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The Education kit L’Orto del Nonno, is a partnership project betweenthe Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Co.As.It. and Catholic Education Office Melbourne withassistance from MLTAV (Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Victoria) 2012 and continued support by DEECD.

Thanks to:Nadia Lazzari, Catholic Education Office Melbourne Network Leader for the OE&ECZone (Outer Eastern & Eastern Central Zone), P-6 LOTE Teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes, Bayswater and St. Richards, KilsythIsabel Fernandez, P-6 LOTE Teacher at St Bernadette’s,The BasinRosaria Zarro, Co.As.It. Education Consultant - TeacherIllustration and design of storybook L’Orto del Nonno by Cat MacInnes Illustration www.catmacinnes.comRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Education Services

Education kit L’Orto del Nonno- a partnership project between RBGM, Co.As.It, CEO and supported by MLTAV & DEECD 1

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Content

Teacher Notes page 3 Learning approach page 4 - 5Victorian curricula links page 6 -13Preparing for the visit to Royal Botanic Gardens page 14 - 15General Vocabulary list page 16 - 17Resources page 18 – 19

Appendices

Classroom Activities (Pre or Post) Beginners level (12 pages) Classroom Activities (Pre or Post) Intermediate level (26 pages)On-site extension activities at RBG – Beginners level (2 pages)On- site extension activities at RBG – Intermediate level (6 pages)Additional resources – Story book L’orto del nonno (16 pages)Additional resources – Story book activity L’orto del nonno (15 pages)Additional resources – Finger puppets for L’orto del nonno (9 pages)


Teacher Notes The Italian education kit, L’orto del nonno, has been developed jointly by Co.As.It., Catholic Education Office, Melbourne, and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne with support from the MLTAV (Modern Language Teachers Association of Victoria) and continued support by DEECD.This Education kit supports the Italian program at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, which focuses on Italian culture and sustainable gardening practices. The kit will enable teachers and students of Italian to extend on their experience at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, with a focus on linguistics.

The kit is aimed at Prep – 6 and 7- 8 year levels and comprises:

Teacher notes outlining the education program at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and how to prepare for your visit.

Suggested classroom activities for before and after the visit are included for beginners and intermediate students of Italian. The classroom activities included can be used as part of a Unit of Work, developed by the language teacher.

On-site post-excursion extension activities at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. They include activities in the Kitchen Garden, the Herb Garden and some activities that focus on the architectural elements in the Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne.

A list of useful vocabulary in Italian and English and resources that available at Co.As.It.Resource Centre.

The worksheets are centred on the themes of: Growing food Categorising herbs, vegetables and fruits Sustainability Preserving foods and cooking seasonally Maintaining culture in Italian migrant families


Learning approach

The classroom based activities and the on-site activities at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne are based on the Bloom’s taxonomy, revised by Anderson and Krathwohl (2001). Included are activities which can be categorised in the cognitive process-dimension, which includes the lower-order thinking (remembering, understanding and applying) and the higher-order thinking (analysing, evaluation and creating) both of which are integral to effective learning. The other dimension of the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy acknowledged in this education kit is the Knowledge Dimension; this includes the category of Factual knowledge & Conceptual knowledge.

Intercultural knowledge and language awareness is explored through the theme of maintaining culture in Italian migrant families. The role of the l’orto (garden) in the life of Italian migrants provided the connection to habits and rituals of the place that they had left and from a practical dimension provided food for the family. The sustainability theme also comes through the way Italians eat seasonally and preserve what they have too much of, nothing is wasted. The relationship between plants and Italian migrants has always been a strong link in their everyday life.

The school based activities will engage with a story called L’orto del nonno (Grandpa’s garden), from the story book the other theme introduced will be La cucina della nonna (Grandma’s kitchen) which will focus on the theme of food and preserving and the story would focus on the theme of seasonal cooking and the importance of preserving food in the Italian culture.

The book is available as a Big Book L’orto del nonno, through the Co.As.It. Resource Centre,189 Faraday St, Carlton. To become a member of the resource library contact: T: 93499022 or www.coasit.com.au for membership details.

The story will also be available in a format appropriate for the interactive whiteboard online at the RBGM website www.rbg.vic.gov.au.


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The classroom activities include a variety of activities that will include brainstorming activities, games, vocabulary and grammar building activities and hands on activities.

Other ideas for the classroom include use of ICT involving web quests and movie making activities, like short commercials and creating their own storybooks from their experience of the school garden or experience at RBGM.


Victorian curricula links This education package may be used as part of a unit of work within the framework of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) to address learning focus statements of the strands—Physical, Personal and Social Learning, Disciplinary Learning and Interdisciplinary Learning. The activities support the opportunities for students to demonstrate achievement in the domains of Interpersonal Development and Personal Learning; Science, Italian and The Arts; Communication, Design Creativity and Technology, ICT and Thinking. It is advisable that the Italian language teacher plans and liaises with the classroom teacher or Science teacher to complement cross curricular opportunities for science themes in L’orto del nonno.

