What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It was great - we read The Wild Robot Escapes alongside this kit and it tied in very nicely with its setting.

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Great - it gave us flexibility

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“This was a great kit - my class really enjoyed it. The resources provided were great and I really appreciated the lesson plans it came with. We found that there weren't quite as many lessons as we would have liked. The topic was very easy to integrate across several learning areas.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? As above

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Don’t find the dice helpful for NE/year 1 children

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Due to the timing and Covid-19 all we looked at was how farming changes our community. We have students leave to go to new farms and other arrive.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It covered all aspects, from literacy to arts, science, languages, music. It also fostered participation, working alongside and with others.

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? As above in my general comment, I really like it. It provided flexibility and worked in well with my classroom.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“I really enjoyed the farming kit and the flexbility it let me have in the classroom. The ideas were great. I found the dice slightly harder to use as my students were unable to read and complete that type of activity independently, however if it was teacher directed they could. I loved the art aspects and it was a great learning topic. Our school is in the country with farming being very common for our children so it was of great interest and a lot of learning and sharing occurred. Unfortunately we weren't able to do our farm trip because of the Covid-19 lockdown, which was out of anybody's control.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We added the word cards (e.g. grumpiest, smelliest etc) to our word wall. The dice were great for using after reading our big book of the week. The STEM cards were great for self directed learning. The whole class loved the colour mixing in art too.

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Really neat way to be able to interpret the resources to how you wanted for different learning abilities.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“We enjoyed the farming kit, but when discussing it with the kids they said they enjoyed the countdown tiles kit more. Unfortunately we were unable to arrange a farm visit. The would you rather cards were a BIG hit with the kids and opened up some really great conversations. The boys in particular were very interested in how dairy farms worked and then translated this into self directed learning on the iPads and creating their own farms using loose parts.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Haven't used it yet because of Covid. and we have been using the respectful relationships kit instead.

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Great

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“A fantastic kit. We had hoped to go to the farm in Term 1 but Covid Lockdown dealt to our plans. I absolutely love the kit tho. It will be easy for me to implement some insightful learning when we try again in Term 4.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Did not receive

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Did not receive

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“I signed up for this kit but I did not receive this kit”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading (allowed for some cross ability group work which was really cool), writing, oral language and The Arts. We also incorporated some 'free play' as well - constructing areas of the farm from class resources (Lego, blocks etc.)

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? I found it really good as we were able to be flexible with our approach as well as being a little more involved in how it was delivered. Taking a little more ownership of the content while having been provided with a range of amazing resources.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Kahikatea loved learning lots about farming - including where some of our food comes from. For a very multicultural classroom, many of our students had no idea what happened on a farm or where some of our food comes from - e.g. the milk that we get daily at school through Fonterra Milk for Schools. The students enjoyed learning about something that they could relate to on a daily basis and enjoyed sharing what they learnt with their families.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The online videos were a particular favourite to our students as they enjoyed seeing farms in action and lead to conversations in a range of curriculum areas (e.g. science, social sciences, maths)

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

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

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Our space appreciated the flexibility of the kit. We were able to select and adapt activities to make the learning relevant and meaningful for our tamariki.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Our students had great fun exploring the farming kit. The design made it accessible and easy to use. We loved the range of activities provided. The painting task motivated many of our tamariki and produced some lovely pieces of art. Many of our students were able to engage their prior knowledge, lives, and own interests to lead the learning of others”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

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