Unidad didactica George and vegetable patch

We have chosen this book because we think that is very important that children know vegetables and also we can work other topics for example: colours, make a grant, and so on.

DIDACTIC UNIT

5 sessions

 1)

• AGE  5
• TIME: 45 minutes-1hour
• AIMS: Language: vocabulary about vegetables (carrot, onions,…)
• DESCRIPTION           

               1.Talk about vegetables.

          2.    Ask children if they know the different king of vegetables.

          3.    Read the book together.

GEORGE AND HIS VEGETABLE PATCH

This child is George.

He has got a vegetable patch.

George and his grandfather always waters the plants.

There are a lot of orange carrots.

There are a lot of red tomatos.

There are a lot of yellow potatos.

There are a lot of green peas.

There are a lot of purple aubergines.

There are a lot of white onion.

Everyday, George eats his own vegetables.

He loves it! (It´s delicious!)

 

           4.    Play with the vegetable market. We put a lot of vegetables in a table and children play with it.

2)

• Age: 5                     
• TIME:45 minutes-1hour
• AIMS: Language: vocabulary about vegetables (carrot,  onions,…) Vocabulary about different colours. (purple, yellow, red, blue…)
• DESCRIPTION :        

          1.    In the first place the teacher will read the book "George and his vegetables patch" and they will talk about the story.

           2.    In the second place we will sing a song who called “Purple, yellow” While we are singing the song, children have to listen and lift each color when they hear it.

Purple, yellow

Purple, yellow, green.

All my socks are clean.

Purple, yellow, blue.

That hat looks good on you.

Purple, yellow, white.

Am I wrong on right?

Purple, yellow, grey.

I feel great today.

         3.    In the third place children have a photocopy with the vegetables pictures and they will have to color each vegetable with the color that have in the book “George and his vegetables patch”

3)

• AGE: 5

• TIME:45 minutes-1hour

• AIMS :Children know the names about vegetables and the colours.

They can know that these food is good for they.

They can learn to recognize these vegetables.

• DESCRIPTION          

                    4.    In the first place the teacher will read the book "George and his vegetables patch" and they will talk about the story.

                5.    In the second place we will explain the game "find the couple". We will have a lot flash card with vegetables and the children should find the couple. When they will have a couple they will have one point.

                6.    In the third place we will explain the game "dominoes". We will have a lot flash card with vegetables and the children should put the next flash card depend of before flash card because the vegetables should coincide.

4)

• AGE: 5
• TIME: 45 minutes-1hour
• AIMS: Handling fruits and vegetables and vocabulary about it
• DESCRIPTION          

              1.    Inside the school there will be an orchard where children will plant seeds of different fruits and vegetables. Children will water fruits and vegetables every day and they will see how the plants envolve and grow that they have planted.

5)

• AGE: 4
• TIME: 45 minutes – 1 hour.
• AIMS: Language: Children revise vocabulary about vegetables. They learns and enjoy too.
• DESCRIPTION             

             1.    Read the book George and his vegetable patch.

             2.    Make our own vegetables with straws and cardboard.

             3.    Do a party with children. They can bring some food cooked with vegetables such as carrot pie, mashed potato,…