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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? Links to maths tasks, writing activities, RE, science, reading, technology, art, digital technologies... everything!

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? Students have a better connection to nature.

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? Easy for all students to identify with, especially after lockdown when many had spent more time in nature than usual.

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“My class absolutely loved this kit and got a lot of learning out of it. Following their experiences of distance learning, my students decided they wanted more control over their learning in terms of working independently at their own pace and choosing the order in which to complete their tasks. As a result, students were split into six groups of four and I created Google Slides outlining all Nature Space tasks with links to videos etc. Students worked through them all, adding reflections and photos throughout. The only downside was students rushing through maths and writing tasks so they could spend longer on this kit!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“The kit was great and the children were really getting into the naming of beautiful and unquie features of our school environment. We are still growing the trees and intend to plant these out at a later stage when they are bigger and have a better chance of survival. We have also been lucky enough to get some slightly bigger trees to plant around the school.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? We used this a lot through our writing and reading programme.

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? They are talking about nature a lot more in the classroom now.

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? There were hands on activities that the students liked doing and learning about things that they had never learnt about before - moon cycles in particular.

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“I definitely enjoyed some aspects of this kit. Would have been great to have more time on it than I was able to allow due to COVID. My class and I were a little disappointed that our seeds went mouldy. We look forward to picking up parts of it again later in the year when we go on camp.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? Inquiry, it linked in well as I said with our Term 1 inquiry. Not so much with our term 2.

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? It has engaged them and I believe they want to know more.

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? I liked how it made my students more aware of nature. I find so many students these days don't realise where their food comes from.

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“We really enjoyed planting the seeds. It seemed like the soil pods didn't give as much soil as there was supposed to be in the pots. I found the instructions on the teacher guide quite hard to follow and a couple of the links didn’t work. Unfortunately, we haven’t had any seedlings yet but are still hoping we’ll get there! This kit was supposed to tie in with the Term 1 inquiry so unfortunately didn't tie into any learning that we've done in Term 2.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? Design (STEAM), Art, Maths (Geometry / Statistics)

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? The kids were shocked at the state of our area initially, and how quickly others disrespected the space. They became quite vocal about this and wanting people to respect the space, which was great! They also became more aware of litter in the school and t

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? Some took a real pride in looking after out area and nurturing it.

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“This kits was very relevant and timely for us as we had just been given an area of the school to take responsibility for maintaining and developing.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? We had interwoven links throughout different areas of the curriculum, so much so that we are continuing the theme of Nature coming into the new term!

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? The students were hugely engaged and the learning that then went on outside of the classroom was huge. They went off independently to research aspects of the kit that interested them whether it be the history of our local area or how a greenhouse could he

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? A greater understanding of nature and the importance of it.

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“Wow! The students were beyond engaged with this kit. From the understanding of the planting process to the creative writing aspect, students went off and educated others and took great pride in caring for their seeds.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? language, social sciences

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? Able to observe natural spaces, paying close attention to the small details in nature.

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? Observations of nature, helped my students to feel calm.

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“This kit contains some great informational sheets and has some interactive models for the children. Some of the items in the kit are unclear as to their purpose. I have had limited time to explore this kit due to COVID 19 and hope to incorporate into my classroom this term.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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What cross curricular learning opportunities arose from using Nature as the context? Social studies, art, writing and science. Thanks for the kit it was great. Especially the main planning page & overview. I did have to adapt it and simplify it for my class to avoid complexities.

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How has the kit impacted you and your students feelings toward nature? They certainly understand the germination process and the significance of kowhai trees and trees in general. We enjoyed looking at a spot in our school and keeping focused on that. The class has become more aware of nature detail around them ie sounds, sm

What were the benefits of using Nature as a context for learning? We had nature walks in our local school environment . We noticed baby moreporks in a nest in the trees. We watched the two moreporks grow.

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“My year 5 & 6 enjoyed the Inquiry learning kit Our Nature Space. The Kowhai seeds grew and the materials supplied were excellent. As we have a Kowhai tree at school we also germinated those seeds successfully. This fitted in with our Matariki event- feasts , new growth, celebrations etc. Sorry I have no pics as they took them home for the holidays. I do have a pic of our wall display though. A lot of the work especially the astronomy part was too advanced for our children. This was definitely more aimed at year 7 & 8.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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