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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I liked playing different games." "I liked following the instructions and making the buildings with someone else."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Obviously the actual bricks and the instructions.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Mostly the concept of working together to complete something.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They did a little bit of research on the iPads.

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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 students were familiar with the Countdown bricks but it was good to see them engage with them in a different way.”

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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 Angus - "The bricks are cool. I loved playing 'Dairy Farms' with Jack". Ava - "Making the kits was a little hard, but Carwyn does a lot of lego so he helped me."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The positional language tiles were great and is something children often need to work on.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They will love playing with the brick pieces going forward.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It was motivational to have a game to play while developing their literacy skills. We mainly used it for oral language

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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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“There was a lot of excitement in Rangiawhea class at Pukeoware School when we finally opened the school kit. We spent an afternoon following instructions on how to build each kit. This was a wonderful collaborative activity. We were learning about different types of farms and so the kit linked to our Inquiry topic. The bricks are well made and the children found the farm animals and people especially appealing. They were able to set up a working 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 "I like sharing the animal and making farms with my friends. " "i liked it when the big boys came to help us make the tractor and trailer, they are fun to play with"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the lego pieces were the biggest hit as they are open ended, accessible to all and so much fun! Te play scene mats are fun for animals and cars and provide a base for creative play and great oral language discussions, and the coloured die can just be used for so many games , the coloured die.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I think sharing would be the biggest one and then lots of oral language discussions about farms, farming and animals, and about the land around us. They had to negotiate and share resources and that can be a challenge when you are 5.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Mine learners are very new to school and some are still visiting from Kindergarten and so are not reading and writing yet. But this kit certainly supported their oral language and their ability to share and discuss

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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, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks

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“The countdown Lego is a huge hit in my room. They love the animals and the mats and they build amazing creations with them. The oral language that can be heard while they are negotiating how many cows, pigs and goats people are going to own is hilarious. They sort items, group them, line them up - all of which are beginning maths skills. They also loved making up the vehicles. 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 "I liked using the bricks to pretend I was a farmer", "I liked learning what the different machines were and what they do on the farm"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The online resources worked well to support the learning with great ideas for lessons

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? It was great to have a resource that got the students attention and allowed them to role play the different roles on the farm.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Shared books were read within the class that linked to the topic of farming and provided discussion starters and allowed for students to develop their knowledge and understanding

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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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“The Bricks Farm was used in the classroom to support a unit around Financial Literacy and also looking at the production process our resources go through. We used the online Grass to Glass resources to support the learning and the Bricks Farm set proved to be very motivational with the young students.”

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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 learning about looking after the cows and where milk comes from.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? lego pieces to plan their garden.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? looking after animals

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? story witing : plannng their own farm.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks

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“We used it to learn about animals, taking care of them and what happens on the 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 I am enjoying myself. When can we play with the Farm again. (was comments I overheard)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The actual farm with the little components, tractors, farm house etc

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? It will make them more aware of farms- where animals come from and food.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It got them developing and exploring new vocabulary.

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“These were great to have in the classroom. My Year One class needed some mums/dads to help them put the kits together, but then they enjoyed playing with all the pieces and placing them around the farm. Lots of discussion was had between the children too.”

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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 the bricks because I could create a farm.... I liked doing the puzzles.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? My class really enjoyed the bricks, but mostly the puzzles as they were able to work together to create them.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They now have a great resource to use daily.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We used it for information report writing

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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, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Class enjoyed 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 We made a cool tanker to collect the milk. I like the tractor. The wheels are bigger at the back.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks - the excitement of following the instructions and making a farm vehicle or building

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The students have more knowledge of what is on a farm.They have more knoweldge about where their food comes from.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Having hands on objects help the students describe what they see and how it might move or work.

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“Thank you so much for the lovely farm bricks. I have a year one class. The students were super excited to open the boxes of farm bricks that contained the farm vehicles and buildings. In groups of two, they had the challenge of constructing one of the items. Students who had followed the instructions and worked with bricks before found the task easier than students who hadn't worked with brick instructions before. The students then each got two of the little bags to open. They loved having a lucky dip and then all putting them on the table to share. We left the farm set up in the classroom and students would often come back to rearrange and play with the bricks. We then used the farm to code directions on how to get from one place to another. We also got books from the National Library and our school library that explained where food comes from and how it is made.”

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Posted 1 year ago