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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science writing - recording maths - code cracking. measuring

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? interactive games Follow up learning activities look into the nutritional value of each vege

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We know to try new vege's and not to refuse trying them There are lots of different kinds of vege's we can eat raw in our lunchbox We have discovered how quickly some veges grow We are excited to try vege's that we have grown from a seed Sometimes it

“We tried food we have never tasted We liked planting the seeds and watching them grow When the veges grow we get to eat them We enjoyed the vege patch match game We loved cracking the weekly code”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Wrote about what we did

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Kids are sending the seeds home for the holidays - no future learning as many of the seeds did not shot.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Eat fruit and veges

“Was excited when it came and when I set I thought up BUT...... Story was a bit boring and didn’t grab the kids attention Seeds were messy to plant (as an independent job for 5 year olds) Seed pots broke down each day as the kids watered them leaving he soil spilling out. SO sadly, over all feel a bit ho hum about it ! :slightly_frowning:”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used this as a provocation station, initially set up as an option, but it was taken on by the whole class. Literacy/Maths: Filling in a form is a learning experience we don't often do and the children took it very seriously - they really wanted to bel

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Wow, we really need more time! Right now we are discussing repotting seedlings and who will care for them over the holidays. The idea of responsibility - protecting - and seeing a project through to the end is more important to some than to others. They a

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We focused on how important vegetables are for our bodies as far as providing fibre, minerals and nutrients and particularly pushed the 'Taste' element of the LGL promise, being brave to try a new flavour. Many children eat only a narrow range of vegetabl

“A great idea to take an existing community action (even if it is promoting a particular supermarket!) and increase its educational value. The children have been very excited about this learning - the badges, the codes, the growing, protecting and especially tasting - they've taken it very seriously! We've even had Little Garden League Fairytales written at home and a lot of other little gardens being tended outside of school. A perfect time of year for this to happen with our other school gardens starting to take off as well.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have looked at aspects of science (living things, classification), maths (measuring, sorting), literacy (keeping growing diaries), art (drawing, painting and printing) as well as so many opportunities for hands on life skill development.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We can continue to care for the plants as they grow and then use them to cook meals / food. This has helped give students skills in gardening etc that they can use throughout their lives.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some had no idea about different fruits, vegetables and herbs. We have a healthy mini snack each day and it has encouraged students to try different foods.

“This has been an amazing kit for getting the students involved in growing, gardening and all things nature! It has sparked our inquiry which has gone into plants, fruit, vegetables, healthy eating, growing, gardening, garden creatures and mini beasts and also birds and nests! The students are loving watching their plants grow and it's the first thing that they check on in the morning when they arrive at school. Parents have given feedback that their children are really enjoying this learning and talk about it all the time at home and want more fruit and vegetables on the shopping list. It has also encouraged them to help in the garden at home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the Little Garden League for PBL - writing letters to the characters, writing to HQ and asking questions, drama. Interviews with a vegetable character, writing over a variety of genre and styles of writing. Mathematics - measurement. Managing Self

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have now planted some seeds into our school garden. We are keeping a diary of observations and will include measurement and keep statistics of the growth of plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are aware of a wide variety of vegetables and herbs that they can eat. We looked at some of the vegetables and how they can be eaten raw or cooked and how they compare. We looked at what goes into our lunchbox and a few whanau were adding in caps

“The students in Room 3 engaged fully with the Little Garden League. They loved the mystery and codes which went with the plants. It was fantastic to use the LGL as part of our Science learning this term.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used this topic as a context for writing, painted pictures in art of the characters, explored plant life cycles for Science, used vegetables and garden planting to introduce arrays in mathematics and read about plants, vegetables and life cycles in our

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will spin this learning off into making connections to other lifecycles of living things such as the bugs that live amongst the plants and the birds who eat our plants too as examples.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were very excited to get in a special club and felt a genuine responsibility to try as many of the vegetables as they could. It was especially fantastic for my large number of ESOL students who learned a lot of new topic specific language as well

“This kit was the first one I have ever received and I was not disappointed! The content was impressive, engaging and very age appropriate. It inadvertently linked to our preplanned lifecycles unit perfectly. Having the updates arrive via the website (codes) over the series of weeks really held the interest high. Also, making resources such as the te Reo Maori translation of the vegetable names in our little garden meant that we could link to other aspects of our curriculum too. I personally wouldn't bother with the letterbox if I was to to this kit again. The time it took to make it given it's very short-lived purpose didn't seem worth it to me. However, I will certainly keep it and give it another life again in the future. Certainly not complaining.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths- measuring plant growth, counting out cut up veges so everyone had one, halves, quarters etc Writing- about a vegetable, the steps to plant their seeds, how the vegetables tasted Reading- read many picture books on the topic Science- how seeds g

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? As above- and we went on to plant other seeds and talk about the food pyramid

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Many of our children struggled to name 5 vegetables at the beginning of the kit. Now they are growing them and have been tasting them. Many children trying things they have never tried before.

“LGL has opened up a big inquiry into vegetables. Many of our children struggled to name 5 vegetables at the beginning of the kit. Now they are growing them and have been tasting them. Many children trying things they have never tried before. What a great kit!!!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? If I had been able to keep the plants growing at school I would have been able to include it within my Maths, but as we won't be able to access our classroom/and holidays I have to send the seedlings home with the children to observe themselves. We have b

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The class are excited about having plants grow and seeing the daily changes. Next step would be to have a class garden and plant the seedlings there so we can grow the plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children are loving having the vegetables growing in the classroom and learning about the different kinds of vegetables they have never tried.

“It would have been really easy to use, but with the Covid disruption and school holidays I will have to send the seedlings home with the children. We are having classroom renovations as well, so it will make it difficult to be fully involved.”

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