Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Look at the different types of potato and talk about any similarities and differences (Yr1).
• In groups, prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes.
• Label the tubs and predict what will happen.
• Consider what do we need to do, as a team, to encourage our potato to grow and produce lots of potatoes (Yr2).

Activities

1. Understand that there are different types of potato, plant them and predict outcomes.
2. Understand what needs to be done to keep the plants healthy.

Investigation
In groups, prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes. Label the tubs and predict what will happen.
Year 1 - Look at the different types of potato and talk about any similarities and differences.
Year 2 - Consider what do we need to do, as a team, to encourage our potato to grow and produce lots of potatoes.

Vocabulary
Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, similar to, different from, potato, chitting