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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Links to science and physical activity - learning about plants - how they grow and what they need to be healthy. What food fuel our bodies and minds. How to read a nutritional label, where our food comes from.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have not completed the unit yet but I anticipate there will be more interest in being involved in the school garden and in making healthy eating choices.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are interested in where our food comes from, growing new vegetables, trying new foods, having a variety of fruits and vegetables in their lunches, growing food with their whanau.

“This is a great resource that we have just started using in our year 2/ 3 classroom. It will link into our Term 4 focus on growing healthy minds and bodies.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We incorporated learning from the School kit into our writing activities as well as our maths. We measured how tall our veggies grew and used descriptive words to write in a scientific report.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Life Cycle of the Plant Healthy Eating Responsibility Participation Measurement Writing

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I did not use this to promote healthy eating- we used it to support learning about the life cycle of plants.

“I teach New Entrant, year 0 students. My students used this kit to support their learning of the Plant Life Cycle. They loved having hands on activities to partake in, and learned a lot about responsibility while growing their vegetables. This kit was engaging and extremely successful with my students. We LOVED it!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Oral language, written language, maths, art-all very easy to link to this kit.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How big will our veges grow when planted in the garden? Which ones will be ready to eat first? Can we plant and grow some other different veges?

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Reinforcing knowledge of healthy eating - most students know what is healthy. To have their knowledge affirmed is good.

“Most exciting guessing what might be in the mysterious box, then joy when we opened it. So much wonder watching the 'soil' expand and grow. Very exciting getting admitted to the special club then watching our seedlings sprout and grow. Wonderful language, art work and learning came ftom this. Thank you.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Researching, planting, writing, maths, health, reading, listening, negotiating

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? letter writing, applications, report writing, planting and growing other plants, harvesting the vegetables when they are ready and finding recipes to use them in. Cooking , baking. Thanks again for a wonderful kit. It has opened up a whole new world of

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Introducing them to vegetables and herbs that they haven't tasted before. Made them aware of what is out there that they haven't been exposed to. Being brave to taste new things. The nutrition value of vegetables and herbs.

“Thank you for a fantastic kit that my whole class has thoroughly enjoyed. Their enthusiasm has been amazing and they are very excited to take their plants home to care for in the holidays.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? SCIENCE: In science we have be learning about the life cycle of plants, what they require to grow strong and healthy, and how they benefit our environment and enable us to breath. MATHS: We have been learning about 'Measure'. As part of the 'Length' elem

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children have been able to observe the growth of a plant from seed to plant in a relatively short time. They have observed and been responsible for enabling the plants to grow strong and healthy. We will research recipes we can use the ingredients in, cal

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? As a class we have discussed the importance of eating a balanced diet by including five portions of fruit and vegetables in our daily food intake. We have explored how we can add taste and texture to foods with herbs and spices and once the plants are gro

“From receiving a mystery a parcel that was eagerly opened and explored; to spending a beautiful afternoon soaking our soil pellets, planting seeds and labelling pots; to caring for the growing plants daily; we are loving our journey from gift, to garden to plate.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were learning about plants and how they impact the environment in regards to bees etc. So we looked at bees, which led to waterways, forests and their own home gardens. So much oral language and writing.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at what we could do to provide a sustainable garden to feed our school families

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have linked this to our healthy snack time and our lunches

“Fantastic Kit, We have saved some to plant in Term 4 so we have a continual growing period.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - looking at the development of a seed Reading - completing the code (use of alphabet) Writing - predicting what will the seed do when planted. One was put in water too so that the children could see the seed germinate.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at photosynthesis, pollination and the plant life cycle

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Importance of eating fruit and fruit and vegetables. Children more aware of having fruit and vegetables for their ";read and feed"; snack

“The children have loved growing their seeds. It has certainly piqued their interest in growing plants. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to be involved with this project.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? - Computational thinking with solving and creating codes - Science (plant growth) - Maths (graphing favourite vegetables) - Reading (reading and understanding code) - Links to all key competencies too (particularly managing self and using language, sy

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students have shown huge interest in growing plants, so I'd like to continue this in term 4. I also plan on focusing more on healthy eating and trying new foods. Will continue using the secret codes as a link to the digital technology curriculum, when we

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are beginning to talk about healthy eating, but as we didn't focus hugely on this area it has not improved their awareness significantly. We may look more into this next term.

“This kit has been an amazing part of my class learning this term. The children have been totally engaged throughout and are so excited about being a part of a special club. Every morning they come in to check their vegetables and they're proud of their growth. There are so many different routes that learning could go in with this kit and I'm really pleased with the engagement and enjoyment that my class have got from it. In particular, the secret codes were a great way to bring computational thinking into the classroom.”

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