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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Children learned about science in identifying plant needs. We used art to draw the life cycle and other plants. We wrote about plants and read about growing vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children learned about science in identifying plant needs. We used art to draw the life cycle and other plants. We wrote about plants and read about growing vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning and trying new vegetable dishes.

“Yes, this has been a great resource, thank you that it is free to us at school. Teachers and students have enjoyed the interactive journey of growing plants from seeds.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Good for measuring and counting

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It will be great if the seedlings survive and can be replanted outside, grown and eaten.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My 5-year-olds are yet to make the connection between the plants and the food they eat.

“It’s a great kit but I’m finishing it difficult to manage now that the seedlings are big- they grew really quickly and are quite spindly so not at all ready to be planted outside. Also concerns around the info circulating about the pesticides in the little pots?”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing, maths

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will transfer this to our school garden and continue to grow vegetables

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have encouraged learners to try new foods and learn about different vegetables.

“The kids have loved this !!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The codes were timely and this gave them the opportunity to use their literacy skills when decoding the messages. The kits and varieties of plants offered something for everyone. The kids have measured the plant growth daily since the first seedlings spro

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The ongoing care and maintenance required to ensure their plants grow are at the forefront for our kids and they are committed to sharing this with the class via Seesaw posts and then hopefully bringing some in to cook and share.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children and I had to search to see what some of the plants were and which of them are edible. Plants like Borage are new to us and we also looked at recipes we could use to make some of these pplants more enjoyable to eat.

“Wonderfully presented &; organised program. The buy in from the children about being a part of the Little Garden League gave it more meaning. They believed that they were given a task and this created a huge sense of ownership.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing reading science planting

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Growing grass heads, excited about school garden, seeds sprouting, healthy vegetable snacks, eating nuts and seeds,

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They said : are healthy because they have fibre, make you strong, natural and nature has heaps of good stuff.

“It was fantastic”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? So many opportunities to write about what we did and noticed. Each morning we counted need sprouts and collected data.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Creating a garden and composting. Looking after our earth.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We looked at the food triangle and we noticed the we need to have mostly veggies or food grown from seed.

“The idea was awesome the kids truly had fun. I think more games and activities around learning about veggies would have been cool. But over all such a fun kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? They love measuring the height of their plants which is maths and they have been very conscientious about nurturing and caring for their seeds. We have also looked at the parts of a plant which is great for science. We also can't wait for the flowers to g

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are able to use the flowers we have grown for the bees which we are excited about as we studied bees last year. So we are able to continue with this learning. Plus next term we are going to be looking into preparing food, cooking, reading recipes, and

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We will be planting the seedlings in our school garden which will promote healthy eating as the children are looking forward to eating what they have grown.

“This is such a fantastic kit. The children were so excited to get started and care for their seeds. It has been great to see other classes growing theirs as well. The children check on the seeds progress daily and are looking forward to planting these into the school garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Linked to being kaitiaki and caring for others and the environment. links to religious education gods creation strand. the code cracking was great for literacy learning, letter recognition.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? continue to care for plants when they take them home and plant them in their own gardens. Harvesting the vegetables and using them in their own cooking and meal planning.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We had lots of discussions about healthy choices and how healthy foods fuel our bodies and brains.

“Room 10 loved being a part of this super secret club, planting our seeds, caring for them and watching them grow. they had a great time cracking the codes. Awesome cross curricula links.”

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