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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them The Brick Farm helps me develop problem-solving skills. Sometimes, I have challenges during my builds, like figuring out how to make a certain piece fit or finding the right balance for my design. It's like solving a puzzle, and it's so satisfying when I finally crack it - Logan, Year 8

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Our learners absolutely love playing with all parts of the farm. It's like having a world of endless possibilities right at the learners fingertips. The best thing about the Brick Farm is the freedom it gives me to create whatever I can imagine.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The Brick Farm sparks conversations, inspires others to build, and sometimes even leads to collaborative projects. It's like a universal language that brings people together.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? The Brick Farm is a tool for creativity, learning, and self-expression. It teaches tamariki to think outside the box, solve problems, and be proud of what learners can achieve. Plus, it's just plain fun

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“Thank you for providing this valuable resource. In our learning space, we have students ranging from Year 0 to Year 8, and it was truly remarkable to witness the creative designs that some of our learners came up with. We introduced a small challenge to our tamariki, encouraging them to craft their own pūrākau stories, which ties into our ongoing exploration of "The Creation of Tuna" and our hands-on activities related to eel traps and habitats. Our tamariki were given the freedom to choose whether to work independently or collaborate with their peers, and they enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to share their stories and their connections to their whānau through the Seesaw platform. This not only fostered creativity but also strengthened the bonds within our learning community. We greatly appreciate the engagement and enthusiasm our students have shown in this endeavour, and we look forward to more enriching experiences in our learning journey.”

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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 Student 1 - It was fun and helped me to making up sentences. I really liked building the farm and can't wait to play it next term. Student 2 - being able to use the te reo Māori and learn new words.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The literacy game with the dice. It supported the children with expanding their vocabulary in both English and te reo Māori. Also putting words into a sentence, and using their imagination to invent something using the 'thing, that, for' cards

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They are keen that to have the kit as part of their literacy rotations.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It gave the literacy an authentic context.

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“This is a great resource that will complement literacy learning. I will be adding it to my ready rotations for the whole class. It has value in extending vocabulary and supports the learning of basic te reo Māori not just for the children but also for me!”

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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 This was so mush fum - MF, Cant wait to do the next one - LR

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Sorting into different objects on the farm because it was interactive for all of the children.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Team building, sharing and taking turns

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? iI helped my early literacy learners develop communication skills that they could futher use at home.

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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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“Year 1 Class Very interactive, kids loved learning about animals and machinery on a farm.”

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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 "Wow this is so cool. I love lego." "I didn't know how to say those words in Māori!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The Te Reo and English words were a really meaningful way to learn Te Reo. I loved the Invent It part of the game as the kids really had to think outside of the box.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The excitement of playing a game to win lego bricks. Cooperating together to make lego parts for a whole class farm.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? My kids were highly engaged to write sentences using the words and also writing the words. This kit could be extended upon in so many ways.

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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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“What a fantastic kit. We played the game as a whole class but separated into 9 teams. The children were so engaged for over an hour trying to win their little bags of bricks. They really enjoyed the Invent it cards and this has given me inspiration for how I can make some of my own. Everytime we picked up a card we learnt the Te Reo word associated with the farm. What a brilliant idea. The children then worked in their teams to create the bigger models. It created such a buzz for my class for the end of term. The bricks farm is now set up on a table ready to be played with for the rest of the term. Just amazing thank you Countdown!”

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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 putting the kit together with the farm machines and the sheds. The milk truck was really cool.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? following instructions to make the kits and the team work that went with it.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? sharing, turn taking, discussion about how to make and or fix parts.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? leads on from inquiry about living world.

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“A lot of excitement . . . variety of favourite games. Took a bit of time to teach but now going well. Setting up and making the pieces for the farm was challenging but supported good team work initiatives.”

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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 Problem solving incident where a small group didn't want to work together, good conversation had between the students around why it was important for them to be able to work together for this one activity. Another example was a boy was very very excited about the bricks and decided that they were his, the group took their time to explain to him that even though he made that trailer that it actually belongs to the school, not to him, just like the things they had built.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The instructions were very useful to explain coding and computational thinking.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Working together in small groups to achieve.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of great conversations around the types of machinery and different aspects in the kit.

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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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“A great set with lots of resources making this kit very easy to use as a tool in the classroom. Tamariki were very excited so engagement was high.”

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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 enjoyed using the activity cards", "I learnt about new types of fruit and vegetables"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Activity cards

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? What is a farm, why they are important, where our food comes from.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Following instructions, activity cards

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

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“It is a great kit, really useful in class and following instructions. My class liked that there were activity cards to use along with the Bricks.”

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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 J- I liked building one of the tractors and I liked building the farm. It was fun following the instructions. M - I found the farm bricks fun and I was excited to have this in my class.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I liked how this kit supported learners in te reo as well as learning about the impacts of plastic/ recylcing and encouraging further learning about farms, animals and vegetation.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The children have a deeper understanding of the effects of farming.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? The children developed new or extended their voccabulary both in english and te reo. We wrote soem persuasive writing based on our opinions aroiund sustainable farming and the impacts of farming on the environment.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks

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“This is a fantastic school kit and a great way for the children to experience the full set of Lego bricks. They enjoyed building the farm and the tasks that were involved. I enjoyed the te reo aspect of the school kit. It made it a fun way to learn new words and sentences.”

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Posted 1 year ago