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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1. I've been to a farm. I saw baby cows. 2. My Aunty has a farm. She has chickens.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The hands on interaction of the bricks farm.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Te reo terms for food.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Encouraged oral language.

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“Absolutely fantastic. Used in my new entrant room to hook students into thinking about where our food comes from. Lots of oral language and social interaction amongst students, sharing of experiences and wonderings.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We did it all by ourselves! (After following the instructions to build)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Open ended play, didn't have to be a farm

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Lots of food and farm vocabulary being used

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Making signs and labelling the farm

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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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“Fantastic set to get kids working together to complete the builds. The farm set itself only got played with for about 1 day before it was demolished and re modeled into al sorts 9f other creations.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Woahhhh, this is amazing! When I play with the kit I play with people that I don't normally play with.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? They loved the little characters and the little small food items etc.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? How much fun they had playing with it together.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They had a great time creating scenes, taking photos and then writing about what the created.

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“This was an amazing resource that my Year 2 class have absolutely loved. It has a complete farm set made from LEGO.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I love using this as it helps me connect things in my life to things in school. I enjoyed playing with this during discovery play

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the food cards

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? that food comes from somewhere else not just the supermarket

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? The children learnt new vocabulary and they used this vocabulary in thier writing.

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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, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“This was an excellent kit the children had so much fun using this. I t will be used again also by other classes in later years. This was great.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1. The bricks are nice. We built some stuff. 2. We are eating healthy foods like the farmers grow.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The Lego bricks were a treat!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The kids really enjoyed using the Lego and it was a great opportunity to incorporate learning te reo in the class.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We explored growing things as well as jobs on the farm and in the shops.

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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 Countdown Bricks box was absolutely awesome. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the learning and playing with the bricks! So much fun!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We like having the bricks to build and rebuild with. Fun activity to do with my big buddy.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vehicles and buildings which required following instructions to build.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? This is ongoing as the children revisit the table set up as a farming community.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Real conversations for our children as we are a farming community.

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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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“We used the bricks to connect with our year 7&8 whanau group. The older children helped our younger ones to follow the instructions and build their vehicles and buildings. Wonderful activity.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Can we use the lego to make our Anzac scene. Engagement in a reading task. Building relationships English as second language student working with others and making friendships through play 'your turn now'.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The individual sets that came together to create one set that would have to be shared.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? So exciting when the kit arrived unpacking the kit for senior students who still love to play.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Yes, through project based learning.

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

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“Awesome resource we have used in numerous ways including making stop motion movies.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I love the lego bricks, I can build lots. I liked learning about farms- I live on a farm.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Bricks, bricks bricks

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Great to build oral language through meaningful play. Great for team work and social skills too

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We are in an area with many of our children living on farms. They were able to bring in their prior knowledge of farms to communicate with others and show in their play.

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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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“Bricks Farm is an incredible kit. Great for cross-curriculum teaching- maths. oral language and topic.”

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Posted 2 years ago