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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I never knew you could use these ingredients!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Developing an understanding of the science behind baking was engaging for my class.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The students mindset on vegetables changes as you go through the kit activities.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It sparked a lot more conversation around healthy food options.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Many of my students told me how they went home and shared their new learning with their whanau. Some even trialled their own versions!

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Showing viable alternatives.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Price, knowledge, understanding.

“Another great kit that my students found engaging and informative.”

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Posted 1 month ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them These were some written reflections from those students who were able to bake at school: "I wasn't sure about vegetables being in sweet food but turned out I don't mind", "It was really cool to bake and measure things as I don't get to do this at home", "I liked doing all the measuring things and then mixing it all together. They tasted yum."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The measuring units and the chart to show the steps - it fitted with our procedural writing as well as modelling an exemplar of how linking time connectives are so important. They were all able to rewrite their own version of instructions so this part was successful.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? For those that got to bake, I think the time in the kitchen working with their peers was invaluable - they had fun trying to measure accurately. It definitely showed who was confident in the kitchen and gave a taster for those who might never have considered baking for enjoyment.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? The kids at our school are already quite healthy conscious as we actively check lunch boxes and talk about sustainability.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Creating meals and baking at home provides more ownership over healthy eating and that they can have some say around what is good to eat and what's not. Some really struggled with the concept of vegetables being in sweet baking.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? If we had more time, I would have liked them to come up with their own recipes and tried them out at home with a review/reflection sheet - then to 'swap a recipe'.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? They are not the main household shopper and tend to eat what is provided rather than having their own voice. We see a lot of packaged processed food in some lunchboxes; but in others there is a lot of homemade food.

“There was some hesitation because vegetables were involved, but the reluctant ones soon jumped on board. The measuring fitted with our maths strand focus and provided real-time, practical learning - so important for those students who might not otherwise bake at home. Unfortunately we weren't able to complete it fully as our school kitchen had to be temporarily closed meaning some of the learning had to be done at home - which meant not all children had access. Loved the concept though and instead we looked at other ways we could ensure healthy food options.”

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Posted 1 month ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I loved how the balloon filled up, I had no idea it would do that!" " I tried making the cake at home for my Nana and Grandad too!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Learning the importance of measurement when following instructions

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The memory making of doing something hands on with their peers / the link with science and making good food

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? The understanding that veges can actually be yummy in baking! When done right!

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Taking the learning home and discussing it with whanau

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 60%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Taking the hands on learning home

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Social economic factors out of their control. No access to baking supplies/equipment. No adult help.

“This was not quite what I was expecting, but we gave it a good go! We worked in small groups for our vegatable cakes and most weren't edibly successful but we learnt a lot - haha. The vegetables weren't so well hidden. The science with making the cake was great and the kids really enjoyed this part.”

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Posted 7 months ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I liked that food mum won’t believe I ate it. I can’t believe I ate beetroot.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Scales. Measurement in action

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Try things you normally wouldnt

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Great conversation starter

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? They actually spoke about healthy eating

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 20%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Have parent evenings

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents are unaware

“Really liked giving a kids an opportunity to think about food and try things they normally would try.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "yum!" "I didn't know you could put veges in a cake"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? All of it

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Understanding the science behind baking. This interested them.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? A little effective. They still like what they like.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Hopefully finding recipes that they can make at home with their family

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 30%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing ideas with each other and go further into understanding the importance of healthy eating.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Not being the ones at the supermarket doing the shopping.

“An engaging and exciting topic for everyone involved.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "An exciting way of combining math and science and food!" "I enjoyed vegetables in my cake which was a first for me."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Having a new way of teaching fair testing which was interesting and different to what we usually do.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That you can have vegetables in sweet things and that you need to try other things.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very effective with the alternatives.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Trying something similar at home, cooking together, eating together.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 90%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Sharing of what we did with home.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Some costs of items.

“Another great hands-on kit! Who doesn't love tasting food ... Will definitely be doing this kit again as a great way of fair testing with food science.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them sorry

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The lesson plan

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I am sure they will think about healthy choces when cooking

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? very

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? FInding out what is in foods, using ingredients in unusual ways.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? I would hope theyy shared their learning at home

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Parents making ppor food choices for their

“This kit can be used in many ways; an intriduction lesson, a one off or as part of a food unit. I used it as a fantastic lesson for a reliever to use. I am a foods teacher but it could be used as a lesson for a reliever to do in a regular classroom also. The children were motivated and remained engaged.”

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Posted 1 year ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "They were delicious" "I liked the cocoa and chocolate drops"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? measuring, team work, patience, problem solving

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? baking is fun

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? some

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? activity added to their term homework challenge

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How inspired were your students to try healthy alternatives to backing after using the kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? not sure

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? access

“We made some yummy beetroot muffins which were a little different to eat! Great experience in measuring quantities out carefully and learning about sweet and savoury muffins”

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Posted 1 year ago