Instructions:
Give every child a potato. Help the children to cut off the base of the potato to make the potato level. Cut out the feet using cardboard
and fix them to the base of the potato with a pin. Hollow out the potato with a spoon and put a piece of wet cotton in the hollow
potato. Place some seeds on the cotton and cover them up with another piece of wet cotton. Give the children the opportunity to
decorate their potato heads (man or woman) by using Kokis, pipe cleaners and coloured paper.
Explain to the group the process of how their potatoes are going to grow hair. They have to soak the top cotton layer every day in
water and keep the seed sheltered. When the first seeds start to grow, they have to remove the top cover, but still keep the seed moist
- only moist, not soaking wet. They can put the potatoes in a place where they are sheltered from the cold and where they receive
some sun, for instance on a windowsill. Ask them to be patient and to check their 'potato heads' every day and to give feedback at
the next session.
Discussion
Why do we have to plant seeds?
What type of seeds do we get?
What do seeds need to grow?
What does a child need to grow?
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Ending: What was today all about?
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Climbing up the Tree exercise
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Give the children the opportunity to dish up for their mothers.
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Make a big announcement of the 'chefs' in front of the mothers.
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Mothers and children have lunch together.
BACKGROUND FOR THE FACILITATOR
- Demonstrate carefully step for step and motivate the children in their task of making soup for themselves and their mothers.
- Make sure to congratulate the children on their efforts.
- Be mindful of the safety risks involved when using a hotplate/stove, boiling water and a knife.
ASSESSMENT
Assess if the children could complete the practical tasks given to them and if they understood the safety rules when a hotplate is used.
HOMEWORK
Ask the children to take care of their 'potato heads' (man or woman) and to give them enough water every day but not too much
water. Ask them to tell the group during the following session how their 'potato head' (man or woman's) hair grew and how it felt to
see the seed growing.
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