What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Our Inquiry topic is Diversity, so we were able to link the exploring story to times we have explored, visited or been curious about other people/countries.

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? Fabulous!

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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“A great way to start off our Diversity Unit! Heaps of options for kids to take this in as many directions as they wanted to. Much appreciated!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I used it during Literacy- I found journals and articles that linked to Explorers and NZ history, so students could read and discover for themselves. The students used the information to write descriptive stories about who they are.

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 struggled with the open format at first until other creative teachers shared their ideas on Facebook.

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 have found this kit very usual for the students to identify their turangawaiwai. It had very visual and interactive activities which when guided by the teacher, the students could explore and discover who they were, and where they came from”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We didn’t get very deep into the cross curricular learning experiences due to the COVID 19 school closure, however, many of the experiences were suitable for the children to complete as part of their learning from home which was great!

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? We enjoyed the open format!

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 class absolutely LOVED this kit! It was so engaging and they were so keen to do more. Such a shame we didn’t get as much of it done in Term one as a class due to the school closures. Although the children were able to complete components from home.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The dice were a great addition to my reading tumble

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? Loved it

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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“Really enjoyed this kit”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We used the stories you suggested and the music to to create little interpretations. The would you rather cards were super useful to tie into writing and lended themselves nicely to researching animals as a class experience too.

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 liked the open ended ness of the kit. Take the suggestions and run with it any direction to best support my learners in the context that they needed. 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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“It was very practical and the kids loved it. The poster was amazing and always ensured that there were hordes of kids hovering around it before school finding new things they hadnt seen before. We enjoyed the 'would you rather' cards and used these in our writing and helped us to write better sentences using because to justify our opinions. All in all a very engaging, fun, colourful kit. Thank you very much”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I can see this had lots of potential for cross-curricular learning particularly between oral language, reading, writing and art.

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? OK...more guidance would be good. The kits for older children seem to have far more instructions on how to use it...it would be nice to have it all pre-planned so we don't have to do too much of our own planning surrounding it.

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 didn't get to implement this kit because of COVID”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Website has lots of options for cross-curricular activities. We orally shared our stories then wrote them out. We also plan to tell our stories through art and/or drama.

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 liked the openness of the kit. It took a while to get my head around what was required as it is not as prescriptive as previous kits. However once I understood the requirements I really liked the flexibility to use the kit in a way that suited my studen

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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“Another great kit. Liked the flexibility of kit and how it encouraged families to talk about family stories and things that were important to them. I liked how it taught children that everyone has a story to tell, it doesn't have to be a famous story, but if it is important to their family then it is worth sharing. I love the big posters, really get the children discussing different aspects.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Many aspects of the kit led to cross curricula learning. The students enjoyed the story dice especially and the website was great

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 found there was enough guidance. I liked how there were two perspectives and it was good to be able to have that flexibility

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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“Thanks for a great resource”

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Posted 4 years ago

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