This education kit and program also addresses the AusVELS cross-curricular priorities of sustainability, in particular the World Views- OI.5

World views are formed by experiences at personal, local, national and global levels, and are linked to individual and community actions for sustainability.

For further information on AusVELS please see: http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/CrossCurriculumPriorities/Sustainability

Domain, Dimension & Standard Key elements of standard Activities where elements are developed/consolidated

Interpersonal developmentWorking in teams

Work co-operatively to allocate tasks and develop timelines.

Excursion to Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Extension activities at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne


http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/CrossCurriculumPriorities/Sustainability

ScienceScience knowledge and understandingLevel 3-4

Nature of the similarities between and the diversity of living things and their sustainable relationships with each other and their environment;

Science themes explored in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne excursion:

characteristics of natural environments

human interaction and conservation of the environment

classification

biodiversity

ScienceScience at workLevel 3-4

Gain insight into science as a human activity and the relationship between science, technology and society both now and in the future.

Excursion at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.



LOTECommunicating in a languageother than EnglishLevel 4 Pathway 1

Read and respond to simple and familiar text;

Write in the language using modelled texts;

Use basic structures to respond to simple questions;

Understand new words introduced into familiar written texts, and recycle previously learnt language skills and knowledge to new contexts.


Classroom Activities Beginners & Intermediate

Extension activities Beginners & Intermediate


LOTEIntercultural knowledge and languageawarenessLevel 4Pathway 1

Explore a topic of interest through the language;

Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences in writing conventions for specific discourse forms by producing equivalent items in another language.


Classroom Activities- Beginners & Intermediate

Extension activities Beginners & Intermediate

LOTECommunicating in a languageother than EnglishLevel 5Pathway 1

Recall most of the ideas, objects and details presented in the language;

Participate effectively in role-plays and conversations on simple topics;

Create simple original text for specific audience in print and electronic form;

Write paragraphs and linked sequences.


Classroom Activities Intermediate

Extension activities- Intermediate




LOTECommunicating in a languageother than EnglishLevel 5 Pathway 2

Make logical attempts to decipher meaning from written and spoken input;

Communicate by referring to a range of models and responding to the teacher;

Write paragraphs and linked sequences initially with a model and then independently;

Read a range of short texts for meaning;

Express themselves in writing through print and electronic form.




LOTEIntercultural knowledge and languageawarenessLevel 5Pathway 1 & 2

Explore a topic of interest through the language;

Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences in writing conventions for specific discourse forms by producing equivalent items in another language.




ICTICT for creatingLevel 3 - 4 Use tools and a range of

data types to create information products designed to inform, entertain and educate particular audiences.

Writing tasks-ICT activities.

ThinkingReasoning, processing & inquiryLevel 3-5

Demonstrate flexibility in their thinking in a range of contexts.

Exploring the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne through the excursion and extension activities and discovering the components that best suit personal learning.

CreativityLevel 3-5 Use creative thinking

strategies to generate imaginative solutions when solving problems.

Writing tasks-ICT activities


Reflection, evaluation and metacognitionLevel 3-5 Use a broad range of

thinking processes and tools, and reflect on and evaluate their effectiveness.


Writing tasks-ICT activities



Nonno’s Garden - Italian Program at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne’s Italian program, Nonno’s Garden has been designed to introduce to students the important relationships between plants and people in everyday life in Italy. The program focuses on Italian herbs and vegetables, how they’re grown in Nonno’s garden and put to use in Nonna’s kitchen and herbal remedies. Relevant Italian words are incorporated throughout the program. Activities include working in the kitchen garden and propagating a food plant to grow back at school.

Key elements of the program include:

Kitchen gardenThrough exploring and working in our kitchen garden, students will be introduced to the important concepts of growing fresh, seasonal vegetables in Nonno’s garden. The basic skills of good gardening practice are taught through exploring water conservation and organic gardening methods. Students will explore what’s growing in the garden and discuss what vegetables are used in Nonna’s kitchen. Working in small groups, they will participate in real work in the kitchen garden that can include; planting vegetable seedlings, mulching and watering.

PotStudents will start of their own Italian garden, Nonno style, by propagating Italian food seeds or herb cuttings to take back to school. Some examples of plants used include pea, bean or sunflower seeds, or cuttings of rosemary or lavender.

Herb garden Herbs are a vital part of Italian cooking and Nonna’s herbal remedies. Students will explore using the senses, herbs growing in our herb garden including key Italian herbs such as basil, bay, oregano, garlic, rosemary and sage, and discuss their uses.


WalkThe Italian influence through history, in garden architecture and landscaping will be highlighted on a walk through the Gardens. Students will also explore the adaptations plants have developed to survive a Mediterranean climate, and how these adaptations are also well suited to our climate and water wise gardening.

For further information on how to book this program and prepare for your excursion, please contact Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Education Services on (03) 9252 2358 or visit the website at www.rbg.vic.gov.au/education.

