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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? 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? 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 set up our classroom shop and the children learnt about taking money and giving change. Children wrote shopping lists. Bingo helped practise initial sounds.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Ongoing gardening and food preparation

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I brought.a range of vegetables in each day and students chopped them up and we ate them as snacks with humus and other dips. This was great for getting them exposed to new foods.

“We did really maximise the use of this kit and created classroom ";fruit and vegetable shop"; and children wrote shopping lists, bought and sold the seeds, pots and potting mix with play money and then propagated the seeds. We have a convenient raised garden just outside our classroom in which the plants went and most are now thriving in. I made a lot of support materials such as photos of vegetables and we played 'I spy something beginning with...' to practise initial letter sounds. The children really enjoyed the lead in to this learning with hearing the story about our the LGL started and then being awarded the badges. The badges broke very quickly, which was a bit of a pain. We used our letterbox, but not a whole lot as most of my new entrants can't write. It was a great kit, and I did supplement the activities with many of my own.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This linked very well into our literacy and R.E components of the term. Students were able to research and read about plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Doing this school kit increase my knowledge about what plants need. Students are now excited about growing more plants and looking after the environment.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students started to think about what veggies they are eating. Some students hadn't tried all the veggies we were growing. By growing them, it has made them more interested in trying new vegetables.

“This school kit was fantastic! the students were very engaged in learning about plants and what they need to survive. This kit linked well into our term theme about us being guardians of our environment. The students learnt about what different plants need and that different plants need different conditions to grow. It also made the kids think about how much veggies they are eating and how growing your own is so rewarding!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The project was great for oral language as the students talked about their favourite and least favourite fruit and vegetables. My class has a high number of ESOL children so it was an opportunity for them to learn new words and express their likes and

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science: looking at change (seeds to seedling, vegetable into a dish)

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children learnt about vegetables that they had never seen or tried before. As they were involved in the whole process of planting and looking after the seedlings, they were more willing to try different vegetables.

“My whole class (year 1) loved the project! The children were very excited from the moment I mentioned it to them till the very end. We asked our big buddies (year 5 students) to help us with some of the activities (like secret messages) and they loved it, too!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We linked it to our maths programme (statistics and measurement) and Science - plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We actually didn’t finish all of the activities in the kit as we also had a major art exhibition (amongst other things!) happening at the same time which was unfortunately unrelated to the theme of the kit., so I would expect to have more insight into thi

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some children had never heard of some of the vegetables included in the kit. It was a great discussion point, with encouragement from peers to try new foods.

“Absolutely loved the Little Garden League kit. My Year 1 students were so excited to be involved, and loved the secrecy of the club. The badges were a big hit, and there was great excitement after the holidays when they saw how much their plants had grown. A great experience, Thankyou!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of opportunity for writing, maths measurement, taking care of a plant and inquiry learning about vegetables around the world.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Replanting in our classroom garden. Continuing to look after the plants. Unfortunately with Covid-19 we didn't extend this as much as we would have liked to. With the timing plants had to be taken home over the holidays and many didn't survive to come bac

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? As a class we learnt a lot about many different vegetable around the world and how they are cooked and eaten. This was an eye opener for them. The children were open to trying vegetables that they hadn't eaten before. Lots of inquiry into good and bad

“Thank you for once again providing an amazing, authentic learning journey. The children loved being part of the unique Little Garden League and are so cute...they still wear their badges to school. All our plants grew and the children were able to take home a healthy looking plant to take care of at home. Thank you so much we love taking part in School Kit activities.”

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