Oliver's Vegetables

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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 Ch to write sentencesfor each day of the week. Ie on Monday oliver ate some OnTuesday oliver ate somech to think of an adjective for eachvegetable ie oliver ate some juicy orange carrots 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? Using the illustrations as a guide, children can tell the story in their own words. Talk about the book

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. Oilvers vegetablesby Vivian French (hodder) what shall we do blue kangaroo by emmachichester clark (Collins) . T to walk around ansupervise retelling and note down group that worked the bestimaginatively and in retelling the story to act in theplenary 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 wayAdult to help extendthe ch instead of big what other word could we use? Look at theworking lit wall 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. 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? Ch to draw a pictureof their chosen character and to write 4/5 descriptive sentencesusing imaginative vocab.

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.W1 to secureidentification spelling and reading of initial, final and medialletter sounds in simple words;

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. 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

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Age 3-5 Oliver only eats chips and definitely not vegetables. However his Gran and Grandpa’s garden is full of vegetables. When Oliver comes to stay Grandpa comes up with an ingenious way to encourage him to try some of the vegetables. This is an attractively illustrated picture book which just might tempt reluctant (healthy!) eaters to try something new themselves. 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. Bring the classtogether and look at the chs drawings Re-read olivers vegetables orthe extract discuss the story using the words character setting andevent.