Aviary Summer 1
🥕 Aviary Ready - Steady - Cook
Planning: Week One – Veg Week
🌱 Weekly Theme
“Veg Week: Explore, Taste, Create!” A playful introduction to vegetables through stories, cooking, sensory play, and outdoor food experiences.
🗓️ Weekly Overview
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Day |
Focus |
Activities |
Resources |
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Monday |
Veg Tasting Adventure |
Explore raw veg, taste test, colour sorting |
Veg selection, |
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Tuesday |
Soup Makers |
Chop, mix, smell, and help make vegetable soup |
Veg, stock, soup maker |
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Wednesday |
Super Potato Story Day |
Read Supertato, character play, veg rescue game |
Book, veg, googly eyes |
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Thursday |
Veg Fun |
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Friday |
Veg Art & Reflection |
Veg stamping, prints, “favourite veg” chart |
Paint, paper, leftover veg |
🥒 Daily Breakdown
Monday – Veg Tasting Adventure
- Introduce the week’s theme with a colourful veg display
- Children explore textures, smells, colours
- Tasting table: carrots, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn
- Chopping and cutting activities
- Veg art table
- Veg story table
Tuesday – Soup Makers
- Children help wash and chop soft veg (supervised)
- Add ingredients to a slow cooker
- Smell‑check throughout the day
- Afternoon: everyone tastes the finished soup
Wednesday – Supertato Story Day
- Read Supertato (no copyrighted text needed)
- Discuss heroes, villains, and healthy eating
- Activity stations:
- Create a Supertato hanging artwork
Thursday – Veg Fun
- Chopping and cutting activities
- Veg art table
- Veg story table
Friday – Veg Art & Reflection
- Veg stamping with paint (potatoes, peppers, broccoli)
- Create a collaborative “Veg Garden Mural”
- Circle time:
🌽 Extension Ideas
- Plant cress or lettuce seeds