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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The students wrote about their observations as they watched the plants grow. They also drew the changes they could see happening.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? What comes next... My students were interested how their vegetables/plants can be used for others things e.g. how their vegetable can be used in pies and other meals.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My students willingness to try new vegetables increased and we more open minded to trying new things.

“My class loved little garden! Very hands on and engaging!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the kit as part of a seasons unit - Spring is the growing time and what plants need to grow. We also measured the growth as part of maths and measurement. We read books such as The Enormous Turnip and made up alliterative names for the vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will continue to use the resources from this kit in future units on plants, seasons and in our Garden to table program

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some of these were new to some students like borage so we had a lot of discussion around vegetables in general and what they liked or grew at home. We talked about eating lots of vegetables and brainstormed salad recipes!

“What a great kit. The tamariki were really keen to embark on the secret mission. We built the clubhouse and potted our vegetable. It tied in really well with a unit we were doing on seasons and other areas like mmeasurement naturally slotted in here too. They also really liked the songs and videos that went with it totoo. Great kit!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kit linked well with literacy and science. It lent itself to talk about how plants grow and where plants and vegetables come from. It linked well with literacy - writing and drawing about what we had learnt.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We started looking at where we get food - other food like meant and milk. It linked well to health and PE and how our bodies work. Use plants for cooking etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children developed their understanding that vegetables are good for you and to eat more and this makes you feel better.

“Another great kit from School kit. The children loved the badges and watching the seedlings grow. Eating different vegetables and playing the matching game.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote about joining a club, we wrote about our favourite fruit and vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Maths- measuring the plants, counting how many started growing, Science,-grouping fruit and vegetable Health- Eating a balanced diet keeps us healthy Writing- Lots of different writing opportunities

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? During class discussions we were able to refer to our plants

“This was great as my class really enjoyed watching the plants grow, and learnt how to look after them. It was worked in with our topic as we were looking at healthy lunches so growing fruit /vegetables in class made it more exciting .”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We loved singing songs, doing poems, creating art, reading books, writing stories about vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We were also learning about reducing, reusing and recycling. Prior to this, we would often have quite a lot of food waste. Looking at growing food helped with the children in realising the importance of not wasting food and that vegetables dont just come

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some children we exposed to new vegetables that they'd never heard of/tried. We talked about vegetables being healthy. Most children bring healthy fruit/vegetables for their brain food each day.

“My class of 22 Year 1 children loved becoming Little Garden League members. The excitement when our kits arrived was high! We had a lot of success with our seedlings and the children got to take theirs home at the end of the term. We've had some photos of the seedlings being replanted at home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We had been doing a study about looking after our environment so this fitted in well. Oral language, health and science.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting more gardens and caring for them.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? IIt gave an opportunity for children to learn of new vegetables and to discuss the importance of having vegetables in out healthy diet.

“It is great to have the seeds and make it easy to plant them. The children found it exciting to watch the seedlings come through. And lots of discussion and interest came out of it. The kids loved the badges.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This integrated nicely into science, art and maths, where the students could monitor growth and graph their information.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Creating a project based on a chosen vegetable to describe its origins and history, plus how it has developed over the years.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students have really enjoyed finding out about the variety of vegetables and we have been reading books and researching the benefits of vegetables.

“This was a wonderful resource for my class. The activities provided were engaging and the children enjoyed learning about different vegetables through hands on resources of the vege patch match and the set up. Learning about and identifying a variety of veges was interesting and especially integratingit into other curriculum areas.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths, reading, science and health.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Setting up a garden at our school for all students to learn about nutrition and healthy eating.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My students learnt new vegetable names and how to plant a seed. Exposed them to the importance of protecting our plants and eating them.

“I loved how my students learnt about new vegetables they had never seen or even tasted before. Their excitement of actually planting a plant all by themselves was a huge highlight for them. Decoding the hidden messages from GLHQ's was exciting and it brought so much oral language and engagement. They felt like they were a part of a nationwide club and they loved it. Thank you for the opportunity to learn about nutrition and healthy eating in a fun and enjoyable way.”

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