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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them My kids loved to play with the farm when built. Let’s get the vegetables and take them to Talleys!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? They were all good especially the vehicles.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Play based learning around farms and farming.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Linked with our inquiry learning paddock to table. So in terms of literacy with the Lego it just built on what we learnt visiting farms.

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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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“Loved the bricks although my year 1 class from a low decile school found that they were a little tricky. However my own year 1 child was able to make them easily.”

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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 They loved that they were able to use 'lego' in 'real learning' and not just free choice/golden time. Once the initial 'hype' was over, we had the countdown bricks out in our 'construction toy' area and it was often a key source of role play, as well as team work by working together to build their little creations. A class rule was that all creations would be broken down by the creators at the end of each week, so the bricks could be shared.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? THe whole kit was well thought out, there was more structure in terms of introducing the kit and working together to initially build

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Building, creating, role-play and shared enjoyment!

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We were able to write about our experiences building the sets and then this led into discussions and exploring farming and our experiences.

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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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“My Year two class LOVED this School kit. I split the kit over the last two terms and we used the actual bricks and puzzle map in term three which was great for team building as children started getting tired and scratchy. SO this was a great 'reward' and meant that they had to work and play together! We also loved using the game during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and this was great way to strengthen our knowledge of te reo Māori kup in a fun and engaging way! My class loves lego and construction toys so it has been wonderful to incorporate the use of the kit into our day, whether in before-school play or as part of our R.A.T's or 'Reading Associated Task' work. This is related to our shared read-aloud book of the week and the tasks might involve building a setting or character from the story. We would regularly use the bricks in all curriculum area, including maths as a counting manipulative or as a measurement toy, or phonics focus sound bingo (as the counters) or building 3D masterpieces! We loved the game and have continued to play it on Friday afternoons.”

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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 found it fun and are interested in learning more te reo Māori. They seek out the te reo books in our class library now

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the sentence structures

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? improved te reo Maori and interest in the origins of our food

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We paired this with farmer time and so our learners roleplayed the events they were seeing or hearing about on our partner 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, Reached out to local Countdown for surplus Bricks, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“Our students really enjoyed the hands on learning and describing their creations in te reo Māori. They also were more engaged in writing about our food unit and in writing and speaking te reo. Their pronunciation has noticably improved in accuracy.”

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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 like playing with it. It’s like real life- 5yr old It help learning Maori words easier- year 8

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The create part. When u could creat how u liked.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That learning can be fun and hands on.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of language development in English and Maori. Also some of the older kids were able to read each and write reports in farming and how to care for animals. How to grow. Etc.

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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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“Awesome across all levels! I used it with a bi-lingual unit at school. It was awesome the language in English and Maori was great.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Lego is so cool and it is farms:. "We are working together as farmers".

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Many children love lego, and to have this manipulative in a farming theme to support construction, role play and farming activity was impactful

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? A lasting impression as while we have finished our farming topic - the bricks and accessories remain in the classroom as part of our construction and play rotation with the knowledge and skills gained from this now applied and extended in this practice. Especially the oral language and role playing aspects along with working together.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It was a shared inquiry topic and we all went to a local farm to share experiences. We then developed our literacy through these shared experiences and with this kit to scaffold and support our learning and literacy development.

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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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“This was such a practical and hands on resource that supported our term's learning and inquiry topic on farming.”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I can teach the other kids about our farm.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks - our class is boy heaving with a high amount of students with additional learning needs - manipulatives are always a winner in this space.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? For our farm kids, a real sense that what they live each day is really important knowledge.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? This really suited our rural school - our farm kids became experts and shared their knowledge with our townies.

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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 tamariki enjoyed the Bricks Farm - particularly enjoyed creating their own farms and shops with it.”

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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 Children asking "What's this?" Learning about different food products. "I've seen these at the supermarket too" Making comparisons. Linking products such as milk and cheese to the farm animal they came from.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The small food pieces, the vehicles for transporting them around, and they loved the little countdown stickers too so they could pretend they were 'real shopkeepers'

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Able to continue this learning long after the 'teaching component' was completed.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of farming stories, songs, conversations (especially when trading with one another)

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“Our class has loved the flexibility of these blocks and the gorgeous little food pieces. Many happy hours spent planning, building, creating and trading on our own little farms. Thank you so much!”

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them This is cool cos we have this at home too. I like this stuff. we can build lots with it and play games.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Things with wheels and the figurines. Wondering if they could picture what they were striving to build.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Maybe that it's the first intro to small building pieces for some 5 year olds. They knew they could get it at the supermarket and could some of their own.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It really helped with Oral Language development, the foundation for Literacy.

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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 opening the packets and releasing the pieces. Many an hour has been spent during our PLAY constructing, talking, sharing and creating. I was surprised with how the young kids grew in the way they manipulated the small pieces and made their wee creations. They have previously enjoyed larger building pieces like Duplo and Mobilo.”

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