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DIY World Records 22 Reviews

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Tammy M
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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
Justine C
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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
Anne
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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
L P
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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
Fee K
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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
Ian O
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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
Rosalie S
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It enhanced literacy and inquiry learning by developing self esteem and confidence.
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Incorporating this with inquiry learning topics for next year.
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It generated many discussions and problem solving. Lots of enhanced mathematical vocabulary and calculations
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“This was a great kit but in hindsight we should’ve timed it for another term as it was extremely busy with out of school trips, festivals and camp. The activities were exciting and the kids loved them - but illnesses meant classes were divided out and other factors hindered on this.”
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Posted 2 years ago
Kate H
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Linking it english - writing about their challenges, using superlatives was a great way to link to writing. They also wrote to describe and explain how the challenges would be completed. Some learners also used digital technologies and designed a digital
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I would love to make connections to the outdoors - and have more activities that link to the outdoors - which I could do quite easily. EG tallest stone stack. I would also love to use the challenges are a warm up activity - a weekly challenge.
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Yes - we had lots of discussions about these, particularly measurement aspects. Learning was hands on, using rules, tape measures, pre-measured chalk lines, Time was also considered and stop watches helped us the measure time. Learners has great discussio
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“As always School Kits are amazing. This one was fabulous and allowed us to create a cross curricular learning experience with Maths and English. Learners enjoyed the hands on aspects, and had great fun coming up with new ideas to set world records for.”
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Posted 2 years ago
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