How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Growing their own vegetables from seeds to harvesting and preparing them for the table helped to improve students awareness of healthy eating. Although it took some convincing for some students to try vegetables they did not like.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify the vegetables when the labels were up but they still needed to work on being able to identify the vegetables instantly. Some students talked about recognising the "silverbeet" at the supermarket.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Can lead to financial literacy- cooking and selling produce

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reporting writing, measuring, healthy choices

“The kit generated a lot of interest. Students enjoyed planting the seeds and watching them grow. Once they were big enough the students transferred the little plants into our big garden. Generated a lot of discussion around healthy eating.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Many students came and told me they tried new vegies because of this

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Very! some had no idea of the growing process

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our school garden

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We wrote and drew about our plants and measured their growth

“Not only was this an engaging experience for the class, it also helped them see how the food they eat is grown. They loved being hands on and then taking their plants home to show their whanau.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Better understanding

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Somewhat

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? See above comments

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths science writing

“This toolkit has been a great resource for teaching the students about plant life cycle and measurement also predictions and where healthy food comes from.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Allowing children to become more familiar with a range of vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Very successful. they liked the character names.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Learning hoe to cook/ prepare the vegetables they planted.

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Science, Literacy, Maths

“As a keen Enviro school, we thoroughly enjoyed the Little Garden League kit! The children enjoyed the code breaker activity and taking care of their seedlings. The students learnt about new types of vegetables that they hadn't heard of before.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They tried new foods!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Very

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? They are eating more fruit and vegetables.

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Science, English, Maths, Health

“We incorporated this into our healthy eating programme. It also was linked into our Science Curriculum. The children enjoyed taking this home and growing vegetables afterwards.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Making chilren aware with discussion and lots of games and visuals

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? lots of visuals and games to help children extend their vocabulary

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting in the school garden

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of writing about what we are observing when our vegetables were growing

“Children really love learning about how seeds grow into vegetables and they absolutely loved having their own plant to take care of and watch it grow.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Discussion of vegetables and growing their own

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Great - information cards, characters, pictures and card game

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Growing their own vegetables and learning about a variety of veggies

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Inquiry, writing, reading, mindfulness and school values

“Fantastic resource that went nicely along our inquiry topic. The students all engaged with the learning and took great pride in receiving their badge and caring for their plant. The classroom display resources were awesome as was the online support forum. We still have the card game used as an independent activity.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Their interest in vegetables and basic knowledge was vastly improved, as well as their desire to eat them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? VERY SUCCESSFUL! It broadened their knowledge of vegetables out there, what they looked like and how to care for them

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Vegetable garden care

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing, maths, health

“This was a fabulous school kit that provided knowledge and enjoyment for all! I hope it returns, because the kids got so much out of it!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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