“Amazing resource, it just came at a really busy time so I didn’t quite do it justice! My fault entirely. Next time I’ll be better and get more kids involved”

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Posted 5 years ago

What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? A sense of adventure and freedom. Whanau/love Hard work Problem solving Fun

“A really neat kit that my Year 7/8 class could connect with. Lots of opportunity for new learning. They loved learning about 6 degrees of separation and trying to find connections with famous people! Lots of great discussion was has on the different farm types also.”

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What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? There was a lot about perseverance, especially when things get tough and problem solving. I think a lot of my students appreciate what they have when reading and learning about what others have or go through on a day to day basis.

“My students loved this so much. The excitement of discovering new clues and having actual evidence/letters - kept them so engaged.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? Friendship Adventure Love Passion Work ethics

“This has been a wonderful unit to use with my Year 5 and 6 class. Lots of opportunities to explore beyond the kit. The 6 degrees of separation was an eye opening part of the unit and the students loved trying to make connections with random names throughout the world.”

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What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? We did not get an opportunity to proceed with this as I left for the UK. However, it was still an incredible unit.

“Absolutely perfect. This was a really awesome original idea. We enjoyed the farm life style aspect of this and the students enjoyed exploring and reading about a different environment to their own. Thank you.”

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What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? Family, Community and hardwork were the common themes.

“Resources supplied were both versatile and easily adaptable. Students were engaged with the letters and found it interesting to investigate what caused the changes.”

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What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about? They were able to link in and connect with our school values which are widely promoted throughout our school community.

“This kit fit beautifully within our Shaping Our Future theme and engaged most students (Year 7 class). It was a great opportunity for collaborative reading and writing which the students enjoyed sharing the stories from the letters. We interviewed staff members of our large school, who also grew up on the farm. Unfortunately due to large events such as Aims Games, Cross Country, as well as winter tournaments and cultural festivals we were unable to complete it fully before the end of term.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“An awesome kit. We started with exploring photo stories etc to do with farming and that sparked an interest. The children enjoyed reading the letters. And got them thinking for their interview questions were!”

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