

It's a brilliant book for encouraging fussy eaters to try something new. Learn all about different vegetables, how they grow, and how you can eat them. There's a lot more that children can learn from Oliver's Vegetables too, including the days of the week, family relationships, and how to talk about food. How can I use Oliver's Vegetables with my EYFS children?

Read the storyOlivers vegetables to the class. Ask who is the story about? Whathappens in the story? Use and explain the terms setting maincharacter and events. Invite them to retell the story using wordssuch as first next at the end When you read the story again your child could join in perhaps by being Oliver, saying eg, ‘I don’t eat vegetables. I only eat chips.’ ‘That was good’ and ‘That was very good.’ etc Tell the story Make a list of thecharacters in all three stories under the headings Adultsand Children. Ask which adults would be most fun to be withand why. Ask questions about the child characters, for example: Which ones are happiest? Who would make the bestfriend? draw pictures oftheir chosen characters an adult and a child and think of 5 wordsto describe each one. ch to then write a sentences about eachcharacter using the descriptive words in an interesting way. Adultto help extend ch grandpa was an old man what else could we add avery old man with long grey hair! T to walk around ansupervise retelling and note down group that worked the bestimaginatively and in retelling the story to act in theplenary

Reading together helps expand children's vocabulary and gives them a chance to practise reading and following new words. This support's their ELGs in Literacy, and resources like Word Mats and Story Sequencing Cards are excellent follow-up resources to use after you've read the story. This growth in vocabulary helps you work on children's Communication and Language Development too. Oilvers vegetablesby Vivian French (hodder) what shall we do blue kangaroo by emmachichester clark (Collins) . Talk about the vegetables you see when you go shopping, in the market, greengrocer or supermarket. Perhaps buy and try something new! Do some cooking Talk about what children liked or didn’t like about this story. Did they have any questions about it? Watch the story