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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science and health - Living World/ what things need for life Choices around food English - writing - seed dispersal/ plants/ poetry/ reading -shared books on plants. Maths -measurement Te Reo - names of plants / parts of plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Exploring more into measurement - how do we measure taller things? Other aspects we need to consider in relation to healthy eating/ movement.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Improved awareness of the importance of trying new things - more than once and giving it a go.

“The kids loved it - the secret code solving, being part of a secret club and a lot of learning came from this. We went on to explore plants, seed dispersal, carnivorous plants and healthy eating. The badges were really cute. Many kids went on to find and collect more seedlings from New World.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to read and resource facts about how seeds grow and what plants need to sustain life. They were able to do maths problems related to planting vegetable patches. They were able to write about the planting they did and describe their seedlings.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Learning about sustainable crops and responsible farming. Looking at how they can develop vege gardens at home.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are more aware of different vegetables available and excited about trying them as they are big enough to harvest. They see vegetables as a much healthier and sustainable food source to pack food.

“The students absolutely loved joining the Little Garden League! Planting the seedlings and watching them grow has been a real highlight of their term. Everything the pack provided added to the excitement and buy-in of the children. Fantastic resource, which has been perfect for our sustainability unit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The key competencies were on display throughout the unit.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? As our school has just started on our Garden to Table journey this had made the kids very excited about continuing their learning around growing and eating healthy vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids were eager to learn about all the different vegetables, particularly the ones they had not experienced before such as borage or pansies.

“The kids absolutely loved the whole process from planting their seeds, cracking the secret codes to diligently checking their seedlings every morning. Many of the students took the responsibility of looking after their own seedling very seriously and would excitedly share the growth with theirs classmates.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The main focus for this kit was science learning, what plants need to grow. It enabled us to use the learning context for literacy and numeracy. Reading played an important role in the learning of new information, students then wrote a summary of their le

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Future learning for us next term is going to involve insects and bugs and how they play a role in the life of plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students have been open to trying new foods, mostly holding their previous views about their likes and dislikes. Nutrition was not a focus for our learning with this unit however, when spoken about and discussed students show a good level of awareness

“The junior students at Waima School have thoroughly enjoyed learning about their Little Garden seedlings and watching them grow. This kit opened up a wide range of curriculum learning for us. We have learnt about the different parts of the plant and what is needed to make them grow, we have written poems, gathered data and learnt about measurement. This kit has been a truly engaging experience for all the students and they can't wait to take their seedlings home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - living world/Spring

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Bees and insects, life cycles

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Knowing more vegetable names

“great range of resources”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths, watching it grow and prediction on how long it would grow.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We got given a whole lot of sunflower seeds so now we can link that in with growing them. Thanks for a wondeful kit.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They now know alot more vegetables and what they look like. Talked about how we need to eat a rainbow of colour every day.

“Children loved having the little letter to fill in and loved posting it in the mailbox. Had alot of fun planting the seeds and watching them grow and then taking them home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing - instructions on how to plant a plant.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? .

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Kids were happy to try different vegetables and asking their parents to try them at home.

“The tamariki enjoyed planting the seeds and following the process through. The jokes were funny that they came up with and we printed them and hit the answers behind a vegetable for a display. The tamariki were able to take the plants home this week due to it being holidays and have been encouraged to bring 1 back with them when they have grown for us to try as a class. The badges were fantastic (a couple did break) so it was good to have extras.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? did a tally mark of the days that it took for the first shoots to throw.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? more continuation of healthy food talking, in the class and with children and at home.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? lots of talk about vegetables and what healthy food in lunchboxes.

“We have enjoyed learning about some of he vegetables, some were new to many children in our calss. We looked at pictures of what they will look like when fully grown and what plants need to grow.”

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