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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "I liked watching the video on poos and learning about bees" - Tyzae "My favourite things was the cute animals and Mrs millin taught us the maori names for them" - hunter

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I really liked the te reo component and teaching the students the names of the animals and using the questions. I also liked the game where the students had to construct the sentences with the picture tokens.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The students will remember the fun games and learning about farming - we live in a rural town so it was very relevant.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Students used the farming theme with shared books, 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

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“My class absolutely loved the farm bricks. The games, activities and videos were all useful but the most fun was building and playing with 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 I liked the bricks farm and putting it together- Harper and I liked the invent it game- Frankie

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I liked the Maori aspect of the Bricks farm, a great way to incorporate te Reo in the classroom and learn new voacb

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? a deeper way to learn about the impact that farms have on us and why they are important

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Was a great hook for my learners to draw them in and another way for them to explore different aspects of literacy such as spelling and constructing sentences

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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 Bricks Farm was a great tool to have in the classroom. The best kit I've ever received and the kids love it. They used team work to build it and put it together and the resources that come with it are 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 'I love all the little animals and the different food.' 'The truck and the barn were my favourite to make'

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I believe the bigger items were more valuable as it allowed for more collaboration and problem solving. When it didn't work or there were left over pieces, they had to go back and work out what went wrong.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The joy of making the packs up and the chance to play with the lego every day.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of oral language. Some children wrote shopping lists and drew plans to make new creations

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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 class of 5 year olds absolutely loved making the lego packs up. I was able to sit back and observe the cooperation and oral language that occured. It was fabulous to see and they continue to play with them everyday.”

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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 "This is super fun!" "I have this farm at home, I love making the buildings"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The buildings and the vehicles - I have a lot of boys in my class!

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Sharing equipment and taking turns - the children worked together to create them various items and they love playing with it in our Lego area every day now.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Lots of fabulous oral language, and they did some writing about it too.

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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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“Bricks Farm was a fabulous kit to get but I found the game explanation a bit tricky for my New Entrants class to understand. They loved playing with all the Bricks Farm equipment.”

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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 loved building a farm, I made a farm like I have at home

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Being provided with the vehicles for the arms, the tamariki enjoyed making these and making connections to their prior learning

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Playful learning

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Using it to write topic words about 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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“The tamariki loved this kit and building the components together.They also loved being able to make their own farm and we were able to use this as a playful learning experience in the classroom”

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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 "This is the best" "When is it our turn to do reading"---This came from a student who does not always want to read

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The actual lego- great motivator! The game board- I did adjust the cards and some of the rules, so we were able to use it in our reading lessons.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Literacy doesn't always have to be in a book

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Some of our children have families who live on a farm so they were able to make connections and share their experiences with their classmates. Making the learning meaningful and authentic.

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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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“WOW!!!! We loved this pack, it was such a fun and engaging resource that children of all ages and abilities could use. Having something like Lego was a great way to get more reluctant learners excited about literacy. Thank you!”

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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 played with my friends and the animals. I learnt how dogs are used to round up the sheep.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Manipulation of the bricks - hands on

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? ongoing play opportunities to enhance language. A resource that is very durable.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? yes -associating initial sounds

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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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“The bricks farm generated a huge amount of rich language in the classroom. The students extended their thinking in imaginative play with prompts from adults or other children. It also lead them to want to know more about farming and the different animals and the processes of food to the table.”

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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 Loved making the tractor. I worked on it before school.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The 'lego' pieces

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They got to have fun in class!

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Writing - write creative stories about farming.

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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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“Fun, engaging. Kids found it challenging to put together - great for tuakana teina with their senior buddies.”

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Posted 2 years ago