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. 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. Bring the classtogether and look at the chs drawings Re-read olivers vegetables orthe extract discuss the story using the words character setting andevent.

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?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? 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 Oilvers vegetablesby Vivian French (hodder) what shall we do blue kangaroo by emmachichester clark (Collins) .

Using the illustrations as a guide, children can tell the story in their own words. Talk about the book 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. 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 10 wordsto describe each one. ch to then write 2 sentences about eachcharacter using the descriptive words in an interesting way Read the story aloud allowing time to talk about what is happening and the different vegetables as you do. Join inTalk about the vegetables you see when you go shopping, in the market, greengrocer or supermarket. Perhaps buy and try something new! Do some cooking Ch to draw a pictureof their chosen character and to write 3 descriptive sentencesusing imaginative vocab. 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! W4 to read on sighthigh frequency words specific to graded reading books matched tothe abilities of reading groups

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. Bring the classtogether and choose children to introduce their characters anddescribe them. Are there any animals or fantasy creatures? 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.Adult to help extendthe ch instead of big what other word could we use? Look at theworking lit wall 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. 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? 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 Phase 1 ch canidentify the main character and setting in a story using evidencefrom the illustrations and text

We have an array of resources and activities that go wonderfully in conjunction with the brilliant storybook. All of these are great to use after or whilst reading the book to make sure children understand the story and its objectives.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?