What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We enjoyed using the map and story telling dice and the children have continued to use this independently during literacy time.

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? Format was great as you could adapt it to fit within your programme.

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

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

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“We started to use the exploring kit before lock down. we enjoyed using the map and role playing different ways we explore. Unfortunately we didn't get to do all the activities. I will definitely continue to use aspects of the kit especially for drama and tuning into new units of work.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I used the dice during my instructional reading lessons and some of the design cards during our Learning through play sessions

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? The kit was great, well thought out, easy to follow.

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

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

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“I thought it was a fantastic kit, unfortunately I didn't get to use it with my current 5 year olds. I felt it was a bit to advanced for them. I'm hoping I may get to use it later in the year when they are more settled and have a few more skills up their sleeves. Thank you for the excellent service.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We enjoyed having the options to explore this topic through a range of learning areas such as music, dance, drama, literacy. They were hands on experiences suited for children who like to move around lot's!

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I love the open and integrated nature of the kit - it allowed for children to guide their own learning. It was well organised - the information on the website definitely helped with how to use the resources.

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

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

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“The Explorer Kit for Years 0-3 was just what our class needed this year for our inquiry theme. It was fantastic to be able to reuse the kit in the future and explore exploration through stories. We are a play based learning environment so using stories is how we explore learning in our space. This kit has definitely encouraged us to explore our own whanau stories and write our mihi alongside our families.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Cross-curricular learning is something I have been particularly interested in this year so I was very pleasantly surprised at how useful this kit was for that in terms of the ability to incorporate our inquiry learning into other curriculum areas.

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I opened the kit and honestly struggled to interpret to begin with but after digging through it - it was fantastic! Lots of information. Easy to use.

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

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

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“I enjoyed using the exploring kit within my class. The one element that really stood out to me was the story telling dice - what a fantastic learning tool. We had a great time using this kit and exploring the various links/resources this kit provided.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It allowed story telling for everyone and art work

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? Great. I think it would be a brilliant kit when we are not swimming etc - as it took a lot of time away from it. We also looked at other countries legends, and the children acted out in Learning thru play.

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

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

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“What a fantastic resource, we loved the Maori aspect of it and really enjoyed story telling legends.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? There are strong links to multiple curriculum areas.

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I was initially a little unsure about where to start, however this was one of my first kits and needed to sort out where to start.

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

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

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“I loved the collection of resources and was just so disappointed that we couldnt use it as planned. Our school closure, and then reopening, meant we will still use it and are intending to do this next term.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The class really enjoyed The Arts and English learning experiences.

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? The format was quite different to previous ones, the resources excellent as they always are! Thank you!

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

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

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“The Exploring Kit was amazing. My children loved learning about the famous explorer Kupe and how he discovered Aotearoa.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The website, dice, story cards were all useful for cross-curricular learning. We ended up using lots of the arts integrated into our story telling and discussions. It was also particularly good for lots of te reo integration.

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

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How did you find the open format of this kit? It took me a little time to come to grips with different ways to use the kit. I probably would have enjoyed a little more guidance, but as I got thinking and using the kit, more ideas come to mind.

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

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

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“My children responded really well to the exploration kit. The conversations we really interesting and it gave lots of opportunities for discussions about families and ancestors. Lots of these discussions spring-boarded into the children going home and asking questions about their families.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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