What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I used this mainly for literacy, both reading and writing. The story, poem, waiata etc. Love the addition of Māori words.

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? Some parts like the use of the mat were really open and possibly too creative for my post lockdown brain but I can see they are open to a variety of creative uses.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Thanks for this kit and the online support from Dairy NZ as well. My class has enjoyed writing farm based narratives and reading about farms and it's many related topics e.g riparian planting, worms and numerous animals. We would love a farm visit now.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Easily! Was easy to integrate into multiple avenues at once, especially science/writing/art

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? Hard to get my head around/adjust but awesome once I got used to it.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Good, easy way to incorporate Te Reo. Loved the talk cards/questions. Ignited lots of ideas and discussions which worked well in a years 0-3 classroom with a range of confidence levels. Easy to incorporate art/writing into it. I come from a rural school of predominantly sheep farmers where the kids already had basic knowledge/interest so kids were interested in comparison.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Same format as Exploring kit, which I didn't like.

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? Same as the Exploring kit, didn't like the format as it's too open and no structure at all just a list of activities or things to do.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Haven't done this kit due to covid19 and not being at school.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It translated oral language in story telling, to writing our own stories and opinions as well as reading and poetry. We didn't use it for maths but it was great for art and writing.

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? 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?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Because of COVID we didn't get to do the farm visit, however I liked the resources provided and we liked doing the art based on Ted Bracey...we had particularly wonderful results with this!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We did a lot of cross-curricular learning relating to farming. We painted pictures, maths with the tokens, story writing with the cards, learnt the Maori words for farm objects, reading farm related books.

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? Once I got my head around it, I liked the openness and flexibility of the kit. I think there was enough guidance but I found it was really important to read everything in the kit so that I understood what was expected.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“This kit was great for our rural school. A lot of our children live on farms but no one lives on a dairy farm so we had great discussions comparing their farms to the dairy farm. The poster was great for these discussions. I really liked the flexibility of this kit where I could use the resources in a way to best suit the students in my class.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It was great for social sciences learning and also for their oral language.

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? It was good that it was an open format, it meant that I could adapt it for my class and the specific needs that I was wanting to focus on.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“This was great! Really supported our learning about farm to fork.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? N/A

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? Not user friendly

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“I didn't use the kit with my new entrants/year 1 children due to Covid 19, but I didn't feel its overall 'look' was right for this age group. The videos looked OK, but the pack that came didn't inspire me at all. It just looked a little disjointed and I didn't have the time to sort out what the activities were. It wasn't at all visually appealing.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Same as the exploring kit, which I did not enjoy.

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 far to open and not enough structure.

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

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Haven't done this kit due to Covid 19 and not being at school.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

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