I have just heard about this project on a home ed yahoo group which has been operational for at least a couple of years. It is called Potatoes for Schools. Although the material goes on about schools, several home educating families have been involved in the last few years. I have just registered with no problem. The registration deadline is Friday 5th Feb 2010.
The site says:
Potatoes for Schools offers a valuable learning experience where you can find out where potatoes come from, how they grow, what you can do with them and how they can make primary learning an exciting experience.
Get some real hands-on experience by taking part in the Grow Your Own Potatoes project. There are 12,000 free growing kits available for primary schools, containing Vales Emerald and Rocket seed potatoes.
The teacher’s centre includes lesson ideas to support the children’s activities; grow it, cook it, play it and colour it. There is also a whole range of worksheets available which cover science and other areas of the curriculum. The image library has sequences of images that can be used as part of a wide range of activities.
How about actually going to see where potatoes grow? The farm visit section contains advice and a farm database.
Hope this is of use to some of you!
Sarah
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