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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Math, measurement and graphing, science - living world. Health - healthy eating , writing .

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? seasons, measurement, health, menus / meals that can be cooked from vegetables grown.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Sparked an interest in the food they were growing. Wanting to try it.

“This kit was amazing. The kids enjoyed growing thier own plants and learngin about healthy eating. It was a great topic which integrated nicely with science ( living world) Maths and measurement / graphing and writing.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It had great links to Science- living world. Children could record their observations of changes that happened and see the effect of different conditions on the plants. Many of my students chose to write about the LGL characters so links to literacy were

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children enjoyed watching their plants grow which inspired some to grow their own at home. Our class took this learning further by taking part in a potato growing competition this term where the children brainstormed ways to encourage their potato to

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students seemed keen to try the food that they could see growing. I think seeing the entire process and having responsibility for caring for a plant increased the desire to try new veggies.

“My year 2 class were very excited to receive the Little Garden League kit. They loved the top secret nature of the project. It definitely developed and interest in gardening for some of the children. Many of the children used their free time to observe the changes in the seedlings and to write about the LGL characters.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We drew, measured, wrote and designed. We drew pictures, did paintings and did leaf rubbings.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Again see the first paragraph.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? See above.

“I can not thank you enough for such an amazing kit. It has sparked a ";green"; light within my children that has continued way beyond the little kit. We have since gone on to develop our own little garden out the back of our class. They have also started their own little gardens at home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Links to science, health curriculum.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking more in depth at different parts if the plant.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children realising that different coloured plants have certain health benefits.

“Great resource. Everything we need to have a wonderful garden in our classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths and literacy ran throughout this project. Students got to see this in an authentic way.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Some students are keen to take this further and develop out schools gardens.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students gained an authentic understanding around where food comes from.

“Excellent kit with great resources that the kids (&; teachers) loved.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We went down a science route and learned about plants and plant needs, life cycles then Alston only minibeasts

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It has laid the groundwork for future growing units, they will maybe have a passion to get a garden going at home etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children who had gaps in their knowledge now know a lot more vegetables

“I really enjoyed the Little Garden teaching kit and so did my classroom of new entrants. The club idea captured them from the start and I was able to find out what prior knowledge they had. We used the little garden to kick off our “Backyard Garden” unit and based out learning around what plants needs to thrive and then moved on th minibeasts. The little garden was a fabulous introduction and it is great to see the children taking responsibility for the plants and knowing what they need.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Children wrote about there vegetables, tracked there growth and explored the science behind plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The class created posters to teach others about plants and share their knowledge

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The class were excited and open to learning about new vegetables and trying new vegetables when we did a taste test challenge to end our learning!

“The children were so excited about this kit! It created a real buzz around learning about plants and promoting healthy eating within the class. Children were exposed to vegetables had not heard of or tasted before!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? could be integrated through social science, technology - science and math. Lots of different activities to come up with.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? well resource, lots of knowledge to pass on

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? such a great resource for my tamariki to know what they look like.

“awesome resource, my class enjoyed getting to plant their own little garden.”

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