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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - growing PE/Health - put the right food in and the machine our body will work better. Writing - stories about planting, healthy eating Nurturing - taking care of something to help it grow. if we give a plant all it needs then if we give our bo

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are an enviro school and we are always in the garden, this just promoted it more. Watching our plants grow was fascinating. Loved it, thankyou so much for the box, we so enjoyed it.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I've grown this so I will eat it. I've grown this so I'm spreading the word about healthy eating. My class and teacher are all secret league members too so we know that healthy food is worth eating to be big and strong.

“Fantastic, the children each had something that was theirs, the badge, the little garden. the story was fun with the photo. It grabbed the attention of the children in this respect. Eating something that you have planted and cared for seems to taste better or they have ownership so they want to eat it and spread the word about eating veges.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing through observation, science link to growing, health linking back to our bodies

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting our own school garden

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Linked with Harold

“Watching them grow”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading recipes, following instuctions

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? looking at improving soils, maths - measuring time from seed to eat!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The range of vege that can be grown and looking at recipes to try was great learning

“Students loved planting their seeds and seeing them sprout. The idea of a club with responsibilities helped with learning. The tamariki loved the codes”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths writing reading

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Kids want to plant more veges at home and eat them and research their individual fave.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learnt about what is in veges that is good for them: vitamins, minerals, fibre

“This kit was awesome. the kids were so excited and motivated to plant their plant and talk about veges. Thank you. we love it”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Caring and working together.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? They are now going to learn what parenting is like as they have to care for the plant until It is mature!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They know the names of each vegetable and are keen to try them.

“Fantastic. The children have raised. the plants in the class. Now they have the challenge of taking them home and turning them into the vegetable.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Since, our focus was Science, it really incorporated within this learning area.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Educating learners to be excited about healthy eating and encouraging them to grow their own vegetable garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The learners observed their plants sprouting and growing in different stages, showing great determination in wanting to eat the vegetable.

“The learners showed incredible engagement during the whole process. They had an authentic and enjoyable experience when learning about plants and healthy eating.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health- healthy eating Religious Education- Social justice project Social Sciences- social justice project along with SVA kit.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continued learning about growing and community gardens- garden to table. Hoping to make sandwiches or hummus dip with the vegies. Also contribute to our shared pantry.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were introduced to vegies they had never heard of. They discussed ones they like to eat the most and shared their ideas with their friends. They also have started planting Little gardens of their own in their homes.

“This was a FANTASTIC school kit. The children loved cracking the secret codes and all the additional information. We have actually combined it with the SVA kit to create a school garden and shared pantry as part of our social justice project.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science, literacy (we were making up our own codes for other participating classrooms), Health and PE (aligned with Garden To Table).

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are in the kitchen next term so they will be able to harvest and eat!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were researching their vegetables and their nutritional values.

“We had so much fun with the build up, the introduction, the pledge and coding. Not to mention the veges!! Very easy to implement, it was hands on and engaging for the children. This kit fit in with our Garden to Table programme perfectly.”

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