Part 1 THE STORYBOARD
Part 1 THE STORYBOARD
How to use this diary This diary is part of a series of creative diaries that develops storytelling in 3 to 6 year olds using the story, language and characters from The Vegetable Plot Season 1 CD. This diary features Aspara Gus, or “Gus”, the fearless leader of The Vegetable Plot who accompanies us through this storytelling adventure! The goal of this diary is to give your child the basic structure and tools to develop his/ her own narrative thinking, an extremely important skill to develop as the foundation for expressing what we know about ourselves and other people. Storytelling has been around for thousands of years yet almost all plots follow a similar structure with a beginning, middle and an end. Our story has been divided into 6 parts or frames represented by 6 symbols found on the top right corner of every activity page.These symbols serve as a visual guide to help your child build the story using the storyboard at the end of this diary. Visit www.HooplaEducation.com/myveggiediary to watch Gus tell the story of what happened on that starry night! The use of two different fonts identifies the information that is meant for you, standard font, and for your child, cursive. By the end of this diary, your child will bring his/her “Little Green Heads” finger puppets to life. The tutorial video can also be found on: www.HooplaEducation.com/myveggiediary Pedagogy You will also notice that there are 5 key logos at the start of each activity. These represent the 5 disciplines found in S.T.E.A.M. education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math indicating the multidisciplinary aspect of this storytelling project.
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
ARTS
MATH
You are the hero or “protagonist” of your story. Draw a picture or stick a photo of yourself in a garden!
The main character (protagonist) of our story is Aspara Gus, also known as Gus. He is a green asparagus rich in vitamins B6 and C. Gus is a fearless vegetable leader campaigning for healthier diets!
Draw a full picture of how you imagine Gus below
Full Name: Asparagus Officinalis
Age: 3 years old
Expressive eyes
A deep and commanding voice Tall and skinny
Likes: Roots music, fresh ideas and vegetable jokes Dislikes: Plastic bags, fake food and rotten people
The vegetables have been turned into super beings in possession of the human voice. They have returned to earth as heroes on a mission of love and peas.
How do you feel when kids eat vegetables, doesn’t the thought of getting eaten frighten you?
Finish Gus’ special message from his latest interview with emojis, to universally transmit his message to all your friends!
Vegetables love to be eaten. The more kids eat us, the more they will want to plant us. Our goal is for children to love us so they will keep growing us their whole lives and even teach their own children to grow us. That way we can live on forever.
Now it’s your turn to bring these seedlings to life with your super powers. Turn your fingers into “Little Green Heads” and make your story come alive!
Front view with leaves
Holes for hands
Visit www.HooplaEducation.com/myveggiediary for the step by step video tutorial of how to make your finger puppets
fig. 1 2,5 cm
fig. 2
6 cm
7 cm
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The Vegetable Plot main theme The Vegetable Plot main theme In the middle of the night With a shuffling sound In the pale moonlight We come up from the ground We’re part of a family Part of a tribe We come in all shapes and sizes and colours and types We are the Vegetable Plot The vegetable plot The vegetable plot Can you hear us grow? It’s no kind of mystery No conspiracy What you reap is what you sow The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot Can you hear us grow? My name is Asparagus And I speak for all of us When I say we’re happy you came here to see our show This is Sue Kini And this is Ru Barb This is Collie Flower And this is Rockit lettuce They’re green and leafy And they sing so beautifully And they’re backed up by the freshest, filthiest, rootsiest band in town BLOW! One night under the soil We heard music playing We poked our heads up to try and find the source All of a sudden In a flash of light
We were whisked up into the air by a mysterious force It was aliens from a place called Wambamboobaloo In a spaceship on a transgalactic course They fired their laser beams And turned us into super beings In possession of the power of the human voice Now we’re tired of being stepped on We’re gonna use music as a weapon To electrify all the girls and boys The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot Here we come ready or not The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot Here we come ready or not (Sax solo) The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot Here we come ready or not The Vegetable Plot The Vegetable Plot Here we come ready or not (ready or ready or ready orrrr not) From the earth to the sky We don’t know the reason why Ask the guys from Wambamboobaloo What do they do in Wambamboobaloo I don’t know, I can’t say I only met those aliens up in space Spay ay ay ace only met those aliens up in spay ay ace Spay ace Spay ace Spay ay ay ace Spay ace only met those aliens up in space
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Ignazio Fulghesu