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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Lego is so cool and it is farms:. "We are working together as farmers".

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Many children love lego, and to have this manipulative in a farming theme to support construction, role play and farming activity was impactful

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? A lasting impression as while we have finished our farming topic - the bricks and accessories remain in the classroom as part of our construction and play rotation with the knowledge and skills gained from this now applied and extended in this practice. Especially the oral language and role playing aspects along with working together.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It was a shared inquiry topic and we all went to a local farm to share experiences. We then developed our literacy through these shared experiences and with this kit to scaffold and support our learning and literacy development.

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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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“This was such a practical and hands on resource that supported our term's learning and inquiry topic on farming.”

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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 can teach the other kids about our farm.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks - our class is boy heaving with a high amount of students with additional learning needs - manipulatives are always a winner in this space.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? For our farm kids, a real sense that what they live each day is really important knowledge.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? This really suited our rural school - our farm kids became experts and shared their knowledge with our townies.

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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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“Our tamariki enjoyed the Bricks Farm - particularly enjoyed creating their own farms and shops with 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 Children asking "What's this?" Learning about different food products. "I've seen these at the supermarket too" Making comparisons. Linking products such as milk and cheese to the farm animal they came from.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The small food pieces, the vehicles for transporting them around, and they loved the little countdown stickers too so they could pretend they were 'real shopkeepers'

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Able to continue this learning long after the 'teaching component' was completed.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of farming stories, songs, conversations (especially when trading with one another)

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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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“Our class has loved the flexibility of these blocks and the gorgeous little food pieces. Many happy hours spent planning, building, creating and trading on our own little farms. Thank you so much!”

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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 is cool cos we have this at home too. I like this stuff. we can build lots with it and play games.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Things with wheels and the figurines. Wondering if they could picture what they were striving to build.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Maybe that it's the first intro to small building pieces for some 5 year olds. They knew they could get it at the supermarket and could some of their own.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It really helped with Oral Language development, the foundation for Literacy.

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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 kids loved opening the packets and releasing the pieces. Many an hour has been spent during our PLAY constructing, talking, sharing and creating. I was surprised with how the young kids grew in the way they manipulated the small pieces and made their wee creations. They have previously enjoyed larger building pieces like Duplo and Mobilo.”

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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 felt like a real farmer and learned a lot about different crops" - George "The legi bricks part was the best thing ever. I want to do more" - Heidi

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The lego bricks - it was someting that all the kids could relate too. Some had a lot of lego experience and some had limited which really excited them.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Creativity - our focus C for our NPDL unit at the time

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We used it as a gateaway to explore all types of farming, used videos and family connections, which made the writing deeper as the kids really enjoyed the topic

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“The class LOVED the variety of this kit!”

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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 because it is fun to build a farm and be a farmer" "I like to learn about the different animals and the products that come from them."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The children liked the tokens with animals and farm items and the actual lego the most. These had the most student engagement.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The children continue to request to play with the activities during wet lunch times or free play sessions.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? I have a lot of ESOL learners so this kit provided great oral language opportunities and provided the children with more vocabulary to be used in a fun setting.

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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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“The children loved to play with the Countdown bricks and had fun building their own farms. They enjoyed interacting with different activities. We struggled to fit in the activity due to our collaborative teaching approach and school requirements. We have had to draw out the teaching but the children have enjoyed when we have done this. A lot of the kit was taught during our "free play" sessions where children opted in to the 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 It was fun playing with this set.- Lily I enjoyed playing with this with my friends- David. H

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Hands on materials for the students.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Engaging for students.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Improved oral language, turn taking and engagement for students that might not get involved in these activities.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Great resource which the students loved.”

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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 making farms with my friends." "The piglets are my favourite animal."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The animals as the children loved grouping them together and making homes for them.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Working together as a group to create new worlds and the discussions they have had along the way.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They could talk about the names of animals and the babies. This resource was great for the children's oral language development.

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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 tamariki in my class have loved using the lego. I also collected the supermarket lego when it was being handed out. My class is so creative with the lego, but their favourite thing is to design and make farms. Thank you very much for the fabulous resource.”

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Posted 1 year ago