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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science and te reo

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science, natural world. Plant life and needs

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? For my class it hasn't had an impact in their eating habits. They did learn the names of different plant and we explored what some of them were. Also the names of some in te reo. We also used it as and intro into Science, aspects of plant needs.

“It was a little too hard for my 5 and 6 year olds to complete the code breakers etc. They did enjoy the growing of their plants in the classroom”

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Posted 3 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we did art, sketching and drawing collage, food tech making a variety of vegetarian foods, we looked at pests in our gardens and researched companion planting. we wrote letters to the vegetables, and made a big book.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? we will continue with your school garden harvesting, cooking and sharing our vegetables. Make our own recipe book. we will continue to raise seeds and grow them and take them home for gardening at home. we are thinking about having a growing competition f

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? they learnt about new types of vegetables. we built new school gardens and encouraged gardening at home. we tried different recipes and researched about the vegetables we have never tried before and why vegesare good for us.

“the children just loved the gardens and watching them grow. we tried lots of different vegetables and they looked forward to cracking the codes.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We linked it into our writing, our reading of stories to do with gardening and also maths as we measured and predicted our plants growth. Also linked into science of living things.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Lots more opportunities and interest in gardening and the process of science in growing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We had a huge discussion about vegetables and gardening daily. We got to try new vegetables all together. We also linked it alongside our Harold/Life Education visit and chose healthy bodies as our unit.

“We absolutely loved this kit! What a fantastic resource full of informative activities and hands on learning. Thank you New World and School-kit for the most amazing resource.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - helping us utilise our worm tea we make at school. Sustainability - talking about when you plant certain foods. Giving back to one another and caring for our environment.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children want to become more involved in the school goal of becoming more mature based for example getting chickens, bees and giving back to the community to carry on developing those core relationships.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My children already had a really good understanding of what healthy eating means and looks like for them. They were able to encourage outside awareness to there family and friends.

“The children had discussions about how they had done these before through new world so connecting home and school life through conversation. It was familiar but they were able to use it as part of our goal as a school to be able to give more back to one another. Growing our own food which we were able to plant in the community garden.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Art: drawing of their plant Science: growing of plant Maths: Graphs to see whose worked and whose didnt, also comparing other classes Writing: Instructions on how and they planted it and what they did to keep it growing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It made the class go home and explain to parents that having a vegetable garden or something similar would be beneficial to them

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Maybe a few more diagrams of what is healthy and not.

“Overall the kit worked well in promoting Healthy Foods. The children worked well on all activities and also the growing of their plant.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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“Kids loved growing their own plants.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Obviously the sciences, the growth was fast so maths, and the slow veg used the concept of time.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have not yet harvested the vegetables that were transferred to our garden. We looked at pollination and why we need bees

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The variety of vegetables was an interesting topic for many learners that inky eat carbs.

“The concept and extensions were great, but timing, just before school holidays didn’t work. As a teacher, keeping the gardens alive and thriving did not work well and had to find someone to baby sit the seedlings. They then went mouldy. I’m not sure what we did wrong. It was interesting to compare soils, and also to see where the souls came from. Are these Little Gardens contributing to deforestation? Children also expect instant results, so checking gardens every day was great for the concept of good things take time”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the kit for our Growth/Inquiry so we learned lots about grouping, and labelling and writing about being a vegetable or fruit.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? If we had more time we would've talked and focused on planting and growing. Our main focus was on healthy eating.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My students are 5yrs old. It was interesting to see how much they knew or didn't know about vegetables.

“My class really loved playing with the cards. They enjoyed learning about different fruits and vegetables. They had to look carefully at the picture to make sure it matched. We used the plants as a gift to their dad/male person in their lives for father's day. We enjoyed creating the cardboard house too.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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