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**__ Lesson Plan __**** Date:** 15/10/09 **Year Level:** P-4 (VELS 1-3)** Duration:** 45mins ** Title:** “Herb Garden” ** Aims:** To introduce students to a range of herbs and what they can be used for, give the students the knowledge and ability to make and care for a herb garden. **Objectives:** To introduce the students to a wide range of herbs and what the herbs can be used for. Students will also be given knowledge on how to plant and care for a herb garden.   Domain || Progression Point(s) || Description || 2.25 || · with teacher direction, use of prior knowledge as an important source for learning  || 2.5 || · thoughtful questioning and sharing of ideas  || 3.25 || · recognition of different reasons for food choices <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> ** Timing ** || ** Learner Activity ** || ** Teacher Activity ** || ** Resources ** || 5mins (intro) || Students are to share their knowledge with the group. Listen to explanations. || Find out the students prior learning around the area of herbs, ask students open questions like, Who has gardened before?, Who knows what herbs are?. What can they be used for? || .  || 10mins (body) || See if they can guess what the herb is, if they can tell the other students about it if they can not guess describe it to the other students and see if they can guess what it is. || Game: Name the herb. Give students a picture of a herb ask them to name it, help students when required. || 10mins (body) || Ask any questions, look at, feel, smell and taste different herbs. || Show the students some real herbs and discuss with them what herbs they are, what they are used for and how to care for them || * Variety of different herbs || 20mins (conclusion) || Plant their selected herbs in the schools herb garden. || Give students herbs and equipment required to plant the herbs, help any students who require it. Speak to the students about how to care for the herbs now they have been planted. || * Shovels
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 * Pictures of herbs ||
 * Herbs
 * Watering cans ||

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