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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This kit provided lots of cross-curricular learning. From thinking like scientists (we made predictions on how long we thought it would be before the seeds sprouted) to finding out what some plants need to grow (science), to reading and writing - literacy

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Unfortunately, due to the timing we finished this kit off at the end of term 3 and were not able to pick it back up in term 4. However, we have kept a display up around what we did and this often creates discussion for the children around what they did an

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This kit allowed us a closer look at some of the vegetables we were going to grow. We looked closer at carrots and broccoli and the nutrients they contain and why these are good for our body. It was good to see the children interested in knowing how to gr

“The class enjoyed this kit immensely. The excitement started where they had to apply to be a LGL member and they enjoyed cracking the codes. This kit encouraged lot's of discussion around plants and different types, the conditions they need to grow and taste and textures (just to name a few).”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Through growing these plants we were able to write and read about herbs and vegetables and find out how these grow

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? School garden, healthy lunches in schools etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have become more aware of what goes into their foods and how food helps their bodies grow

“We LOVED having the opportunity to grow our own vegetables and herbs in our classroom. Our unit of study at the moment is Hauora with a focus on our wellbeing. This project aligned with it perfectly and we even use some of the herbs we grew to create our own healthy lunches!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Transferred learning into art, writing, and drama and 5 year old level

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? planting of our own classroom garden and contributing the our Enviro School's vegetable garden

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Great array of resources to keep the 5 years old's interest levels high - well done and thank you

“Thank you for another fantastic resource - we love getting these in our class and appreciate all that goes into making and supplying the kits to make a teacher's life easier for a while!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - measurement when planting Reading &; Writing - plant requirements Social Science - building relationships

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Vegetables will be harvested in the New Year and opportunities will be given to share these with rest of school. Selling our surplus vegetables/pickles/relish etc to raise funds e.g SPCA. Also we will probably showcase our garden items at the local A

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have taken ownership of our gardens and have a better understanding of the different vegetables we have planted. They are also keen to try vegetables that they have not eaten before once these are harvested.

“Great way to foster a love of the land, care and nurture plants and physically see them grow. Also huge responsibility for the children to make sure plants are regularly watered and feed.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of opportunity for oral discussion around vegetables. Older students were able to do further research as well. The Little Gardens went home as an extra Fathers Day present and this prompted students to explain to their Dad's how to plant them and car

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I think my young students are now confident and motivated to try different vegetables and link this learning with home cooking and gardening as they grow older. I hope that this prompts them to think about the goodness and importance of healthy eating and

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We are an enviro school and a small country school so taking care of the environment is part of our culture. It was great to introduce different types of vegetables to the younger students especially. The growing of plants through the Little Gardens was a

“Little Garden League. Loved this. As a teacher it was great to have resources made to promote such an important aspect for healthy young people in future. Students were very motivated to participate and having little incentives like the badges was awesome. I loved the opportunities that encouraged students to participate in other aspects of the curriculum and it all linked perfectly with our school beliefs and programmes that were already in place. Thank you.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - correct amount of water used

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? wider general knowledge of what vegetables are available

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? New vegetables were introduced that they had never heard of before.

“Thank you for the gardens. Kids super excited to plant their own vegetables and take them home once they had sprouted. New vegetables were introduced that they had never heard of before.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Comparing growing foods in Fiji which is our topic. Science - water cycle. Management - self management as responsibilities given to water.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How you can do this at home. Keeping blog posts of your growing journey.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We sampled some of the veges we grew. We made yummy healthy salad wraps.

“Children were very excited to see out gardens grow, and to eat some of the produce. The radishes had a mixed response. Little gardens great for kids to see that vegetables grow, and don't just come from the supermarket.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We integrated science, health and persuasive writing!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Next year the children have already asked to learn more about plants, growing plants and using the things we grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We grew and tried a range of new vegetables. We learnt about the nutrients we gain from plants and what they do inside our bodies to keep us healthy and strong. My masters student teacher taught the children about how plants grow and the nutrients they ne

“The children were super excited to be part of the Super Secret Little Garden League. We took our pledges very seriously and wrote persuasive letters to our whānau to try and get them to eat our favourite vegetables. We loved having badges, a pledge and secret communication from headquarters.”

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