Leaves feel like plastic 

Smells like lettuce 

Smells more leafy when scratched 

Leaves are long, veiny and large. They are a dark green colour. 

We found it interesting how there are lots of leaves at the bottom of the plant but not at the top - maybe linked with seasons? 

Sounds flappy when the wind blows 

Children recite ‘Bubble bubble toil and trouble’ to indicate process of making the potion work and with the recipe they follow instructions as to how to make the perfect witches potion.

We wanted to highlight to the children that the red berries are Poisonous, to make this fun and relevant to the activity we would say that our recipe can’t be consumed by us humans - against witches rules and dangerous for human digestion. Health and safety as well as adding in a fun theatrical element. (Photos to follow in seperate images.)

We also wanted to add an element of inquiry - why do we not want to use living things? Kids will understand that as humans we have a duty to protect our planet. We don’t want to damage the living things - adding in a theatrical element again the instructions will read that the witches only want things that are dead

Spiky twigs, shaped leaves, moss, dead leaves, funky colours etc would be added to the potion in order for children to explore a range of textures and they can justify and explain why they have chosen a certain ingredient for the potion.

When tested with Liam, we did the same formula (Lengthof distance 550cm + length of leg 100cm = tree 650cm long) and that have a more realistic approximate for the tree. 
What we learned was that different flexibilities can see different things no matter what the height is so accuracy isn’t always right. 

- As the activity takes place in groups, this will develop the learner’s ability to delegate and form relationships with their peers out of a classroom context. Great to test their social skills in a different context for learning.