Activities to support your Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne excursion

The learning approach at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is to provide hands on, sensory based and child centred learning experiences. The following worksheets can be used pre and post excursion and will prepare students for the experience at Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. During the visit to RBGM, there are opportunities for team teaching with the RBGM teacher to incorporate a language focus to the program. Prompt questions and flash cards will be available for use as part of the program to focus students’ attention on particular activities such as identifying particular Italian herbs and plants, the parts of a plant- what we can see and can’t see, sensory activities, plants and their connection with seasons, and design elements of a kitchen garden.

Onsite post excursion extension activity worksheets are included for further exploration of the Herb Garden, , the Kitchen Garden and some of the the architectural features in RBGM. If you would like your excursion to finish at one of these places, please let the RBGM Bookings Office know when you book your program.


General vocabulary listItalian English

Verbs piantare to plantcoltivare to cultivateannaffiare to waterraccogliere to harvest/gatherpreparare to preparemangiare to eatsentiere to smelltoccare to touchassaggiare to taste

Nouns le verdure / gli ortaggi vegetablesla pianta plantil giardino gardenl’orto vegetable gardenl’acqua waterle stagioni + i mesi +il tempo seasons/months/weathergli attrezzi tools

Expressions Che buono! How nice (taste)!Buon appetito Good appetiteChe bel profumo! What a nice smell!Mi piace I like…Non mi piace I don’t like…gli aromi aromaMangia EatAndiamoci Let’s go


Aiutami! Help me!Facciamolo insieme Let’s do it togetherin giardino in the gardenin cucina in the kitchen

Vegetablesgli asparagi asparagusi broccoli broccolile castagne chestnutsi carciofi artichokesle carote carrotsil cavolo cabbageil cavolfiore cauliflowerle cipolle onionsi funghi mushroomsi porri leeksla lattuga lettucele melanzane eggplantsi pomodori tomatoesle patate potatoesi peperoni peppersil sedano celeryla zucca pumpkin

Fruit le olive oliveil limone lemonil fico figl’uva grapesle fragole strawberries


Resources

All the following resources available at the Co.As.It. resource Centre located at 189 Faraday St, Carlton.

Al circo! Italiano per bambini , [CD] Begona Beutespacher, Ernst Klett, Germany 2002

Il bulbo di Ben = Bens’ bulb, [book] Isabella Jose, Co.As.It. Melbourne (translated by), Macmillan Education, Australia, 1999

La carota [book] Pascale de Bourgoing, ELLE S.r.l., Italy, 1990

Cinque fagioli = Five beans , [books] Amanda Graham, Co.As.It. Melbourne (translated by), ERA Publications, South Australia, 2003

Cosa cresce ?= What grows, [book] Julie Haydon, Co.As.It, Melbourne [translated by], Nelson Thompson Learning, Australia, 2001

Dimmi, dimmi! 2, [DVD] Carmelina De Guglielmo, Co.As.It., Melbourne, 1988

I fagioli che crescono = Growing beans, [book] Peter and Sheryl Sloan, Macmillan Education, Australia, 1998

La flora Australiana = Australian flora, [book] Niko Glaucus & Connie Natale-D’Amato, Citadel, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1990

Italian gardens, [reference] by Alex Ramsay & Helena Attlee, Ellipsis London Ltd, England, 2000

Nel giardino = in the garden, [book] by Sue Davis & Jeni Wilson, Co.As.It Melbourne (translated by), Rigby Meinemann, Sydney, 2000

No, nonno! : si mangia , [DVD] Frank Italiano & Pamela Peelan, Co.As.It. Melbourne

Piante e semi = Plants and seeds, [book] Colin Walker, Heinemann Education, New Zealand, 1999


Questo e’ il mio giardino = In the garden ,[book] Graham Meadows, Co.As.It. Melbourne, (translated by), Macmillan Australia, Victoria, 1999

Questo seme piccolo = This little seed, [book] Heather Hammonds, Co.As.It Melbourne, (translated by) , Nelson Thompson Learning, Australia, 2001

La rapa enorme = The great big enormous turnip, [book] Alexei Tolstoy, Co.As.It Melbourne (translated by), Scholastic Australia, Melbourne, 1986

Salad vegetables, [book] Andrea Jaretzki & Jill Mitchell, Co.As.It Melbourne (translated by), Macmillan Education, South Melbourne, 1996

The Silver Spoon for children: favourite Italian recipes, [book] Phaidon Press, London, 2009

Ti racconto...le piante con fiori e frutti, [book] Cecilia Aliprandi, Giunti Marzocco, Italy 1985

Vegetables: theme cards, LOTE Teaching Aids, Australia, 200?

Vegetables from an Italian garden: season by season recipes, [book] Phaidon Press, London, 2011,

Le verdure: tombola [game], LOTE Teaching Aids, Australia, 2004

Dizionario Visuale Zanichelli, Bologna Italia, 1992 (for complete list of vegetables and fruits)


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