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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1. The bricks are nice. We built some stuff. 2. We are eating healthy foods like the farmers grow.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The Lego bricks were a treat!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The kids really enjoyed using the Lego and it was a great opportunity to incorporate learning te reo in the class.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We explored growing things as well as jobs on the farm and in the shops.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home

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“The Countdown Bricks box was absolutely awesome. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the learning and playing with the bricks! So much fun!!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We like having the bricks to build and rebuild with. Fun activity to do with my big buddy.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vehicles and buildings which required following instructions to build.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? This is ongoing as the children revisit the table set up as a farming community.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Real conversations for our children as we are a farming community.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home

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“We used the bricks to connect with our year 7&8 whanau group. The older children helped our younger ones to follow the instructions and build their vehicles and buildings. Wonderful activity.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Can we use the lego to make our Anzac scene. Engagement in a reading task. Building relationships English as second language student working with others and making friendships through play 'your turn now'.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The individual sets that came together to create one set that would have to be shared.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? So exciting when the kit arrived unpacking the kit for senior students who still love to play.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Yes, through project based learning.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home

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“Awesome resource we have used in numerous ways including making stop motion movies.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I love the lego bricks, I can build lots. I liked learning about farms- I live on a farm.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Bricks, bricks bricks

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Great to build oral language through meaningful play. Great for team work and social skills too

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We are in an area with many of our children living on farms. They were able to bring in their prior knowledge of farms to communicate with others and show in their play.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home

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“Bricks Farm is an incredible kit. Great for cross-curriculum teaching- maths. oral language and topic.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I made broccoli grow with the lego. We learnt where our veggies come from and used the lego to copy what we learned

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Being able to integrate all the components of growing and harvesting our food. The students used the kit to reenact what we learned

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? In term 3 we will use it again to encourage enthusiasm for growing our own food at school.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Farming was integrated into our literacy program. The kit helped establish interest and enthusiasm for the topic.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“This kit was a fabulous way for us to introduce from farm to plate and allow my students to learn through playing.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I like the Lego. My favourite animal is the cows

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The hand on materials. The learners could manipulate and play with the farm

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Playing cooperatively

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language

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“Loved getting the complete set for my lucky class”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them One Special Needs student loved using the animals to do Old McDonald. There was a lot of negotiations around who got which vehicle and for how long. Also what each persons roll would be. I was surprised at which vehicles were the most popular. Tended to b

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I think seeing my Special Needs child giggle his head off every time the animals came out and attemp to make the sounds they made was worth everything.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? We are using the kit as a wet day activity as well as using some component's all the time. I overheard one child say " I wish it would rain"

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? There was some language coming out that had not really been used in class before.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“This kit has been great for inclusive collaborative play. Especially for children with Special Needs. There was aspects of this kit where there qas no right or wrong way of doing things.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We are the luckiest class in the school. Look at what I can make my loader do now? Which paddock should I take it to next?

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Constructing the various pieces, working as a small group to ensure they were assembled accurately. Having quality resources that are used daily in our class programme

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? What 5-6 year old doesn’t love bricks! They learnt to play co-operatively and be imaginative with their play

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We used them extensively with procedural writing, creative writing and to write stories to go with the bricks art they made

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Students were excited to have opportunity to build, learn and play with the full Bricks Farm set! They were familiar with set from advertising and the rich oral language that came out of manipulating the different parts, vehicles, food, people was outstanding. Thank you for the opportunity to have this in our akomanga.”

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Posted 1 year ago