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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I loved to build the farm equipment. (Harry) It was fun to learn the about the farm. (Aliya)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The words and dice games

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Using the bricks to show how we get food from farm to the market

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language was very important here

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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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“This has been an amazing resource for our Y0 class. We talked about where food comes from and used the bricks farm to build our oral language around farming.”

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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 seeing where the milk came from. The cows made the milk. (M - Age 5) Our garden has vegetables too but the rain has stopped some growing. ( E -Age 5)

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vehicles had huge appeal for my large group of boys and they in themselves could be a whole other area to explore! They recognised certain vehicles, eg milk tanker. The garden and growing was great because we have one, so we could connect with what w

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? My children are more aware of food and the process and where it comes from. They also know how to grow some and we also introduced concepts of money and trading.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We could connect to what was happening on our farm, on a real farm, even the impact of the cyclone and show this in our writing and then use this for our reading.

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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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“Wow! What a generous resource, we had so much fun constructing this as we started our learning programme. We looked at lots of food and where it comes from, we grew some ourselves, we looked at how farms produce food and how it gets to us. (We also used the playmat to support some of our maths learning, it fitted in perfectly with a unit we were using from NZMaths!)”

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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 felt so proud that I made the shed. This is so hard but we just keep trying.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Honestly, everything made an impact to my students. They just felt so lucky to have the whole kit and to construct and play with it together.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That no matter how hard, if they try and also ask for help they can do it.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We are a small farming community, so the fact that it was a farm was relatable to my students. They were building things that are in their everyday experiences.For those that don’t live on a farm , all they see is farms driving around.

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“This kit was so amazing for my students. They were so pleased to be able to construct the farm from scratch together. As 5 year olds , it was certainly challenging but with some assistance from our senior students they did it. 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 love lego!" "I had to follow instructions to build it right"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The packs of bricks with the instructions as they had roles to use to build to support them in working together.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Some of developed or enhanced their love of LEGO.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? The roles of the farmers and developing oral language through the play which also increased vocabulary.

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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 have LOVED the bricks farm. It encouraged them to work together to create a build. Once the packs were built they have spent a lot of time roleplaying and recreating with the bricks. They have enjoyed exploring the games that have come with it and even making up their own versions and rules.”

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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 "They need trucks to deliver things to the supermarket". "The farmer has a dog to get the sheep".

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The small parts. Tamariki enjoyed the challenges, receiving a pack, putting it together and placing them on the farm.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? If we take things apart, it takes a long time to put things together and things won't grow.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We found lots of the books in the library about farms, farm animals and growing and it was lovely to see the tamariki recognise and read some of the words they came across in the challenge packs. We also shared a big book on bread and how it is made.

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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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“We set up a small world of the Bricks Farm including the house, shed and vehicles. I included some of the small components I had collected. Ahu were so excited to see the set up. They also loved doing some of the component activities and were eager to collect brick packs. As we are a New Entrant class, tamariki responded with lots of talk and many pictures. The idea was that our small world was a 'masterpiece in progress' and that tamariki could play with the trucks and add components as they earned them but that major pieces would remain in tact. Unfortunately, a small number of students kept taking the larger pieces apart to create new pieces and I was frequently putting these back together and the tamariki were constantly trying to re-build. A lot of frustration for those who abided by the expectations! Though many of us reminded our 'deconstructors' of the expectation, the 'deconstructing'- continued. I am in the classroom 2 days a week and on the days that I was there, I would arrive to see a mass of loose bricks on the activity table and many blocks missing. It didn't help that as a New Entrant class new children were arriving every week and many on days when I was not in the classroom. I'm afraid, that in the end, I put the bricks farm away. The Resource was exceptional - thank you! It provided many opportunities to build on prior knowledge and learning. Though all tamariki were enthusiastic about completing the challenges, I and many of the tamariki were very disappointed to regularly find the farm deconstructed.”

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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 Are we allowed to make these? YES!? (utter amazement at all the unopened boxes of vehicles), I have grown all these vegetables, look I have (named all the vegetables he could).

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Everything was used, some loved bases, some loved the people and smaller parts, many went for the vehicles.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The kit is now part of our Learning Through Play routine each day. The children can choose to continue making and developing their concepts.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Connections between personal experience, links to picture books.

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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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“The theme of the bricks is a wonderful extension of our play and leads nicely into our structured learning. We love to be outside and grow vegetables in our space. The children found making some of the vehicles challenging but with support have succeeded.”

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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 that you can pick the little fruit of the tree' ' the animals are cool because we can use them at maths time to count'

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? They are an on going kit, so children can continue to play and use them

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? friendship, life long understanding of growth, food to table and farming

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language has increased

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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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“So much fun! Lots of cool connections and helped build up great communication skills.”

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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 "it was fun making the farm". "Did you know we grow maize too"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the wee round disks with implement, farm product etc connection of product to source

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? continued enjoyment, shared understandings

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? being a rural school, setting of the farm and farm life is ofetn a topic of oral language, but the farm bricks added lots of negotiation and extension to this

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“A great kit but the instructions for the bricks themselves were hard for many littlies to follow colour discrimination within pics and if an error made the bricks aren't easy to pull apart”

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Posted 2 years ago