How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We linked it into science learning - how things grow, nutrition learning - what is good for our bodies and why e.g. nutrients, vitamins etc.

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? We talk about fruits and vegetables all the time, and the benefits of eating them. Kids are excited to bring fruit and vegetables to school for snacks.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many were unheard of at the beginning, and all were recognisable at the end.

“Such a wonderful, generous kit full of valuable learning for students.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“My Year One children absolutely love the Little Garden kit. The children worked well with their buddies to decode the secret messages. Each day when they come to school they check to see how the seedlings are doing. The children will each take a seedling home for the holidays. On our class calendar we have the last day of the term marked - not because the children are counting down to the holidays, but they are counting down the sleeps until they can take their seedling home - they are so looking forward to it!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - measurement We measured the spaces required for each plant in our school garden. Made sure that we had the 'area' prepared etc

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 are excited to try new foods.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were able to recognise what they ate often at home, and ones that were unfamiliar to them created curiosity.

“The children are excited to grow their own kai in our garden with the hope of being able to have a celebration meal with our whole syndicate.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Awesome literacy skills, especially the code cracking activities. We also incorporated maths and inquiry into our learning, it was great.

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? I believe that once we have fully grown vegetables students will be more inclined to try them. We did however have great discussions on the importance of including vegetables into our diet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The activity with all the vegetables names were a great engaging task to identify what each vegetable is. Additionally watching them grow and see how different vegetables grow from others.

“My class absolutely loved this kit, right from the beginning. We have learnt a variety of new skills such as how to fold a piece of paper into an envelope, how to plant seeds and how to take care of plants. We cant wait to try our vegetables once they are fully grown.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We used the kit during literacy and maths activities.

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? The students were more motivated to taste the vegetables in their school lunches.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some impact. I think I could have used the kit more effectively to promote this.

“My five year old students were so excited to become members of the Little Garden League. They took their responsibilities very seriously, from caring for their seedlings to giving the vegetables in their school lunches a try. This kit was very hands on and had an element of mystery that captured the children’s interest. We loved it!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It fed into writing - we wrote about how to grow our own food and the kinds of food that are nutritious. Science - the life cycle of plants. Health - healthy eating.

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? Some children appear to be more interested in trying vegetables they have not tasted before.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Our seedlings are not very big yet, but the students (5 year olds) have been very motivated in exploring images of the food they are growing. They have made lots of connections between the plants they are growing and the food they eat. Some of the childre

“I lovely collection of resources. Fitted well into our inquiry topic about nutritious food and how to care for our bodies. Thank you!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Te Reo Maori, Literacy, Statistics, Number, Science

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? Our class already knew the importance of vegetables for our own health. A main concern that they had was the price of vegetables supermarket these days, so they were really keen to try grow a vegetable for them to take home to their whanau.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children knew a lot of the vegetables and researched about a couple, such as swede, borage, radish. We then moved on to learning the Maori words for all of the vegetables as part of our admission into our Little Garden League.

“My class really got into the whole kit. They helped each other plant and set up a roster for the people in charge for the day, which included putting the plants out in the sun and watering them. Once the plants got bigger, we repotted into bigger pots. The children will take their plants home to continue to look after during the holidays and hopefully be able to harvest them for their whanau.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading, read stories about other children planting. Writing - haven't yet, but we are planning to write about the process and then poetry. STEM, will use the veges for cooking next term.

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? It opened their eyes to the variety of veges available. WE haven't been able to eat any yet - still growing, but plan to do so late next term.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? I think once the veges have grown and they see them 'for real' it will have a great impact.

“Children were very excited to be part of the 'club'. Nice little touches to become members. Very motivated to learn different veges to be part of the club. We are now waiting for the plants to grow.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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