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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I got to work with new friends." "I found it a bit tricky at first but my friends helped me."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The fact that it had lots of bits which we had to look after or else it wouldn't be a set and we wouldn't be able to complete the creation. Learnt lots about respect.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? It had children working together who don't usually work together. Made new friendships that will carry on through their learning years.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of oral language development!

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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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“We absolutely loved our bricks farm! We are a rural school and it was great to have something so relatable for us. We enjoyed the challenge of needing to persevere with the creation of our pieces.”

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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 love the farm, look at my farm of animals. I made the tanker and I changed the blown tyre.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the bricks but also the activities were engaging and thought provoking

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? endless learning, fun and engagement

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? researching animals, finding farm books, books on design, converstions, oral language, signs and labels

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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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“awesome resource for creativity, design, conversation and endless learning!”

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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 take the milk truck to go see the cows - I think they are full of milk". "Can I please have some more time while I work out what I am making"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The whole lego farm - still gets used today

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Persistence, team work

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Had parents who were farmers, come into the classroom and play with the lego and show what they did on their farm

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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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“This was such a fantastic kit - my class LOVED it”

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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 It is fun to play with the animals (6y). I liked inventing new things for the farm. (8y)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Farm machinery. The kids loved playing with the tractor and truck, nothing beats it.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The farm kit is now included in our Lego toys and the kids love. The game itself comes out during rainy days and boardgame afternoons.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? As our children are mostly from a rural background, it immediately grabbed their attention.

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“I teach in a year 0-4 class at a rural school. The theme of the bricks was great for the kids, as they are familiar with farms and how they work. Having this resource in the classroom is fantastic, especially since it also works with our normal Lego bricks. There are two things I could think of improving. Having only one of each of the smaller items (trees, bushes, etc) is a bit limited. Unfortunately, none of my kids brought any in from home so we could not extend. The games are fun and the kids enjoyed most of them, however, the instructions are quite wordy and a teacher has to be involved, otherwise, younger ones could not play them. Overall a great resource though and it is being well used in the classroom. Thank you!”

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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 love that we get to keep the whole set. I love making sure that we have the right animals in the right place.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? So far, the Bricks Farm as it is so hands on

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Working together, sharing, building & following instructions

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Rich conversations

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“The Bricks Farm has been very exciting for my NE/Yr 1 class. Right from building together, through to the activities. They have had rich conversations and have problem solved together. A great resource for any classroom, especially having the complete set.”

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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 liked playing with the farms with my friends. I made a new friend who liked the same farm animals as me.” “ I liked using the pictures to help me make an idea for writing”

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The te reo sentence construction

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Lots of new te reo Māori vocabulary

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It linked well to our inquiry and was a subject that all could relate to.

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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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“This was an awesome resource to accompany our inquiry this term. It made for lots of oral language rich learnings. The tamariki loved learning some of the te reo components to the farms. It was a great tool for our statistical investigations.”

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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 My students have autism and are minimally verbal, so I am afraid I do not have student voice.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks themselves plus the instructions as this covered literacy and numeracy and showed the progression in problem solving skills throughout the term.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Greater creativity when building with blocks instead of just randomly putting bricks together

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Only really from the fact that they had to follow the instructions to build the bits, plus I fed in new vocabulary for them.

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“This was such an awesome resource. I did not use all the attached activities with it, but used it more for fine motor skills, following instructions and sharing/taking turns and playing together skills. It was great to see how some of my students could follow the instructions with minimal support.”

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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 were able to create things we liked to do" "We learnt about the names of animals in te reo"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? bricks and being able to create what they liked with them

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? they were able to use te reo to play and say the names of animals

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? they were able to relate and use things they knew of to help them with their reading and spelling

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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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“This was definatly one of the best kits so far! it was so engaging and the kids loved making and creating all the time it was great to be able to have te reo and the kids actually used it while playing”

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Posted 1 year ago