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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I loved being able to play the game and share ideas with my friends. I was able to build on my knowledge from my kit at home and play the game too.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Having the game to go along side the kit was purposeful for the children. Also gave good direction on what to do next.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Understanding the concept of games.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We were able to look into persuavie writing, poetry and we also read about farming. our school is surrounded by farms so was a good hook in for our children too

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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 class of Year 3 children enjoyed playing the game. They were able to communicate and share experiences with each other.”

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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. The best part was being able to create my own invention during literacy. I loved the choice. 2. I learnt lots of new te reo words to do with farming

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The inventions and the te reo words for parts of the farm

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The videos they created about their farms and inventions

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? It linked with our inquiry, they had to create a plan and annotate it before creating it

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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 brick farm kit went so well with our topic for this term 'Where our food comes from'. The students were able to make links to their learnings about farming and the process of how our food gets from the farm to forks. Our students also enjoyed creating farm inventions using their new knowledge.”

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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 how I can make my own farm and I can talk about what is in my farm and what it is used for." "My farm has some tools and I liked having the flowers to make the farm look good. I could make a farm with some of my friends in the class and share it with others.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? I think they all were as students would come together and talk about what they had been making or wanting to make and shared discussions would occur. From these discussions, students would role play and imagine what it was like having a farm. As a class, we were still able to use the kit from an 'olden day - present day' focus.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The bricks farm has been very helpful to support students understanding of changes e.g. do we still have this tool or machine today. They have the ability to learn through hands-on play having discussions with each other. The teacher is not the 'font of knowledge' - students are learning and extending on their prior knowledge so they come away knowing a lot about farming both from the past and the present.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Students oral language was extended as they could listen to words and phrases from other students and some were able to link to the bricks they had at home and talked about why it is important to have the animals in a particular place on their farm. Students got a lot of exposure to new language. We looked at what farming looked like for early Maori and what farming looks like today.

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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 Farm Kit was a 'hit' with the students. As a class, we were able to link it to our Inquiry which was about farming very early on and comparing what it is like today. We had class discussions about what a 'farm' would look like for the Maori and what tools etc they would have had compared to the tools available now.”

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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 Ākonga benefited from building with the brick set as it promoted sharing, turn taking and problem solving. These were things they often reflected on. Ākonga found themselves using what they had learnt from the kit when playing with the brick set (vocab etc).

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The bricks and building the sets.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Team work and sharing the brick set. Many Ākonga have had farm experiences and connecting the learning in the kit, the brick set and their experiences was quite powerful.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Oral language (talking about their own experiences), vocab development, story telling, making connections to texts they have read

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“Our ākonga have loved the experience of playing and learning with the brick set.”

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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 can do this. Can we please work on this together, yes, u will help you.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The vehicles as the children had to follow instructions. They loved the packs to open and as a group made a farm which then sparked imagination play.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Working together, having fun and being creative.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Some children didn’t know how veggies are grown so a great lesson on where food comes from.

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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 children loved this kit. Having them follow the instructions to put the vehicles together was so good for them.”

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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 had lots of fun working with my friend to make the tractor." "I liked getting out all of the different pieces and making the farm."

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The farm vehicles becasue the children had to work together and follow instructios to make them.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? I think using the kit has been awesome in developing different skills such as team work, follow instructions and sharing.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They wrote about different animals found on a farm and they wrote narratives based around farms and farm animals.

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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 had been begging me to get the bricks out for them to make. Once we found some time in our busy days, they all got into pairs and worked together with minimal help from me to each make one of the sets. The children have all had an awesome time playing with the bricks farm.”

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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 it when we open the packet! It's always a surprise! Look at my creation!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? All of it. Team work and collaboration. Challenging there problem solving skills.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Team work, excitement and fun

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We wrote and researched animals. This was a fun activity to work alongside the farm. They loved learning and writing about animals and farming. Great creative stories were produced.

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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 class truly enjoyed building and creating with the bricks. They had so much fun and collaboration.”

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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 RM said "The truck is on the farm and I like the wheels." ZG said "It goes on the farm and it goes round and up the hill and it stops...it goes to the shop." IT said "It is busy on the farm and I like all the animals, some are cute. You have to get up really early in the morning. You don't get much holidays cos you have to look after all the animals." SB said, "When you live on a farm, you always have lots of work to do. You have lots of machines to help you do the work. Sometimes you get tired." tired

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Interestingly the girls enjoyed the farm animals and the boys were more interested in the vehicles that help a farm to run. Everyone was interested in helping to put the parts together, take them apart and put them back together again. Hands on interaction is important for little people.d

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Hopefully it has given positive exposure about life on the farm. This could allow children to dream about making a career from farming.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Having the hands on equipment for the children to play with allowed many opportunities for social conversations to take place. Lots of new vocabulary was introduced and discussed and drawn.

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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 children in room 7 have loved having the bricks farm to play, to share what they know about farms and the animals that live on farms. Using the bricks in the classroom have encouraged us to look in depth as to what animals might be found on farms, being able to draw these animals and to investigate facts relating to those animals. Making up the different items of vehicles that help a farm to run effectively was time-consuming with 5-year-olds as they need guided support to find each part required while following the instructions sheet. At times putting the pieces together, with little fingers, required patience and trial and error, as often the children were in a huge hurry and missed parts of instructions given, to correctly and successfully put all the pieces together. Overall the farm bricks were a huge success and are enjoyed by all of the children.”

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Posted 1 year ago