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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of langauge and sentence writing came out of these experiences.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Lots of measurement! (length, time etc)

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“The kids absolutely loved this kit. This kit tied in nicely with our maths week. Lots of measurement involved! The children loved being officials and timing, measuring and observing each world record. The process really capitvated this age group (Year 3/4). Great kit would totally use again!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Link to physical education was strong and it was great to see students taking part in activities outside.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Expanding our focus on statistics next year. Inspired new ideas and strategies for teaching statistics.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Word prompt cards were very helpful for creating interesting records.

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“Great resources and engaging lessons!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Cross Curricular learning through math and social sciences was reasonable.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I'd like to do it at the beginning of the year to inspire students and lead on to other subjects.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement Skills

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“The kids were engaged with the lessons. It gave us structure to explore and inquire into measurement and world records in a fun way.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of physical tasks linked to PE, link to the Commonwealth Games, geography and map work, art

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Reading guiness world record books, writing fiction about breaking world records, geography from reading the book.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? the tape measures, the sand timers, the results tables. They were really keen.

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“WE loved this and it linked it nicely with the Commonwealth games. We made medals and did a medal ceremony for each record.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? They enjoyed the problem solving aspect, as well as the opportunity to write and record their results. As we can't take photos, they liked drawing their experiences.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children are keen to try and "better"their results or try the challenges at home with family members.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Timekeeping, cross checking, statistical enquiries.

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“This was a fun kit that the children really enjoyed. The were very familiar with the books and were hoping they would be entered into the next printed edition!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Got students moving and thinking

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Reasurch thinking

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Time measurement

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“Fun. Was able to adapt to meet needs of whole class”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We've just completed Zespri Young & Healthy Programme, so this carried on nicely with Health /PE, but adding in maths. Initially the children thought I was kidding when I said that we needed to learn some maths for our PE this term. They were engaged with

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Because we have only finished it today, and only have 6 more days of the school year, I won't be doing anything more with it. I always planned for it to be a fun, relevant end of year activity.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement. How to physically measure distance and time, thinking about exactly what it was we were measuring, using stop watch - digital time and decimal time. Using metre ruler and reading distance. estimation, comparison

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“What a GREAT kit. We've really enjoyed this one. It tied in nicely with our Measurement Learning, and with Science too, as we'd been learning about fair tests, which we needed to consider when undertaking the Records.. The children were keen to generate their own World Records, and loved the 'add some silly' element. We spent three long sessions attempting the records, with most children highly engaged in the process.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? All of the world records were based around moving and doing something. This required our tamariki to consider how to best move their bodies to achieve the goal set for them.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? After doing this once, our ākonga were able to reflect and consider what worked well to make achievable world records. This was a springboard for a second round.

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? They were required to use a range of mathematical skills. Measurement and an inquiry approach would be the skills they used the most.

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“This kit was the perfect blend of practicing mathematical skills and creative thinking. They really enjoyed coming up with unique ideas and enjoyed having a go at each others world record ideas. They also enjoyed trying to beat the records set by others!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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