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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We engaged in reading and writing linked to this and used technology (the ipads) to monitor the growth of our plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are excited to continue to share the growth of our plants and tasting them from home during the summer months.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were excited to learn about different foods they had not heard of such as radishes. They came up with challenging each other to try a new vegetable or fruit during our brain break time.

“My class have loved participating in the little gardens. We have learnt a lot about gardening and growing our own food during this process and are excited to be able to take some of the gardens back to our homes to continue to grow over summer.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We are using different key competencies when looking after our plants and talk about what type of learning is happening.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Could lead to cooking, maths, writing and reading about looking after, harvest and cook with our vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We are still in baby steps on growing our plants but are very excited to our little seeds sprouting. We talk about eating our own harvest and will talk about healthy eating in near future

“We had a great time plating our seed and looking after our garden. We have a little corner in our room where we have our plants and watering can and rules and treaty on looking after our little plants. Children came up with their own rules on watering and looking after their plants kn their own and help out when their friends are not absent. We are focusing on key competencies in our room and it links close to participating and contributing, managing self and relating to others.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - measuring plant height Inquiry - sustainability Literacy - writing about our plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We went on to learn about the Life Cycle of Plants

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They enjoyed learning the names of all the different vegetables.

“My class absolutely loved being part of the Little Garden League. The club house was a hit - they loved checking each day for the next code. The enjoyed nurturing their plants and after replanting them into bigger pots, they got to take them home which they loved. I still get updates on how their plant is doing. A great link to this term's inquiry on Sustainability.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Descriptive writing for a Vegetable Character Statistics activities on favorite vegetables Art - creating their own vegetable character Te Reo Maori - learning the names of vegetables in Maori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Potential to create and participate in a larger gardening project. Learn about the needs of plants to grow

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? As a part of our school kit we had some vegetable tasting sessions and cooking lessons i.e. corn fritters. As a result, I saw students begin bringing in new vegetables in their lunchbox (capsicum and cucumber sticks) and students making the recipes at hom

“My students absolutely loved being a part of the Little Garden League. The drama of being in a secret society, having to apply to be a member, and taking a pledge really hooked them in from the beginning. I loved seeing the student's excitement to check on their seedling every morning and making sure they were always well watered!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We this found this kit to be transferable across curriculum areas. We chose to use it as inspiration for our reading and writing. We started with reading Michael Rosen's poems ";Tomato 1 and 2"; and then wrote our own poems based on the vegetables we like

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In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children started to talk a lot about the food in our lunches, and every time someone had veges in their lunchbox, we snapped a photo and added it to our photo display. Children started asking for vegetables in their lunches so they would get their photo t

“We loved this kit in my new entrant classroom. Lots of the children had done some 'Little Gardening' at home, and so were well prepared to get started with this kit. Throughout the term the children have loved (and continue to love) watching their own little plants sprout, and they have all been taking such good care of them. Thank you School Kit for the great ideas and resources once again.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Good for writing and reading- instructions for a recipe and we used the carrot club resources on twinkle to tie into reading and learning the vegetables in Te Reo Maori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? - Te Reo Maori- learning vegetables - made cartoon vegetable characters and described them

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Trying new vegetables, making healthy recipes

“Thoroughly enjoyed and engaging activities. The kids loved watching the seeds grow and the code cracker. The only thing is that we did find that the timing with the school holidays meant that some kids plants didn’t actually grow before then. The badges were also very flimsy and most broke within the first day.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? lots of writing, measurement, science

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? care of plants, what plants need, what we need

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? lots of discussions, sharing

“the children enjoyed all aspects of this.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the Little Garden as a writing topic and also as a context for math problems for a few weeks.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This linked perfectly into our current school inquiry around looking after the environment and started discussions about the benefit of grown ing your own produce.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students wrote stories about why you should eat vegetables and shared these with family members. They all had great ideas about the nutritional value of eating vegetables.

“The class loved this kit, they learnt about different vegetables and are more eager to try them. The connection to New World allowed them to see this in their weekly shops and also all over the TV and built up their engagement. The resources were wonderful and the secret codes were an exciting aspect of the little garden.”

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