Bricks Farm 23 Reviews

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I had one student who couldn't speak English and he wasn't making friends because he was so shy and unsure of being in a NZ school. When we were making the lego, he had success with it and started to work with another boy who also loved Lego. It was so lovely to see this friendship start while we were doing this kit. The Lego was such a hit with a group of really low boys (lacking fine motor skills) that I brought more lego in from home and have had lego in my class for learning through play and before school since then.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? definitely setting up the lego - following instructions, then drawing and inventing was awesome. My kids loved the Te Reo component - it was so good that it was integrated - and so easy to teach!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That things can be made in lego following instructions or from your imagination - the play and talk that was happening while they were creating farm environments was awesome. Oral langauge, counting, making enclosures....

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They love animals, and many could relate to farming. Some had visited a farm or seen farm animals before. It was great for clapping syllables for animal names, sounding out animal names and writing stories about our farming enclosures.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks

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“My class loved working together as a team to build the Countdown Bricks lego creations.”

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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 The children built farms and came up with questions about their farm design to ask our real farmer, e.g. how far from the farm house is your chicken coop? The tamariki wondered about how many animals could be in one paddock and started to investigate this by asking our farmer and doing other research, e.g. will they run out of grass if there are too many animals in one paddock?

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The kids loved the little items like fruits, veges and animals. The farmers were very popular too!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The talk about where our food comes from and planning a farm.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Many opportunities to write, e.g. lists of animals, how to look after a sheep, etc, what a farmer does in a day, lots of rich new vocabularly learnt.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“My Year 2 class used this resource as part of a 'Where does our food come from?" inquiry topic. We also participate in a programme called Farmer Time where we have Zoom calls with a real farmer, so the kit was an amazing extension to this. The tamariki role played the role of a farmer, invesigated the needs of animals and set up some amazing farms using the bricks.”

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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 can build a lot of different things like the coral reef supermarket. When things in the class room become too much and I need a break I go and build.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The Lego pieces and the animals.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? An enjoyable yet educational component of the classroom

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It was great for categorizing and discussing their characteristics

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Amazing! Still use now with my year 2 class. Allows children to explore their creative side, put their real world experience into play and provides ample opportunity to develop their oral language.”

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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 love the Bricks” and another student asked to use it everyday.

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

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Engagement in their learning

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Many of my students relate well to farming as they come from rural backgrounds

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks

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“My students loved the Bricjs Farm and asked for it often”

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Posted 2 months ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I love using the bricks to answer the problems.I had fun working with my buddy to build the machinery.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The question/activity cards

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Learning can be fun

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Able to link it to text etc that they were reading

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Bricks Farm had some really good lessons for the children. They loved how it was equipment that they were familiar with.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I love the little pigs. I love making a farm and building the car.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Animals and vehicles

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Rule play and collaboration

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They were Year 1 but We wrote the animal names and I helped read the instructions before building

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Students brought in Bricks Farm pieces from home

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“The class loved building the farm and role played in several occasions. My current class still enjoy using this resource.”

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Posted 2 months ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them It's fun. I liked the animals, We were allowed to leave it set up.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks. they used imagination and created buy in for the topic.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Enjoyed during learning time, before school, and during breaks

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Linked to reading such as the Little Red Hen, and Lambs in Spring and created writing opportunities including instructional writing.

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Builds fine motor skills and boosts imagination. Perfect kit to fit with our Term Farm topic”

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Posted 4 months ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I liked learning about coding using the bricks because we got to work together to create things"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? having the the track for the bricks helped learners with directional language

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? collaboration is a great skill that we need now and in the future

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It helped greatly with oral language and to make connections to the whenua around us (our school is surrounded by farm land)

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In what ways did your supplement your classroom Bricks Farm? Brought in Bricks Farms pieces from home

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“The kids loved this so much. It was approraite for their age level and we were able to use it in so many different ways!”

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Posted 1 year ago