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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measurement - time, height Written language - recount Living world - Living things need certain things to thrive

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In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have found out how food they eat starts it's life. That food requires care and nurturing, just like they do. They were prepared to try veges new to them.

“The children loved the process of sowing the seeds and caring for them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It taught us about what food is good for our bodies, what plants grow well together. What plants grow best in what season etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It would be a great opportunity to see kids create their own recipes from the vegetables they have grown or sell them in the local market day to learn about small businesses and how they run.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Their awareness of different foods grew, they took videos and wrote me letters about the different foods they have tried.

“This was the best inquiry topic for us, my kids were able to engage with learning where food comes from (not just the supermarket) they were able to learn the process of growing food and what level of work this requires. We incorporated writing and maths. Everyone loved it so much they took their learning home and many of them had the desire to put in their own vegetables patches. School Let us buy more plants and plant our garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? - Maths: statistical graphing on diff vegetables/fruit Writing- listing, writing about fav fruits/veges

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Baking: Being able to use our grown produce to bake

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? -Trying new foods, keen to try different vegetables/fruit at home and school. - Being aware of why we need to eat these

“My students really enjoyed this unit, However the timing of the holidays made it hard to keep the plants alive.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy - Writing about each stage of the process, about making a secret club. Maths - measuring Inquiry - Service - kindness, growing veges for others, helping cooking at home

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Inquiry - sustainability Growing a school garden, helping

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Great for discussing new vegetables they hadn't heard of before.

“Excellent kit, My students loved being a part of the Little Garden League. They were really hooked in from the start. They enjoyed watching their seedlings grow and it gave them a real sense of responsibility and fitted in well with our theme of service - growing food for others, being kind to their plants etc”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Students were able to write and reflect on the different stages of their vegetables. It also provided opportunity for students to consider ways to improve the growing process and help their veggies thrive.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? They learned how to grow and maintain vegetables which they have been able to apply at home. We have been able to create innovative ways to keep the veggies growing i.e recycled planter boxes/plant pots made from old plastic bottles, cans etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were able to grow and taste new vegetables that they hadn't before and also learn about the how they could help their whanau healthy for not a lot a money.

“This was a fabulous learning experience for my year 3 &; 4 class. They were able to use the knowledge that they learned about in the classroom and take it home to use in the real world. These were real life experiences that they will be able to cherish forever. This was especially valuable after the lockdown in Auckland.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was able to enhance our learning outside the classroom with the planting, maintaining and care of the plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We can't wait for our veges to be ready to eat, we will be able to then use them to prepare, cook and eat a variety of tasty vegetables adding to our core curriculum

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some of our children learnt names of different vegetables and allowed us to extend their knowledge. We were also able to talk about vegetables and how they are important for us to eat.

“Our children loved this kit, the excitement in planting the seeds to seeing them sprout was awesome. We had many children learn new things about vegetables and some new names too. Great that it was hands on and appropriate for our whole team.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I was great for Writing, Reading and sometimes even Maths.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Protecting and our environment and our responsibility to the Earth.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learned about different vegetables. They learned about why they are good and some of them even tried it at home.

“It has been fantastic. The kids loved it and they learned so much!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing &; social sciences &; science &; maths

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? What shall we do with the seedlings? Who will take care of them now?

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning about veges they hadn't heard of.

“Our NE/Year 1 class loved getting their badges &; belonging to the LGL. They watched &; waited &; cared for their seeds. It was great to see their interest in gardening develop.”

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