How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Linked with writing and art.

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? Yes, more awareness of the importance of eating vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They are aware of different kinds of vegetables now but we haven't had a chance to taste them yet.

“The little gardens were so interesting and engaging for my year 1 class. They loved planting them and we're able to do it independently and we're good at caring for the plants by keeping them watered.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“The children in my class loved planting their own vegetables using the Garden Kit. Most had never planted anything before. They were super excited to see the little shoots and roots start to grow. The extra things were wonderful too- the badges, club house etc Thank you School Kit for helping make learning even more fun!”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing - instructional and descriptive. Maths - measuring Food technology

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? All willing to give new things a go and taste yummy recipes that have vegetables in them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Heaps. Kids were amazed at how many different vegetables existed.

“What a fun engaging way to end term 3! My class absolutely loved planting the little gardens and watching them grow. Many are excited about teaching their whānau about the different produce they have planted.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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? Art - drawing of plants.

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? Children discussed healthy and unhealthy food, but don't have control over the food their parents give them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some, but they obviously can't see the end results of their planting yet.

“Excellent pack. Children really enjoyed planting the seeds and seeing their plants begin to grow. Many hadn't planted anything before.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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 - about how we planted the vegtables - instruction writing / recount Maths - graphing the growth of the seeds -measuring the growth of the seeds Health -healthy good and food pyramid Science - growth cycle / Living things

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? Yes it has. They are talking about healthy food in their lunches now.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They got much better at identifying the types of vegtables. The stickers and the posters were great.

“Thank you for producing this resource. My students loved this and all were fascinated with the soil growing bigger when they put water on it! They were very excited when I opened the box. We are still waiting for the plants to grow but excitement is high. Each day the students come in to check if their seeds have started to grow.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? See above Re holder

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 am sure there will be more willingness but not visible yet

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We learnt some new things about veges and we liked the alliteration names :u1F970:

“Great kit - perhaps a slotted holder would have been a useful inclusion? We just used an egg carton in the end”

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Posted 2 years ago

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 are using some as a controlled experiment relating to our topic- How do we connect with the Sun, Moon and Stars.

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? Helping children enjoy growing food and trying new foods once it is harvest time.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Not at this stage

“Hands on practical and links to our inquiry. Thank you so much!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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? Provided them the opportunity to write about and read about the process of growing plants. It also provide the opportunity to draw and create.

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 is a start for our children as there are many financial struggles within our community. Definitely, something we look forward to continuing to talk about and foster in our school garden thanks to these little gardens.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It made a huge impact as it taught children about a wider range of veges that they don't have access to at home.

“Children have loved their little gardens and the experience to plant, nurture and watch it grow. They have been learning were veges come from which is amazing.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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