What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I was looking forward to adding the drama and dance back into my term but felt the kids needed to familiarise themselves with their peers to perform freely. I had to rethink my approach and start again with rebuilding trust in the classroom.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? The Teacher resource breakdown that came after receiving the kit, was very useful and helped to answer some outstanding questions I had. I found the direction gave me confidence to know how I could use the resource. Thank you so much for all you do.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

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Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“Unfortunetly we didn't get time to use this kit before Covid-19, however I have implemented parts of it into my reading groups. It provides so much NZ history which I love and wanted to use your very well thought out resources as best I could on our return. I have been using another kit to help settle us back into the routine and culture of school, 'Respectful relationships'. I hope to continue using the exploring kit and utilise the resources provided.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It was great that we integrated this into everything we did. Great resources for literacy, social sciences etc

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Neutral

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I loved how it was open ended and it could be used in a variety of ways.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

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Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

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Very Useful

“We really enjoyed this resource and it fitted in perfectly with our topic for the term which was based around being connected in our community looking at stories and how these bring us together”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Website was the easiest thing, as it was visual for my young kids who are still to early into their learning

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? It was tricky to navigate. I had never had the school kit and it is my first year of teaching so I wasn’t too sure how to go about everything with such young kids I didn’t really know well yet

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“This was the first kit I ever received for my first year of teaching. I rated this one a 3 because I didn’t feel as though it was as easy to navigate- especially at the beginning of the year when I was just trying to settle in with my students etc. I feel like for the beginning of the year the relationships kit would have been a better success. I tried this kit, but my kids didn’t seem to gain much interest from it. After receiving other kits like the relationships kit and firing away with it, this one was a little tricker to figure out!”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The dice were great for oral language, writing

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Being able to use the kit in ways that worked with our class learning was great, I was able to adapt things to suit

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

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Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“Very cool kit and most of my class enjoyed it. I have a wide variety of abilities and some struggled with different activities but that’s to be expected. Overall we love using the kits and have lots of fun learning in different ways.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? science - space, social studies early settlers in NZ both Maori and immigrants, maths - time lines, english - oral lan gauge, art - art from exploring ideas

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? It took a bit of communication to get our heads around 'Exploring' but once we understood the wide format, it was great.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“Initially we thought it was about explorers to NZ. But then we went deeper into what makes an explorer. What makes a person what to explore? What would we want to explore? Mountains, oceans, space or even just Aotearoa.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Sadly we did not use the kit

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Great but not for my kids

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“My class are very low level learners and while the Kit looked fantastic we were not able to use it. I will send it back untouched sorry.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I loved all the digital media that came with the kit. It was all really engaging. The kits really loved the songs.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? It was great as there was different aspects that would be able to be used across a multitude of inquiry topics.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“What a great resource for our young tamariki. It was a great addition to our inquiry unit.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We had a big focus on working together and being kind and this kit was able to fit in with this goal.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Love the open format!

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

How useful is the format of the kit for Teacher Planning?

Not Useful At All

Neutral

Very Useful

“We loved using the kit and I was really impressed with the quality of the resources. It was great that we could use the resources to suit our kids too!”

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Posted 5 years ago

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