How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Mathematics with measuring the height of their seedlings daily. P.E and health with 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? It has made them more aware of where they food comes from and the importance of eating a variety of food especially their vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify more vegetables than they previously did.

“The students were excited and loved the planting. They didn't have to wait too long for the first sprouts to show. They are developing patience while waiting for the seedlings to get big enough to transplant.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy, Reading and maths.. We write about our plant and vege, we read about the life cycle of a plant and tree. We drew some graphs and kept account of what ones grew the most

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? I'm not sure about this - but willing to try,

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was very helpful - the stickers worked well

“I really like this class kit, The children are so engaged and really like looking after something and watching it grow from a seed to a sprout ect ect.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We looked at cooking, reading recipies, measuring while cooking, looked at the sign language names of vegetables and the te reo of these. So many great avenues of learning to explore!!

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? Get to get them to try things they wouldn't normally. Love the promaotion of healthy eating that this kit brings!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This allowed the children to recognise that there are different varieties of vegetables as well as identify some they didn't know.

“Amazing kit! Love the engagement that the children have in learning about growing and looking after their own food. We extend this into getting them to try new foods.”

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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 drew pictures of our seeds growing and then wrote a diary about the growth. We painted pictures of vegetables. In science we learnt about what seeds need to 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? We had a vegetable morning tea which was very successful.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some children didn't know the names of all the vegetables and now they do.

“What a great kit for my Y2 class. The kids loved watching their seed grow and recording the growth. They enjoyed learning about what is required for plants to grow. An awesome kit that was highly engaging and interesting.”

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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? Technology: making vegetable quiche. Science: parts of a plant, conditions of growth. Maths: measuring the height of plants. Maori: introducing some Maori names and colours of the vegetables

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? Discussed the vegetables we are growing and the ones we have in our school lunches. We promote 5 bites to try with our lunches. Students love hummus and carrot sticks in their lunches.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The more they played vege patch match, the more they started to name the vegetables. They could band the vegetables that were in their lunches each day too,

“This is the 2nd time I have used this kit and it was still amazing. Our students loved learning about the secret club, joking it, cracking the codes and of course planting the little gardens. Every day they were eager to come in and water their plants and loved playing vege patch match”

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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 code crackers were good for a literacy activity

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? Not a huge impact seen yet, but we want to do more cooking after we grow more seedlings, so hopefully then!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Definitely some more awareness to different vegetables!

“My class loved this resource. It was easy to use and really got the kids engaged! Its so nice to be able to provide them with their own little seed to take home too.”

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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? Link with our environment inquiry, Lorax and council tread lightly programme

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 students were excited to grow their own plant and hopefully eat their produce.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The cards were quite hard for year 0, but we talked about the plants

“My yr 0 class loved this. It fitted perfectly with our environment inquiry. I also have a few children that have trouble leaving their parents in the morning, so watering the plants has become their daily morning routine. Fantastic!”

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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? Lot's of writing 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? Lot's more excietment around healthy eating!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some improvement.

“The learners were really excited to plant. They also really enjoyed the way that they joined the club. We would have liked to have had more activities especially what to do after we have planted the plants. Generally a great kit.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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