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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We talked about what plants need to germinate and so observations were made and recorded. We measured the plants and counted how many seeds were in each piece of paper. We wrote about what we did and saw. We were productive and planted the plants in a s

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The final product when it has fully grown - discovery

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit was primarily used to show how plants germinate and grow.

“The selection of plants was great and very easy to put into practise. As I work with 5 year olds the secret messages and application forms to be part of the club were modified to fit the ability.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Gardening- what are the plants, what do they require to grow Taking care of them Looking after a life Responsibilty of watering everyday

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? More gardening through planting. them in our planter boxes outside.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit has improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating as they see how the veg that we planted are made and look after and that they are natural therefore good for our bodies

“I was able to discuss what students were planting and got to plant. I had many students who had never planted a plant before in their life, so it was very exciting!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We set up a role play Garden centre which was very successful with many of our students using oral language and writing in their play. We set up a role play Gardening Centre which allowed the children to write lists, use their oral language and sor

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We participate in the Garden to Table programme so this kit has added to this by adding to the learning of the children. This learning will be continued, where the children get the opportunity to work in our school garden and then be able to use the produ

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our school is participating in the garden to Table programme so the kit has enabled the children to build up their learning opportunities.

“Before the last holidays we gave the children their kit. The plant was to be looked after so we could use it in a miniature garden to be on display for our school Ag Day. The children were very enthusiastic. We had lots of positive feedback from parents. The children's knowledge of plants grew.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to link some of the information to the topics we have been looking at - e.g., our topic of Laudato Si (caring for our environment) and Keeping Ourselves Safe...

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? At the beginning of next year, we will be doing a topic called 'Healthy Lunchboxes'. We will be able to refer back to the learning they have done this year.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have seen that you can grow your on food from such a small source. It gave some of them the idea of where food actually comes from.

“The Little Garden League Club was a great resource to have in the classroom. The children were very excited to be part of the club.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We got the students to write a little persuasive letter to the LGL to let them join. In Inquiry we were learning about pollinators and their importance in the environment which linked with this.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The students who shopped at New World kept planting new plants. They all took their plant home just before the holidays.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They were excited about their plant and how long it'd take for it to be ready to eat. 5+ a day

“Our students loved learning about the LGL and how to grow their vegetable.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy, numeracy, health/wellbeing, oral language, social/communication and working together.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Garden to table - eating our own produce and researching what we can do with our produce. Following recipes and eating together ettiquete.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? What plants need to grow and taking care of them. Trying new vegetables and being open to new things. The importance of healthy eating and with covid being able to have your own food at hand by growing your own.

“The topic tied in perfectly with our topic of sustainability and Garden to Table. The children were very excited at the sell of a secret club and the badges. As children are often not in charge at home they were able to influence home decisions around healthy foods and trying new things through it being a special select club.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to discuss openly care for our seedlings and transfer those discussions to writing. We found suitable books and growing and making healthy salads &; meals. We are able to talk about the science of growing &; gardening. Hands on activities alw

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Healthy meals and recipes will be a great next step leading to providing a healthy meal for parents &; caregivers. We are organising our green house so shifting our seedlings outside will create more discussions around the concept ";from the garden to the

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our students enjoyed the whole process of growing the seeds and planting them out into the garden. This also was a great time to teach our students how to cut and pick the plants already growing in our classroom gardens. So they couldn't wait to pick the

“Nga mihi ki a koutou. We had a wonderful time as a class. Monitors ensuring the seed pots had water daily and on shady days in the classroom the pots were shifted outside in the sun. We had about 80% of our seeds grow. Probably because they were overwatered. The tray set-up was great with all the information displayed . I especially like the card set that came with this resource.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We use the little garden kit in our writing / phonics; as a starting point for further investigation into how plants grow, and lots of conversations about seasons, weather and now water (which is leading into the Beach Clean Up kit!) It also fitted very w

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are now moving on to the looking more closely at water, the water cycle, and the importance of keeping our water sources and oceans clean. All very exciting!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Personifying the vegetables created interest and the code cracker helped children to be drawn into the characters - they loved it! We used this as a starting point to talk about vegetables, try new vegetables, and wealked alot about the vegetables we hadn

“A fantastic kit. We LOVED the LGL and all it came with, and it's relevance to our younger NE/ Yr 1 students. It has evolved into many more conversations and learning experiences - and we are continuing to watch as our plants grow, and hopefully provide! The children have loved it.”

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