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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Oh wow there’s a combine harvester we have them. Now I can make a barn for the animals.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Wheels, people and more brick’s provide lots of flexibility

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? A way to keep recreating and exploring the possibilities

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language, writing about what they made

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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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“We are a rural school so these bricks were particularly beneficial and enjoyed by all. Thank you”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I love the farms because I can make orchards with the trees and fruit". "I like the Countdown Farm because I can make it like my Grandads farm"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The actual bricks themselves - excellent for fine motor skill development.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? How Farms work, what kinds of farms we have and why farms are important for our communities.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Naming and labelling of food and resources on the farm. Lots of opportunity for discussion.

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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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“What an incredible resource! Not only are the kids obsessed with it but it has created so many lines of inquiry for the children to explore. From food production to engineering to composting to life cycles - its has been so enlightening for my students! Thankyou!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Students were working with more than their friendship groups. Students had responsibility for looking after the parts of the kit, so it reinforced respect for the equipment.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks and puzzle set up. These were the basis of the Oral Language. We tried the games and the Te Reo, my older students played these independently.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? We had a lot of discussions around farm animals and the names for their babies e.g. calves and lambs, rather than 'baby sheep'. We looked up some real examples of baby animals on the farms and where they lived. It was really interesting looking at the fruit and vegetables and where they grew.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of discussion rich play in the class. There was a lot of problem solving and 'debugging' in real life context. This kit fit in well with the Technology curriculum and links were made here as well.

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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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“My students really enjoyed the Bricks Farm 23 set. It worked well for engaging students, increasing Oral Language and integrating some Te Reo. Students were asking for this as an option during the day. So we used one of our PBL tables and repurposed it, this term it is still in place and doesn't look like its going away any time soon.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 1) Its awesome we get the whole countdown kit. 2) i enjoyed playing the game and learning some new Maori words.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? kids creating and discussing their creations.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? as above

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? This wasn't as relevant to my learners but as i have mentioned I moved year levels.

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“I ended up changing year levels for 2023 and had already ordered the kit for my class. My year 5s and 6s loved it however and enjoyed creating things and playing the game. It certainly didn't go to waste even at their age!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them The farmer Is ploughing the soul to get it ready for planting. I know lots about planting now

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vegetable and fruits

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Hopefully the children will have a more invested interest in gardening and food production knowing now that that is where most of our food comes from

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They were able to write about what they were doing or creating with the kit

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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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“My year 0-2 class have loved this kit and it’s a real favourite. It’s been so useful when learning about where food comes and our farm to plate learning”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them “ we get to learn using Lego and it’s not free play time” “I have learned lots of new Moari words” “I had to take my time to build this I don’t want it to break” “we grow this on our farm”

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? This was mixed as dependant on the children at the time as to which parts of the kit components were more valued.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That we can learn in all ways especially using toys to use to unlock prior knowledge and imagination. Importance of Farmers role in providing food sources to survive.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Discussion about their prior knowledge about farming. We have a lot of students who live on farms so they brought a lot of knowledge to the topic. Aided visual and memory use when writing stories or recounts.

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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 bricks farm generated a lot of excitement and was a great resource! The class were very engaged also during the activities/sessions. The kit is all very useful and well thought out.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Can we play with the bricks?" and "we need more of the people because we took them home!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vehicles were used more often by the children and the co-operation when putting everything together was priceless because we used the big kids to help

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They will remember using these in the class

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

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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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“The kids are still using them as a reading rotation and it is generating alot of conversation which is needed for one of my boys who has global delay. Thank you for these really 'hands on' resources for the children.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I liked getting to open the lego packets" "It was cool getting the little presents in the packs" "I liked playing the game and writing" "I liked guessing and matching the colours" "We could play with so much lego toys and it was fun" "I liked it because you got to play with the farm cars" "It was cool lego and we played farms"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The Maori words to learn alongside the vegetables/animals etc. Rich oral language and engaging. We played the game in buddies that allowed cooperation and team work to complete the challenges. Then once all lego was open, they enjoyed creating their own farm and playing with it as much as possible, including before school :)

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Team work, sharing, respecting others, oral language, connections, farming ideas, animals and te reo words for animals are used frequently.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral Language was enhanced, learning more te reo vocabulary. Talking, listening, collaborative work, speaking and sharing ideas. The game was fun and engaging with the different components, too.

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

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“What an amazing kit that the whole class enjoyed. Great bicultural connections that were authentic. The introduction to the kit was engaging and students enjoyed being farmers and working in buddies to complete the challenges.”

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Posted 1 year ago