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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Tied in nicely with our class novel.

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Positive impact, great to see kids being willing to try new things.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Definitely broadened some students recognition of vegetables.

“Another great kit! My class really enjoyed the Little Gardens and we can’t wait to see how well they grow. The code crackers tied in nicely with the class novel that we were reading this term (a chapter book called Follow That Spy!) We did have some technical issues downloading the pdfs and found the digital components this year a little hard to keep up with (personally I preferred the previous kits that included all the hard copy materials ready to go). Thanks for all the hard work from the School Kit team and a big thanks to the sponsors for these great resources.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Conservation week, clean up nz week

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Kids are so very excited about their palnts!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? I didn't use the game enough to make this happen

“Thanks for sending this kit. The kids are loving watching their plants change each day. The star of the day is in charge of watering. We did find that none of our 'popcorn plants germinated however.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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“I went on the link a number of times for the kit, but the link did not work for me and so I have not had the Little Garden Kit. I normally love using the kits and look forward to having them in the future.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing, reading, science

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are keen to take honme their seedlings nad grow them, then eat them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Definitely helped them grow their ID knowledge for veges. The matching game was very good for this.

“Little Gardens kit”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Students making comparisons between the different seedlings (height, colour, look, shape of leaves). Discussions and questions about what healthy plants need has led to an inquiry about healthy soil, compost and worms.

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? Student awareness of a variety of veges.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students liked to identify the vege character drawings.

“Students loved planting the seeds, caring for them and watching them grow. Next step is to transfer them into our class garden where we will need to continue to care for them. Then to harvest, prepare and eat our delicious vegetables together.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, Story-writing and Topic. Also writing and sharing their own veggie jokes which were really quite good!

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? Increased knowledge of other veggies they could try and the activity to record the latest new veggie they had tried was a great source of discussion and learning in the classroom.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Generated lots of engagement and learning for the children

“Great activities to go with the very exciting planting. Our seedlings have all gone home and most of them are now flourishing in the children's gardens. The children loved watching the whole growing process and the badges are always very popular.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? science- planet earth-growing, literacy-oral-discussions/questioning, -written-instructions/diary/reports/publishing , maths- time, arts-songs and artworks, healh and PE- healthy eating/healthy bodies, social studies-relating to a place/roles and responsi

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 biggest part of this would be the awareness of knowing exactly how your food was created/what is in it/and feeling the satisfaction of feeding yourself with your very own healthy vegies. What is wonderful is to hear the kids asking for the vegies and

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The class struggled with this initially, I think a big part was their impatience to see them fully grown. Once our seedlings started to look different from each other it really helped them to link the images. I was surprised by how many people did not kno

“What an amazing growth I have witnessed in my learners vocabulary as the explored this kit. Our class discussions are rich with questions and debates about how best to ensure our plants reach their potential. We took our responsibilities to care for our seedlings very seriously and became kaitiaki of our own little gardens. Thank you so much for this resource as it opens our learners eyes to a world of possibilities.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“My year 1 and 2 students vocabulary has grown tremendously. From watching the soil tablets swell as they absorbed the water to the sprouting seedlings we have enjoyed wonderful discussions about our discoveries. As we head into the holidays we are leaving our plants under the watchful eye of our caretaker and have a kitchen chemistry unit planned to use these wonderful ingredients. This kit is a wonderful unit in itself, but also a truly fabulous springboard to so many other learning opportunities and a great way to encourage our students to explore gardening.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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