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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them We are a farming community so the kids would link things to home environments

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? building the components, team work was required, perseverance was also needed!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? they love role play and will take on roles of farmers

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? a lot of oral language was used during the use of this kit

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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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“My students loved all the activities that were part of this kit, they still love having the farm out to play with.”

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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 liked putting together the trucks with my friends - it was fun!" "Some of the things were hard to do but it was okay because we just made it our own thing"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the bricks with the instructions

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? teamwork putting the kit together

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

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“Tamariki loved the countdown bricks and enjoyed assembling them in the mornings. This led to lots of great conversations about our local area and ākonga enjoyed sharing their knowledge.”

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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 Children enjoyed it and were eager to use it

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Lego farm. The puzzle base for chidlren to build farm on

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Enjoyed it

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Writing and reading activities

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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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“Kit was useful. Children very engaged”

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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 to try to make new cars or add things with them". "It's great to do things by myself".

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The jigsaw helped them to focus their other brick pieces and helped to co-ordinate as a team and play together. As a high ESOL class, a lot of children are the only one at home so it helps them to learn social skills and work together with other children.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Enjoyable but becoming too difficult to maintain. Some had the determination to keep learning, some gave up and turned to other pieces. Interesting to see if in Term 4 when I re-introduce what the response would be.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We linked farming to other areas including big books such as "Mrs Wishy Washy" and write stories from that. We also studied some of the animals and related it to sheep we see at Cornwall Park and a sheep farm in Australia where orphan lambs wear special j

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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 Bricks box with all the different things the children could make and use was instantly very appealing and a highly motivational factor for the children in my Year 1 class. However, the children found it difficult to put together and we had to ask a senior class for help. The children usually enjoy construction activities with other equipment and when they tried that with the bricks packs they could not fully restore the originals and slowly they lost their coherence and became just bits. I decided to wait until the fourth term to continue to see if I can use it again with my class, they would be older and they may be able to make better use of all the materials.”

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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 The cows need a home because that’s where the milk comes from. I liked the little pigs and their piglets.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Definitely the animals, learning about animal names and their babies. The sorting cards worked well with our inquiry what do our bodies need

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Being a learning through play classroom it’s just ongoing. The Lego is constantly giving opportunities for students to talk and problem solve while they are learning.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We were able to read books about animals, as well as write about them

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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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“Having the farm bricks in term one was a great start for my new entrants class. It worked perfectly for our inquiry all about us. The children loved how it was set up and they could keep revisiting the Lego to keep adding onto their idea of a farm.”

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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 The milk tanker is coming to collect the milk! The cows make the milk and the farmer collects it. Watch the vegetables grow!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the bricks- building

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Interactive and imaginative play

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They would write stories and notes about it. we later went into making own money and buying/selling activities.

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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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“Our class loved this brick based actiivities. It kept them engaged while learining.”

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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 "Using lego helps me feel calm when I get angry" "Playing with the lego with my friends is the activity I like to choose"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? It has all been impactful. I got older students when they were dysregulated to put the kits together. The younger students have enjoyed playing with the made up models

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? This kit is a staple in my classroom for creative play, and for helping dysregulated students to calm. I'm very grateful to have been provided this kit, usually this is something that I would have to pay for out of my own pocket.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? This helped the English Language Learners learn vocabulary for baby and parent animals - which they did not know prior to the bricks

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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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“I have used these bricks in both the classroom setting with NE/Y1 and with dysregulated older students who are needing a brain break. They have been highly effective and a sought-after play activity. It has been great to see how the bricks have involved creative play with the students and I have observed key competencies being developed by the students through the use of the bricks.”

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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 -"What are these? Where do they come from?" (referring to vegetables they hadn't seen before) - new learning opportunity! "There are SO many pieces!" (a grateful student who loves lego and loves the opportunity to create .

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The animals, farmers, vegetables, because of the discussion that occurred about where our vegetables come from, what they're all called, identifying them.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? New learning for some, about where vegetables actually come from.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language! Questions, ideas, thoughts, contributions,

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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

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“Thank you so much for all of the bricks, the vehicles and everything that came in this kit. We have found so many uses for the bricks which we store all in one box, separate from our other class lego. The discussion around the pieces, the farmers, where the produce comes from has been delightful to hear and create learning opportunities from. We used the bricks to create our "holiday highlight' in 3D. Usually this is a piece of visual art work with paint or another medium, but this time we used the bricks. The kids appreciated the variety of pieces they could create with. We frequently use them for our maths or technology lessons too. There are just so many uses, and we are very grateful for this resources, thank you School Kit and Countdown.”

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Posted 2 years ago