Tasting CLIL

THE POTATO PROJECT IN GERMANY – GÖTTINGEN

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2013

Planting, taking care of and picking potatoes at the RUZ. The children recorded weather data and information about the potato plants and animals on the fields.

On the 16th of September year3a and 3d visited the RUZ – a local farm - to experience picking potatoes.

Various types of potatoes

What kind of equipment do we need? Children try to find out.

On our way to the field. Mr Glahn is harvesting potatoes.

We are picking potatoes.

Have a look at our potatoes. We planted them in spring.

It is time to say goodbye. We are singing our potato song.

Preparing our autumn festivalWe are making postcards. A cooperative project between year 1 and 3.

Preparing curd

Our autumn festival on the 21st of September– year 3 is selling boiled potatoes with curd and is offering a potato run. Parents, teachers and children are involved.

Tuning in: Graffiti Year 3Potato beetles destroyed all the potato plants! Therefore, there is no supply of potatoes!”

Finding out

Science: What does a potato consist of? Experiments

A sleepover at school:We are cooking potato soup. We are using the potatoes that we picked two weeks ago.

A recipe for our European partners: Boiled potatoes with butter and salt

Sorting out: At the Potato Take-Away

Year 3 is rehearsing the dialogue „At the Potato Take-Away“.

An activity in arts and crafts: Potao dishes such as potato dumplings, chips, boiled potatoes etc.