What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We did some writing and reading about this in Junior Journal activities.

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? This was okay. I would have liked more structure.

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

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“I found it tough to do after the lockdown as we worked more on emotional and social wellbeing units and lessons from te rito toi. Before lockdown, it was difficult as covid 19 was just starting and things like the farm/farmer trip was cancelled which would have been a brilliant hands on experience.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We found that we were able into integrate this kit into all curricular areas with easy and it was really relevant and interesting for our children.

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? We enjoyed the format of this kit it was a very positive experience.

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

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“We found this kit lots of fun to explore and fitted well with our current global concept of Nurture our nature. As a class we found lots new learning and ways of extending our children’s current knowledge.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This linked to play, maths and literacy

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I thought the flexibility of the kit was great.

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

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“This resource was well designed and attractive to children. My class are mostly from farming backgrounds and were really engaged when using the resources. It was great that there were many opportunities to use it across the curriculum.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The website gave examples and there was also a variety of resources inside the kit

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? I think the it would have been a bit more helpful if it wasn’t so flexible and the planning was set up more in depth for what resources were in the kit

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

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“I really liked the resources and the the online forum to follow was really handy. However, I did think it was really tricky concepts for my year group to understand even though some of them had farming back grounds. I did really like that there is a variety of resources to incorporate into the unit planning.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? You could make this learning fit in many different places of the curriculum. The kids loved the hands on side of it

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? It made it easily fit with our school vision of one size fits one! The interpretation element means we could use as we saw best for our learners

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

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“Your resources are bright, colourful and totally engaging for our little ones. The learning is relevant and meaningful, it also provides learning that may otherwise not be easily accessible. Thanks School Kit!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It enabled a wide range of cross-curricular learning experiences. For example their green farm (art) became their motivation for writing. Their 'design a shed' (art) became extended by maths (length, size etc) to fit animals into their design.

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? There are many benefits to an open format. As a Beginning Teacher, it perhaps would have been even more beneficial to have a few example lessons on how to go about delivering some of the content.

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

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“This is a good resource that provided a lot of learning opportunities for my students. Many of my students are from farming families, the activities enabled them to confidently use their knowledge while learning new skills for example, creating comic strips, or self evaluate and critically evaluate a creation. This kit also extended the knowledge of those students with a farming background, they made connections and learned why some practices take place on their farm.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This kit was fantastic for cross-curricular learning. Cards engaged conversations across the curriculum and lead to great writing and reading tasks. We also integrated technology with coding and the use of bee bots, Explain everything, and stop motion.

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? We loved how open it was as it let us inspire our kids in the class to suit their needs and their interest. The only thing we would have loved to be able to utalize was the farm visit but this was not possible.

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

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“We loved using this kit. It was fantastic kit to motivate and inspire learning across the curriculum. It was also fantastic to engage our boys in writing - which has been a school-wide focus. The resources were also great. Loved the mat, flashcards and story dice.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Didn't get a chance to use this kit like I would have wanted, due to Covid 19. Liked the story telling cards for Oral Language. If you had other cards that had words to match these, then they could be used again and again as a reading activity, perhaps.

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

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How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

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How did you find the open format of this kit? This kit would have been easier for juniors to use if it had simpler cards (e.g. a picture of a cow that could match with the Maori word for cow). The maths tokens were better for Years 2 to 3, rather than Year 0/1. I liked the story telling cards.

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

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“A good kit - would be better for Years 2 - 3. I teach Year Zero/One, and the kit involves a lot of teacher input to support any of the games, etc. Saying that - Loved some of the resources - like the 'Thing+That+For' cards - good fun. Nice use of te reo Maori in the big poster/mat. Liked the picture cards for Oral Language - perhaps these could be supported with a card for 'farmer' and a card for kaipamu etc. (then these can be used as an independent activity later in the classroom). Liked the 'stuff you should know'. Dice were cool, but would be better to have pictures rather than words as my Year 0/1 needed an adult, and these are hard to come by these days.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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