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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We collected data for a vege tallychart (numeracy), classified and sorted, writing about vegetables, growth lifecycle for plants (Science), music/songs, oral language, healthy bodies / diet. We are going to continue this into the start of Term 4 as this l

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Nutrition and looking at healthy lunchbox choices, creating our bee-friendly prayer garden, creating cooking opportunities for tamariki to be continuing to try new veg and herbs and 5-a-day plus food experiences. Scope for collecting seeds and regrowing o

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? All our tamariki learned about lots of new vegetables and how some of them are roots, like carrots, while lettuces are the leaves and we can eat some flowers too. We encouraged tamariki to bring a new veg in their lunchboxes to eat at fruit/veg break and

“Our class LOVED this kit! It arrived just as Spring started and so we were guaranteed good growth quickly. The HQ codes kept the mystery and 'clubhouse' vibe alive. Having the awesome resources to set up a clubhouse in our classroom was brilliant! Our Lady of the Snows school in Methven thought this kit was a very useful and positive way to get our younger tamariki introduced to new veges and take this home to share with their whanau. The kit was visually appealing, they enjoyed being part of a 'club' with a pledge and badge and with the addition of the card games which our tamariki love playing!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - opportunities of measuring, graphing, comparing Literacy - recording observations, writing - how to grow seeds, writing recipes, making sandwichs/soups Science - How do plants grow Arts - sketching each stage of the growth of a plant

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Create a school vegie garden or a classroom one. Do a study of growing plants from seeds - sunflowers, plant a bean seed and watch it grow. These activities will involve a number of curriuculm areas - wrting, maths, science etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students have learnt where their vegies come from, that theyn have to be grown first. They have been learning about healthy eating and once the vegies have grown they will have the opportunity to taste each vegie.

“This is a fantastic teaching resource, hands on resource. A big thank you to you and New World for supplying our Room with this kit. My class have been excited about growing their own vegies and learning how to care and look after their plants. They can't wait for the seedlings to grow big enough to be able to be planted out in their little garden we are creating outside our classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we allowed chn to take care of their own vegie and used our core value of Responsibility as a driving force. What does responsibility of looking after a plant involve etc

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will take Science adjectives from Planet earth and beyond as well as social Looking deeper into global issues.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Promoted great discussion about what chn like,comfortable eating etc. Also awareness of the state of our planet global issues.

“This was a great idea. I would have liked to have had a bit more of an idea when we first signed up regarding which curriculum areas this project would suit as I may have altered my science strand. Due tcurriculum area”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We drew the characters = art. We described using I pads the taste and smell and look of new vegetables = ICT, literacy and oral language.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How plants grow and science experiments.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children loved sampling new vegetables. Most didn't even know the names of the vegetables they were growing, so we learnt heaps.

“This was an absolutely wonderful kit. All of the resources were age appropriate and the children loved them and were full engaged. All of the little gardens grew except one...but this was a great learning discussion. We didn't use the website much but as a teacher it was helpful for me to find the resources i needed.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Research on healthy eating and the food pyramid

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children keen to grow veges at school in a school vege patch

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were all chatting about how they were going to eat the plants. Many were keen to, even if they had never eaten these plants before.

“A fabulous resource that completely engaged my class.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Loads of oral language, comparison, writing names, club applications, reading labels &; jokes etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will keep watching them grow and possibly look at what different whanau have in their own homes. Which vegetables are more common in different cultures.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? By lots of discussion in both buddy groups &; larger groups children heard about a variety of vegetables people had tried. This also started discussions on 'fueling up' and eating healthy foods to improve our brains and bodies.

“Thank you so much, we followed the story and created the drama which was great. We used a tuakana/ teina approach to fill in the club applications and planting so each 5 year old had a 10 year old buddy and everyone loved it. The jokes were certainly out there. It was really lovely to eavesdrop and hear some students telling the buddies about their gardening experiences with their own whanau and a very wide range of vegetables that people had tried or were favourites. So lots of language, excitement and working together instigated by our little garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote about what we had done and seen, measured, made kale chips, veg soup et

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Develop our use of different vegetables in the classroom and promote the school vege garden, Kai Growers Club and recognition of veg.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Trying new things and promoting vegetables and growing our own.

“This was a great resource for my class of Year 1's. They really enjoyed the whole idea of the 'LGL', the planting, checking the seeds each morning and decoding the Club Letters from HQ. Thank you very much.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used LGL in our maths for measurement (how much water to give, measuring the length of the sprout! Also, we wrote letters in writing to the LGL.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? What the vegetables look like once they've actually grown, how we can cook them/eat them.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some of the kids at first didn't know the names of many vegetables so they were able to learn about different types and wanted to try new veges that they had learnt about in class.

“The kids loved the idea of being able to be in charge of their own plant! They were able to watch their plant grow and were excited to be able to taste different vegetables that we had discussed in class!”

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