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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? There was a lot of team work, measuring (when it came to planting out the sprouted plants), English etc, etc

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at which plants grow at which times of the year, designing menus, sharing recipes. Maths opportunities using measurements in recipes etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Different ways to use each of the plants grown was discussed and some of the children were keen to try different things. If we were to do it again we would try a 'favourite recipe' Friday where we could bring in and share recipes.

“The children loved this. We kept the gardens in the classroom to begin with and we were getting regular updates about when they had started to sprout. They were then moved to a larger garden where they could grow more freely. The children loved becoming 'watering crews' and making sure all the plants were watered and looked after. We probably planted them a bit late in the year for it to have made a large change to their personal eating choices.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - Parts of a Plant / Soil composition Literacy - Flow charts / Sequencing / Writing about the garden Maths - Counting in the garden

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Sustainability in our school gardens / Using Maramataka to guide gardening choices / Water storage.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? With the focus being more towards looking after our garden and understanding parts of a plant and how plants grow. Students did develop their understanding of why growing our own food is essential, especially, given the lockdown, which just reinforced the

“Absolutely loved, loved, loved this school kit. It fit perfectly with our big theme of Kaitiakitanga. As a year 0-1 class, we used the school kit as our provocation for being kaitiaki of our school garden. The children were so excited.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used ours during topic. Being a guardian of the galaxy. Planting, pollution and recycling.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children were able to plant them in the garden outside at school and watch them grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We used them in our garden at school. We are a Garden to table school.

“Thank you thew little gardens were fab for my year one class”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This became our inquiry unit for the term, so we connected it to all our literacy activities and used a lot of maths, especially measurement by growing a variety of different plants. We connected it to technology by creating videos and seesaw content. In

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This unit developed into lots of learning about looking after the environment and the insects that help look after plants. We created bug motels that are now part of our school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Kids now know a lot more about eating healthy and the iportance of a balanced diet that includes a lot of vegetables. Kids are very keen to grow their own vegetables, and as a result of this kit we have created a new junior vegetable garden.

“This was such a fantastic kit!! The kids loved all the hands on activities and we used it as a jumping off point for a whole inquiry on plants and bugs. THe kids loved the secret codes and being able to take their pplants home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? all the different ways we can learn about them

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? to grow there own garden and look after it themselves

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? knowing different veges names and how good veges are for you

“awesome kaupapa”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to link this to Measurement (Maths) as we measured how tall the different plants were and compared heights. The class learnt different units of measurement. We also linked this to drawing and writing as we tried to draw and write recipes of o

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Healthy eating and what makes a good diet. Why we need to eat healthy and why fruit and veges are good for us.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It was a great opportunity to learn about new fruit and veges that we didn't know about, and everyone had a chance to share their knowledge about some that they already knew about.

“It was a neat kit with a good set of instructions to try and hook the class in. They were all very excited to join the club! Thank you :-)”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We linked it into our inquiry the best we could. Writing about our new found knowledge, reading stories on plant growth in journals and science activities. We looked at the plant and it's parts and how it grows. We looked at photosynthesis on a basic leve

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have some planter boxes outside our class that we are looking to fill next year. This ignite that again. The students are very keen to continue to grow and care for plants and then use the food we grow in the classroom to cook meals to share. Thankyou

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our class did a few short lessons on healthy eating but I believe the greatest learning was that they could grow their own food.

“Our class thoroughly enjoyed this kit. It was a amazing learning tool. I was surprised to find that many students had never experienced planting and they lacked understanding on how plants grow. This meant there was lots of learning to be had. We also tied this in with planting natives along the coast near the school and the understanding they gained from the little garden kit was evident. They happily shared their experience with others during the planting and mulching experience. When the plants were big enough to take home, the students were extremely excited to show them off to their whanau. It was a fabulous experience and they students were thrilled to receive them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Technology , our actions affected outcomes. Written language, opportunities to write about our story of the broccoli. Mathematics - statistics, measurement.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Technological change, and effect. Creating change and adapting to change.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It has been really useful for the students to see the stages of the plant and the end product.

“The kids were really engaged particularly when they planted the seeds and watched them germinate. They enjoyed taking care of them, and watching them”

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