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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I liked working with my buddy to design a beehive that can deliver vegetables for a pig. Our machine was cool. I made a farm building by following the instructions. It was tricky but I felt proud when I was finished.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Bricks and thing, that, for cards. Hands on and encouraged creativity, teamwork and conversation. Student directed rather than teacher directed inquiry.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Following instructions, creative design and perseverance

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Very relatable to students as we are in a rural area.

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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 loved building the farm. They loved the "Thing, That, For" Activity and came up with many creative ideas that provided excellent oral language opportunities as they explained their creations to their classmates.”

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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 learning about different food we can grow - I learned that some food grows on trees and some food grows in the ground

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The details around the fruit and vegetables really allowed the students to understand that they grow differently from each other.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They now understand that food must be grown before being sent to the grocery store for people to buy.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? We focused on our oral literacy and they have been able to expand their vocbulary to include some key words.

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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 have thoroughly enjoyed exploring and discussing the brick farm. I used it as a provocation in our play based learning area and it brought lots of interesting questions to the foreground about agriculture. We then used that as a starting spot to spur on some reasearch and understanding about growing food. We are excited to start growing some of our own food in our new school garden.”

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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 Lots of fun making them. I enjoyed choosing what I had made to write about and share with my friends.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The explainer card was useful in giving the ideas.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Excitement for learner and working together to solve problems

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Gave the children a great purpose to write after using the bricks, and making connections to the world around them.

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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 students enjoyed the brick farms school kit. It provided great problem-solving, team work, oral language, maths and writing opportunities.”

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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 writing. It was fun to throw the dice and find different items to write about. It helped me to think of different things to write about and to make my writing more interesting." "Building all the vehicles was a lot of fun. I liked how I could

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Everything was great and had an impact on them. I think they learnt a lot from watching the clips. They still talk about things they saw on the clips now.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? How different components are needed to produce our food- and how important each component is even if very small.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Children who live on farms were able to share their knowledge. It was a relevant and high interest topic for all children. Even my reluctant learners were keen to write and participate in all 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, Other school staff brought in Bricks from home

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“What an amazing kit! The children were very focused and interested in all aspects. It was great seeing our seniors working with the juniors to help them build the lego farm. There was a lot of oral language happening and there still is. The lego table is one of the most popular indoor activities often with a lot of children working and playing well together with a lot of discussion and cooperation.”

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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 hard" then later in the session - "we did it - look at the tractor!"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The physical bricks and the picture step by step instructions.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? They had to persevere to complete a kit.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? They acted out some farm scenes - although a lot of times there were live cows and pigs shopping in the supermarket.

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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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“Children liked guessing what was inside the packets before they opened them. They practised team work as they worked in pairs to complete the larger boxed sets.”

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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 Excitement to be working with an older buddy to build. Related to their own farms where relevant.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The lego bricks as children were able to manipulate them in play.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Engagement in building lego. Interest in how farms work as a community.

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? Story writing about animals. Read animal and farm stories.

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“Too difficult to build even with an older buddy. The instructions were hard to follow. We used farms as part of a term study on Communities which fitted in really well. Disappointing we couldn't complete the models so the other activities couldn't be done well but the children were highly engaged in the play aspect.”

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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 opening the packets to see what was inside - it was a surprise." "I like the trucks and trailors, I drive them around." "This is a picture of a machine that can count sheep - it was fun to draw."f

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The oral language discussion that happened around farms, produce, where food comes from was highly valuable. While playing with the bricks, the students were also having to negotiate, share, create imaginative storylines. They have now pulled the farm

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? bricks are lots of fun and can be remade in many different ways. (I will also rebuild the farm at a later date so it can be used to prompt farm/produce type discussions again with a different class.)

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? With Year 1/2 students, it was most effective with oral language or visual/drawings as they were unable to read the game instructions or cards independently. We did do quite a bit of learning around the Te Reo names for animals and food 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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“The students were really engaged with the farm bricks. Lots of discussion and questions were had about farms, were produce comes from etc. The bricks have continued to be a hit even now. The game aspect was little too advanced for the Year 1 students. We played as a whole class in small groups, taking turns. They liked the drawing innovation activity best of all. We simplified the spelling aspect into finger spelling the sounds we could hear - which linked nicely to their structured literacy.”

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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, I liked the farm animals

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? the bricks themselves

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? they like farm animals

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How did the context of farming allow your learners to explore and develop literacy? we learnt the farm animal names which helped oral language

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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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“Great resource. Kids love it.”

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Posted 2 years ago