Curriculum for Excellence Resources

Rich with wonderfully imaginative storytelling and creative play, Potato Needs a Bath offers a unique introduction to the world of fruit and vegetables whilst offering an exciting new stimulus for a range of creative activities in the classroom. This production can support work in Health & Wellbeing, Literacy and Expressive Arts. Links could also be made to food journeys, supporting work in Social Studies.

Opportunities for learning and curriculum links

Health and Wellbeing

Together we enjoy handling, tasting, talking and learning about different foods, discovering ways in which eating and drinking may help us to grow and keep healthy.

HWB 0-30a

I am becoming aware of how cleanliness, hygiene and safety can affect health and wellbeing and I apply this knowledge in my everyday routines such as taking care of my teeth.

HWB 0-33a / HWB 1-33a

Literacy

I enjoy exploring events and characters in stories and other texts and I use what I learn to invent my own, sharing these with others in imaginative ways.

LIT 0-09b / ENG 0-31a

Having explored the elements which writers use in different genres, I can use what I learn to create my own stories, poems and plays with interesting structures, characters and/or settings.

ENG 1-31a

Expressive Arts

I have the freedom to choose and explore how I can use my voice, movement, and expression in role play and drama.

EXA 0-12a / 0-12a