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Sharing his vegetables

Student	Caleb	Date	24 September 2008
		Observer	Jenny (ORRS teacher)

As Caleb is so enthusiastic about the vegetable plot, his teacher and I decided to get him to share his achievements with the rest of the class. It was decided to have a tasting session of herbs and raw vegetables. This tied in well with the class topic – healthy eating.

Caleb was asked to choose two children from his class to help pick some produce. He went up to a boy and asked, “Do you want to pick veges with me?” (This was interesting because Caleb doesn’t interact much with boys.) He also chose a girl who had only joined the school last term. She was not back in class after lunch so he waited by the door until she returned. The three children then went outside. Caleb proudly showed them his plot. He told them about the broccoli he had cooked and eaten.

Together, they decided to pick Italian parsley, silverbeet, chives, broccoli, and celery.

Caleb was sampling the food as they picked it. Caleb was able to show them where the chives and silverbeet where.

Once they had picked enough they took it back into class. The class got into a circle and Caleb was asked to name some of the things he had grown. He needed prompting. Caleb and the two chosen children passed around the veges and herbs to those who wanted to try them. The children commented on how they tasted. Two boys wanted to eat more silver- beet, some loved the celery and chives. Most of the children screwed up their faces at the Italian parsley.

Caleb needed redirecting quite a lot as he was keen to keep snacking on the chives rather than pass food around. He certainly enjoyed the results of the vegetable plot.

At the end of the session, the children gave Caleb a big clap. One child said Caleb would be a good cook. Caleb was delighted. Another child said he was very clever to grow the vegetables. Caleb certainly enjoyed sharing his garden with the children and they were able to encourage him and relate to him in a new way.

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