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? Linked in to shared reading with books about planting and growing. Measuring growth link to 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? Nothing that I have seen, however as plants grow and produce maybe??

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most children knew all the vegetables we were growing and had tasted a good range of them

“Year 0/1 kids loved the planting activities however rest of box content was well above their interest level”

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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? Tuhituhi - children made diary’s of their plants progress Panui - they wanted to find books in the library about seeds and veges!

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? Talked about how much energy is needed to create a vegetable/fruit. After the discussions , all the fruit at snack time is now completely eaten instead of lots of whole fruit with only a bite taken out of it going to the compost.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A lot of new vegetables and plants were researched and found. Many of my tamariki were not sure of quite a few of the plants before this kit.

“My kids loved choosing a plant to grow and being able to show kaitiakitanga by caring for it and providing it with what was needed for it to thrive. Once sprouted, we planted the seedling in our māra, hopefully they grow big and strong and we can use the produce for garden to table in the future!”

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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? Measurement, writing and art opportunities.

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? Many children did not even know what their vegetable was, this exposed them to many new foods and I hope they explore more vegetables in their meals.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many children did not even know what their vegetable was, this exposed them to many new foods and I hope they explore more vegetables in their meals.

“Interestingly, many children had not planted a seed before or tasted many of the vegetables that we were growing. Children loved having the responsibility of looking after their plants and watching them grow was super exciting.”

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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 - draw you growing plant/ veggie

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? Kids persuading others at home to try/eat healthy food

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Not so much this kit - we extended the idea and did lots more on identifying the veg

“The children were super excited to watch their plants grow each day. Really easy to use kit.”

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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 wrote about our Little Garden, using instructions and making predictions. I based my whole guided reading around planting, growing, Bees and healthy eating. We looked at sustainability and how we could maintain a healthy community through the PE and He

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 think once we get the seedlings into our maara kai the tamariki will see more value as they will have the opportunity to take the kai from the garden to our wharekai for cooking.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The pictures on the containers helped alot and they are now looking at what is a fruit and what is a vegetable.

“My tamariki and myself love the Little Garden Kit. The potting and caring for our little garden certainly aligns with our Uara, Manaakitanga. It was great to see the tamariki become kaitiaki and showing a real engaging interest in our Little Garden.”

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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? Connection to our school garden. Caring for plants. Kaitiakitanga What plants need to grow - science. School and home connections. Worm farm and compost. Worm wee to support our plants growth.

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? VERY POSITIVE!!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Lots of new vegetables for the children to learn and talk about. Really good range.

“Ngaa tamariki loved planting their own special vegetables and have enjoyed coming in each morning to water and see how much they have grown. Very proud when sharing with whanau.”

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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 have spent this term learning about the 7 R's for sustainability and are now going to start composting due to what we have learnt from the kit.

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 are all excited about taking their seedlings home and sharing the vegetables with their families when they have grown. Many children said that they would continue to try eating some of the vegetables we tried in the classroom.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? At the start many children were unable to recognise or name basic vegetables, now they are all able to name all the common ones and some of the less common ones.

“The children have been really engaged and excited for the beginning right through to the end. Many children tasted a variety of new vegetables and many very surprised by the fact that they liked them.”

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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? Science, Garden to table, maths, 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? They are more willing to try new veges and herbs.

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

“Ruma tekau ma whitu would like to thank the team for the amazing and priceless experience we had, joining the little garden league club, planting the seeds and watching the seeds sprout and grow. Thanks again from Ruma tekau ma whitu at Papatoetoe West school.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Little Garden League 22 Reviews