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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? 100%. It was a great way to talk about well-being, we had an opportunity to learn about some vegetable names in Maori. Literacy - instruction writing & recount writing.

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? After the lesson, I could hear them talk about healthy & nutrisious food in their lunch boxes during morning tea and lunch times. I could see more children bringing in fruits and vegetables which was awesome.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We have a lot of ESOL children in our class so this was a good opportunity for them to learn about different vegetables. We also talked about different ways to eat them. It was a good way to introduce healthy eating and nutrition, too.

“Children loved the activity and it was a good way to teach them about stewardship.”

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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? I didnt recieve it, I did email but nobody came back to me

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

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

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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,math

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 were excited about finding out how to use different things and hoping to take home to use

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some.knew alot but others student had no idea what they look like as we always see in the supermarket

“As part of our reduse reuse and recycle unit this has been a great addition to the classroom. Chidren enjoyed planting and watching different things grow.”

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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? This kit, lends itself to many curriculum areas. We have resulted healthy eating, science- how plants grow and the economic factors into why people grow their own fruit and vegetables- maths.

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? Most of the students have been willing to try some new vegetables. We are currently doing a social science unit around "Colourful Cultures" and the students have been bringing in food from their cultures which have included new vegetables for the students

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students have become quite good at identifying the types of plants from their leaves. We are still growing the plants and haven't transferred them to the school gardens yet.

“We love this kit, and the time of year is perfect to revisit healthy eating and sustainability.”

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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? This kit links into our school expectation about respecting surroundings and also our term inquiry topic of "transformation"

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? Growing our own veges will definitely make students more willing to try them out. We'll plant our seedlings when they're a bit bigger in our school gardens.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? There were a number of veges my students had never heard of, we'll keep working on this

“My year 4 students loved planting their seeds and watching their progress each day. They are more motivated by the plants themselves and the physical act than by the idea of being in a club, which they didn't really understand. They totally learned about some new plants and will enjoy tasting them later in the year.”

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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? Being a junior class we focused mainly on science and how to keep plants alive.

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 plants are not ready to eat as we started very late so this is N/A

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It helped them identify plant parts and what that plant part does rather than identifying individual vegetables

“Kids always love watching the seeds sprout.”

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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? Science Literacy Te Reo maori

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 more aware of healthy eating

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Definitely made a difference

“We loved this opportunity for learning, thank you so much!”

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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? Science. - talked about the requirements of plants Environmental. How plants in nature work to help the environment Writing - Instructional writing - How to plant a seed Art - Observational drawing

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? Because it is [art of our mindfulness program, students understand the benefits of eating a healthy diet and the role fruit and vegetables have in that.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students realised there are so many different herbs and vegetables that they hadn't heard of but are looking forward to trying when they do grow

“The students enjoyed seeing plants grow and noticed the growth that happened on daily.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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