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 just focused on growing seeds and what the seeds needed. we ended up with not a lot of time because the kit arrived half way through the term.

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I didn't really realise this was the point of the kit so we didn't focus on this at all. I found this kit really confusing to follow.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? not a lot as I have 5 year olds and we just focsued on planting and watching the growth

“I found all the information super cofussing and overwhelming. I thought, and was told, my kit was arriving for term 3 and it arrived half way through which mucked up all the planning I had done for and with this kit, I then had to change it all and only ended up touching the surface of the learning. I was getting email from you saying I needed to sign up to the app before you would send me the kit, I explained I had and received a reply email saying, we will send it tomorrow, no apology or explanation of if I was actually signed up correctly. This caused me to furiously waste time scanning over the website and app to see if there was a step I had missed ..... I gave up, and to this day still don't know if I'm signed up correctly. However our class enjoyed receiving the seedling and planting them and watching them grow! so thank you for that. They came in each day to observe the growth. with this being my first time using school Kit I found it really confusing and not super easy to keep up with all the email etc but i enjoyed using the resource and following my own direction. I dont really know why we were made to sign up to the app?”

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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? The kit enabled for cross-curricular learning through math (using the seedling/planting context in junior math), literacy (reading books related to growing and eating vegetables) and science (discussing needs of plants). We were able to incorporate cross-

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? Students have been introduced to new vegetables that they have never tried before or come across. They are beginning to think about incorporating vegetables into their eating lifestyle and the benefits they bring. Students are less reluctant to try and en

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The vegetable match game was a favourite in our class. Students have learnt names of unfamiliar vegetables and are able to retain their learning through the game. They have also become curious about some vegetables that they have never tried.

“The Little Garden kit has been a great learning experience for my year 2 class. Students have learnt about new and unfamiliar vegetables, and how to grow and look after them. The students were enthusiastic about being members of the league and looking after their vegetables. They especially enjoyed playing the vegetable match game with one another. They were proud of being initiated into the league and getting badges to represent their membership. The lessons and online information were easy to follow and access. My only criticism with the kit would be the building of the clubhouse letterbox as it is hard to construct and can sometimes not sit together well.”

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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? Writing - researching vegetables, veggie jokes. Science - nature, how veggies grow. KC's - caring for the environment. Oral language - veggie patch match.

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

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They shared with others what they had for brainfood and were able to explain to each other why we need to eat healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students were able to identify a range of new vegetables and the games we played also helped them to explore information about new vegetables.

“The children have loved the kit this year! We have had lots of different learning opportunities through science, writing facts about vegetables and lots of giggling with finding vegetable jokes. Veggie patch match game has been a class hit and gets very competitive!”

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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? Writing, Health, Science

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

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Hopefully they will be more willing to try the vegies they initially said they didn't like... A wee while away yet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It has been very helpful, especially as seedlings.

“The children have loved planting and caring for their little gadens. We will be ready for repotting this week.”

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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 will enjoy beginning in term 4 in earnst!

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

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We will enjoy beginning in term 4 in earnst - and report back !

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We will enjoy beginning in term 4 in earns - and report back!

“Our Inquiry this term has been 'Celebrating Our Whenua'. We have begun our exploration into our Little Gardens from our discoveries about seeds - different types of seeds, what's the job of a seed and how seeds germinate. Receiving our kit later, meant we can set ourselves up for planting our Little Garden to germinate over the holidays. Ready for us to discover and transplant into our own school's vegetable garden in term 4 week 1. We are very excited to be part of the Little Garden League...and will keep you posted!”

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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 were able to link this into our reading and learnt so much about plants and how to care for them. We also learnt some vegetable in Te Reo Maori.

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

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We were able to talk to whanau about what we were doing at school and encouraged them to report back each morning about what veges they had for dinner or what they would like to try.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This was such an interesting experience. I was shocked at the amount of vegetable names my students did not know. Definitely engaged many students as they were so intrigued.

“What a fantastic kit. Kids loved growing their veges at school. Opened lots of great conversations about eating healthy and also about lunchboxes. Thanks heaps”

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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 were able to teach it across technology, visual arts, writing, maths and 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? Students were excited to learn about growing their own vegetables and are keen to try them. We brought in some vegetables for them to try, of the ones they planted and they were interested to give some a go. They may be more excited with the actual ones t

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify most commonly used vegetables by the end, which was an improvement on only identifying carrot and broccoli beforehand.

“Fun way to engage young students in learning about food sources as well as healthy eating”

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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 had a time where students helped to plant, we discussed the water cycle and what a plant needs to survive and grow.

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? Time will tell. We need to plants to grow yet. They are excited though!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was interesting to find out what vegetables students didn't know about.

“Students love the box!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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