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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths- growth time Writing- Application, letters to a classmate persuading them to try new vegetable. Science- growing world. How do plants grow. What are the stages.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Launched an inquiry into healthy eating. Reviewing our lunchboxes and seeing what changes we can make to the food and the amount of rubbish waste. WE LOVED THIS KIT! THANK YOU SCHOOL KIT AND NEW WORLD.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students learnt to recognise and name different vegetables. Many students were excited to try new vegetables that they hadn't seen or tasted before. I had so many students say they'd been to the supermarket and seen ";Betty Beet"; and ";Vrad Broccoli"; ec

“AWESOME KIT”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - We measured the water in measuring cups. Measured the time it took for them yo sprout. English - new vocab such as germination, sprouting, etc. - Procedural writing of the planting process - Venn Diagram compairing what humans need to live and wha

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Soft Tech - cooking lessons. English - writing recipes. Oral language/Art (Drama) - setting up a little fruit and vegetable shop in the class, make signs and labels for the shop. Maths - learning all about money when you visit the shop, learning all about

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have seen how easy it is to grow your own food in super fast time. Gardening does not hav to be long and laborious and it is actually something they can do without the help of an adult. The just need the materials to do it.

“Thank you so much for this fantastic gift. The kids were so excited to unpack the box and eager to get stuck in. It was lovely that everything (even the soil) was there ready to go. The seeds all grew in super fast time and the kids can't wait ti get them big enough to start planting in the garden. We have a school garden and can take them there to add to it.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths we have been measuring our plants, weighing our water, writing and reading about plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have created a classroom garden and used the plants for the school garden

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have eaten and talked about vegetables from around the world. how plants grow, life cycle and care for plants.

“My kids have loved this kit. We explored so much around healthy eating, growing our own kai and how plants help the environment. Huge thank you to New World”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? There was the chance to inquiry about plants, write and read about plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are doing sustainability next term (Our future). This kit will be fantastic to continue and explore in more depth. Extending the children's knowledge. They have been given a taster and they are keen for more knowledge.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children have learnt about different vegetables and why we need to eat vegetables. The parents are already saying that their children are trying vegetables they haven't tried before

“I love the little gardens. There are plenty of resources and the children love growing the plants and learning about our world. They also loved the mystery of having a secret society. Well done School Kit. You have excelled once again. Kirsty Hull”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy: Oral language- discussing how to plant the seeds, describing their plants as they grow etc. Writing instructions, writing about their plant. Reading- reading about their plant, vegetable poems and songs. Maths: Measuring, counting etc. Health:

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting out the seeds, observing the changes and growth, eating the produce. Continuing the above cross- curricular learning.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This encouraged children to learn more about their vegetable/ herb, to grow it and then hopefully eat what they produce.

“It was great having the plants, game and online resources. I had already had seed kits the same as this (I can't remember who sponsored them) but without all the hype and build up- which I didn't think was necessary. I didn't agree with the secrecy aspect. At the same time that we were planting, we were also teaching the NZ Police programme ";Keeping Ourselves Safe"; which teaches that good surprises are fine, but secrets aren't. The whole story of a secret society and that people had stopped growing vegetables didn't resonate, or ring true, for me.”

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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - We measured how long each of the plants were after 3 weeks of growth. Science - We made predictions about which plant would sprout first - Little did the kids know that it actually said how long they would all take on the label. Concept

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We need more plants that don't take as long to grow in class. Or you could send us the kits in term 2 so that we have 20+ weeks to grow and harvest them so that we could touch on healthy meals.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I struggled to go into depth about healthy eating as we didn't have anything to use to make any healthy meals. The plants all took to long to grow. I used it to make the class aware of the life cycle of plants.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the My Little Garden pack as it wasn't just a one hit wonder. It required the kids to actually plant their seeds and care for them until they are ready to be harvested. We unpacked the importance of water, sun and soil and also a plants life cycle. The students update their parents each week on how their plant is growing and continue to have meaningful conversations in class about the progress that their plant is making. I did find it hard to go into depth about healthy eating when we knew that the plants wouldn't be ready to eat for many months.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Cross curricular learning in reading, writing, inquiry, science - the links are endless!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at how plants grow, how to harvest and cook. Also healthy cooking / eating.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are aware of the different veggies and the range that is out there.

“Such a great resource - got students buzzing about the learning, lots of links and ways to go! Amazing.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we have made it a part of each class, and their responsibility to work in the garden and help.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? the garden to table concept going

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have been working on the garden to table concept with our children, this is in the early stages but having this kit has added to the promoting of the garden and eating good.

“Our staff and kids love it, love the whole concept. The teacher in charge of our garden is working through the activities and is involving the whole school (we have a small school)”

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