Materials for the lesson

Teacher’s bell

Photos of different kinds of trees and plants such as pines, spruces, olives, walnuts, mulberries, laurel cactuses, chamomiles, rosebushes, gillyflowers, onions, oregano, ivy, potatoes, mosses, tomatoes, thymes, carrots, lemons, oranges, oak, sycamore etc.

box
cartons
notebooks

Layout of the classroom

 Teachers must use the theatre class, action on stage or on empty space.

Phase 1

At the first phase, the teacher enters the classroom with a big mystery box which he has packed a colourful photo of trees and plants (pine, spruce, olive, walnut, mulberry, laurel cactus, chamomile, rosebush, gillyflower, onion, oregano, ivy, potato, tomato, thyme, carrot, moss, lemon, orange, oak, sycamore), and a paper sheet which includes specific information for the above plants. Then he   presents the theatrical scenario. According this the students will be divided into 2 groups. The 1^st group is the agriculturists and the 2^nd is the farmers.  Each of these groups will have to present their own duty.

The 1^ST group (the agriculturists) will sit behind the desks and  study the paper sheets with the information that refers to land: where the above plants should be planted? which part of these plants (fruit, leaves, roots) the people can eat?  which of these plants are perennial and which are annual?  which of them are hardwood and wich are evergreen?The 2^nd group- the farmers- should move towards mystery box and to take a plant (photo of plant) in order to plant them in the right area.The teacher has already fixed a pyramid of a cardboard which is stuck on the wall and it has been divided in 3 levels. The first level represents the desert, the second level  the Mediterranean area and the third level  the polar area. Teacher says the details about this freestyle performance and explains that the farmers should take one by one the plants from the mystery box and then they should plant them (stick the photos) to the right area. On the other hand, the agriculturists watch carefull, and they are the persons who encourage and consult the farmers in the whole process.

Phase 2

Teacher’s bell rings and the first group starts the action. The students choose one by one a photo while an agriculturist reads the information and the specific characteristics from each plant and then  gives recommendations to farmers to continue their job. This is repeated until the photos are over.

Teacher’s bell rings again and action freezes.

Teacher encourages students to play like a real professional and correct the possible mistakes if it is necessary.

Phase 3

In the 3^rd phase the teacher introduces the new condition. At this time, the teacher asks farmers to take the plants off of the pyramid and  to classify them according to their leaves (hardwood or evergreen plant). They should stick the plants on a different cartoon. Teacher’s bell rings again and the group starts the job.At the end of this phase one agriculturist check the two lists and read loudly the results.

Phase 4

In the 4^th phase the teacher introduces the new condition and asks from all students to take their notebooks and  to caregorize the plants according the duration of their lifespan (perennial or annual plants). Teacher’s bell rings again and the 2 group starts the job.At the end of this phase teacher asks students to read loudly the results

Phase 5

In the 5^th phase the teacher introduces the new condition and  asks from all students to write on their notebooks which of the part (roots, leaves, fruits, nuts) of plants people can eat. Students should classify the above plants into 3 different categories. The 1^st category is “we eat the roots” the 2^nd category “we eat the leaves”, the 3^rd category “we eat their fruits or nuts”.Teacher’s bell rings again and the second group starts the job.At the end of this phase teacher asks students to read loudly the results.

Phase 6

In the 6^th phase the teacher asks from all students to make a circle and discus about this particular experience, how they feel as farmers and agriculturists.  Also, teachers can talk about the plants which prosper in our country.