“Used as my spring board into Agriculture our Star performaner. Looking at history of farming, types of farming and economics of NZ. Included farm visits. Farmers market, Feilding sale.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Sustainability, work ethic
“Overall an interesting and relevant unit for students to explore. Always enjoy having students examine multiple perspectives and connect their own views to those in the outside world”
“This was one of the harder kits that I have done with my class. We did it with our reading class - which is mainly top readers but they still found reading the letters harder. It still led to some wonderful learning and extension work for the children. They were fascinated to see the links and just how many in our space could be traced back to a farm. Like always - an extremely well resourced and supported kit.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Perseverance. Striving for what you want to achieve.
Determination.
“We used this resource as a special side project for our top literacy kids.
It was a great opportunity for these kids to work collaboratively and discuss their ideas and findings.
Usually, these students race ahead and work on their own. It was a big learning curve and they rose to the challenge.
Thanks School Kit!”
“Being a rural school, farming is very close to all of us! A lot of our students live on farms themselves or a family does. It was really interesting to do the activity to see how we were connected to farms - they could all connect in so many different ways! They enjoyed learning about so many New Zealanders - they weren't who they expected but they were really engaged. The interviews got everyone involved and ensured those that don't normally speak up had a chance to get into it!”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Hard work
Looking after your environment
“This is an excellent resource. Though it didn't work very well in our newly form ILE as I had hoped. This wasn't due to the resource, rather than our environment and class.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Respect, kindness, integrity, gentleness, helpfulness, accepting responsibility, resilience, being reflective, hardworking, strength, empathy, courage.
“This was such a relevant and awesome kit. It coincided with a time we were doing our Calf Club preparations which was absolutely perfect. The children really got into the discussion about values on farms and were fascinated finding the similarities between values on a farm and at school. They loved reading the letters and thought they were so special. A high, high quality kit that was extremely worth while!”
