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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of natural opportunities for writing, the arts, science, technology, maori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Life cycles, technology (looking at adapting recipes)

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Lots of discussion around healthy food and eating. All tried new food, some are now bringing this in their lunch or eating it at home.

“Amazing kit. We have loved it and wish we could have started earlier as the students are so hooked.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The students were able to use maths to calculate the difference between the growth of different vegetables. During reading they were able to make connections with what they know about plants and applying the new knowledge to the plants inside.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at different careers. Exporting and Importing of foods in NZ

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It definitely helped with their vocabulary. Building on what vegetables they already know and encouraging them to eat more vegetables.

“My students have definitely loved this little project. They have enjoyed reading and learning about the little garden league. The planting part was what they enjoyed the most and it was a perfect activity to do especially coming out of lockdown. I liked how it was a hands on activity which is perfect for my learners.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I linked it to our leadership inquiry, maths, writing + te reo Māori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Starting our own class healthy recipe book.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are trying more veggies at home, sharing healthy recipes to try in class and getting involved in planting their own garden at home.

“The resource is amazing, however the mild that builds up under the seedlings/on the base/tray is really unhealthy in the classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Spelling - Using the codes to identify the messages, thinking about what comes next.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have linked it together with a Kaitakitanga focus and looking after our environment, as well as nourishing the land.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It has exposed students to more vegetables than most of them have come across. They have been willing to try and eat some of these.

“Right off the bat the children were excited about the School Kit. The idea of making as secret club hooked them in completely. My class has been very eager in terms of measuring and finding out all about the different plants they are growing. They have been willing to try new vegetables and have a more open mind.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading - learning about vegetables, soil and the process of growning. Writing - procedure writing, explanations. Math: Measuring, Geometry - leaf.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Still thinking on that one.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students understood that food came from somewhere, not just the supermarket and that they could grow their own. We used our pacifica links to talk about how we planted and ate in the old days and how our body needs certain types of food.

“My students loved LGL. They were sad when the last message came through and wanted to know more. They have taken great care of their plants. This was a great resource and I loved the way you created a buy in for the students. LGL and the clubroom was an awesome idea.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? writing - students investigating and writing about different vegetables. Coding - creating and using codes and connecting with un-plugged coding.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Connecting in with the place-based learning that we are going to be doing in Term 4.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have talked about why we should eat vegetables and the reasons behind it. A number of students have said that they have tried new vegetables.

“Richard Oakly here from Ilam School. This kit was amazing as it came with everything ready to go. The kids have been very engaged with doing the clues and watching the different plants germinate and grow. What has amazed me is the language the children are developing and then going home and telling their families about Little Garden Club.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? As mentioned went perfect with our topic (social sciences - importance of food in different cultures). Writing experiences - explanation writing Reading the various books on vegetables Decoding with the clues this ties in with our digital tec

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Further Food cooking and tasting experiences. New moto for our class is to give everything a try. Never know if you like of dislike things unless you try. This can be transferred to all subjects and try everything - building resilience.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Being brave and trying new vegetables was a great experience for the children, most had never tried radish, brocoli, beetroot or avocado (I know, but hard to believe right) - converted quite a few by the end of this lesson.

“Amazing learning from this kit, thank you. Our topic this term was food (importance of food for different cultures), so this went perfectly with our topic. As most of our food originates from plants. Apart from all the great resources, movies, blogs and pods shared - hands on planting, caring and observing the growth, saw the biggest learning. Thank you New world and School kit Squad - amazing secret kit x”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science and writing - shared stories about growing plants etc

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? develop a class garden outside

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Introduced to new vegetables and herbs that they hadn't tried before

“We loved the little gardens. Enjoyed planting and watching them grow. Kids were introduced to herbs and vegetables they hadn't had before.”

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