Session 6 Sequence of activities

Peas

Name/type Aims Procedures Materials Time

of activity

Review To revise all language & Children sit on floor at front of class. Storybook 5 mins
understanding of story. Read story to the end encouraging participation.

Vocabulary To introduce other vegetables Ask children what other vegetables grow from seeds to activate their Flashcards 5 mins
presentation and determine childrens likes & prior knowledge. set 3
dislikes. Using flashcards introduce & teach other vegetables broccoli, Vegetable
cauliflower, cabbage, Brussel sprouts, aubergines, peppers, families
potatoes, tomatoes.
Ask children if they think they are yummy or yucky.
Vegetable To introduce I like, I dont like, I Write yum! yuck! & a heart on the board. 10 mins
Survey love by giving own likes & Point to yum! & peas flashcard & say I like peas yum! Point to yuck! &
dislikes to act as a model for broccoli flashcard & say I dont like broccoli yuck! Point to the heart &
class survey. aubergines flashcard & say I love aubergines! Children repeat.
Show peas flashcard again & say I like peas, yum!
Ask individual children Do you like peas? & help with correct
pronunciation.
Repeat with other vegetables ensuring all children have the opportunity
to answer.
Class To provide a model for class Draw a vegetable survey chart on board to mirror Worksheet 6.1 using Survey 10 mins
survey survey speaking activity. flashcards set 3. Write your name in box next to me.
Ask, listen & Point to the peas & encourage children to ask Do you like peas?
write. Answer & fill in box with yum! yuck! or a heart accordingly.
Complete with all four vegetables varying your responses to provide a
model for the children.
Then choose a volunteer & write their name in the next box.
Repeat the questions & fill in accordingly.
Ask for a volunteer to come to the board to ask the questions & fill in the
answers for last column.
speaking To carry out a class survey to Hand out worksheet 6.1 & tell the children they are going to do a class Worksheet 6.1 10 mins
give opportunity to speak & survey to see how many people like, dislike or love the different seed Vegetable
discover classmates vegetables. Class Survey

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 preferences. Tell children to first write their name next to me & fill in their likes &
dislikes. Children write one sentence describing their likes and dislikes.
Once they have all finished tell them to stand up & to ask two of their
classmates about their likes & dislikes & to fill in their chart.
Set a time limit & monitor & help with pronunciation.
Read, write To feedback on class survey Refer back to model on board. Learner charts 10 mins
& tell. results. Complete first line by saying & writing answers for you & introduce and
& but.
Children complete their own chart.
Ask all children or a few volunteers depending on your class size to read
out their answers.
To show the results of the class survey ask Put your hand up if you
like peas and count the number of hands.
Write yum in the margin & the number of children next to it.
Repeat with all results.
Say look at the results. Model two sentences which reflect the class
results eg 7 children love broccoli and 3 children like aubergines.
10 children like tomatoes but 12 children dont like potatoes. Ask
volunteers for more sentences.
Tell children now write one sentence about the class.
Get feedback from a few volunteers once completed.
Making a To prepare children for idea of Explain to children that they are going to present the story to their Finished 25 mins
Invitation presenting the story at the end parents at the end of the course & need to make an invitation for their invitation.
of the course. performance. (give more detail in L1 of how they will present the story) Worksheet 6.2
To make an invitation Show them a finished version of the invitation. Pod & peas
To complete the invitation by Hand out pea pod & peas template. Templates
writing title of book. Board
Children cut out the pod & peas then stick the peas in the pod.
Show model on board.
Children copy & complete the invitation by writing the title on the line.
Seed To observe the growth of seeds Show original seed chart and say take out your seed charts. Seed chart 10 mins
observation & record them on the seed Children take out their seed charts from their story folder. poster.
Chart chart. Show teachers seeds & show first drawing in box Day 1. Ask are the
seeds the same or different?
Ask for a volunteer to draw the teachers seeds on board/chart in box
Day 2.
Say now its your turn. Hand out pupils seeds
Say look closely at your seeds. Are they the same or different?
Children look closely at their seeds & tell you my seeds are the same
or my seeds are different. The children draw the changes on their

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 growth chart in box day 2.
Say now lets water our seeds. Children add more water to their seeds
& place back on tray.
At front of class children present their seed charts.
Ask volunteers have your seeds grown? Using gestures to help
comprehension.

Review Ask children about class survey results. What can they remember? How 5 mins
did they find out about the class preferences? Ask them about the
characters in the book & what they think they would like or dislike.

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