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KS1 audio: Something to Think About / KS2 audio: Together

Programme content:

Story: The Harvest Festival by Rose Heiney Song: Come and Praise, no. 133: ‘I planted a seed’
Vox pops: children talk about the food that they enjoy on special occasions like birthdays and other celebrations
Interview: An organic farmer gives tips about how to grow your own fruit and vegetables
Reflection: on giving thanks for the food we like to eat, being able to share it with other people and being aware of the needs of others

Pre-programme questions:

• What do you know about harvest festivals? Why do we hold them and what kinds of things happen at them? How many different types of harvest thanksgiving from different cultures and religions do you know about?
• Have you ever heard of the Hindu festival of Navratri? Do you know anything about it?
• On what occasions do you share ‘special food’ with your family and friends - festivals, birthdays, holidays for example?
• What do you especially like to eat on these occasions?

Story synopsis:

Sally is getting ready to go to a Harvest Festival at her local church. Her mum and dad have been busy at work during the week, so they have not had time to go shopping for food to donate to the church. Mum suggests taking Sally’s chocolate cereal and her dad suggests some vegetables from the garden but Sally says no as she would feel embarrassed.

At the church they see other people donating their food. Sally gets talking to a local woman, Samira, who tells her how the food donated once helped her when she struggling. Sally rushed home to collect her cereal and the vegetables and returns with them in time for the service. Sally is happy to know the vegetables she picked will be used by the chef to cook the church dinner.

After the story:

• What was the name of the festival that Sally was attending at her local church?
• What cause was the church going to donate the food?
• Which vegetable did Sally pick from her garden to donate to the church?

Follow-up activities:

• Find out more about what the Harvest Festival is and how it is celebrated by different people.
• In groups, think of different fruits and vegetables you can grow in the garden. What would do you to grow them? How often would you need to check on them?
• Think about one fruit or vegetable that you can grow in your garden - what are the steps that you need to take?