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DIY World Records 24 Reviews

4.4 Rating 291 Reviews
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? For some children, they were able to be creative and those that were strong in Maths could calculate things they wouldn't normally with time etc.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Growth Mindset
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Colourful, Creative, Funny
What was the most unique record achieved and why? We didn't get to complete many of the records due to the behaviour of a few which was quite disappointing
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Health and PE, English, and Mathematics
This kit would have been great with my previous year group, but this wasn't suitable for the cohort I had as some students needed constant managing when working in small groups and to have a positive mindset. I thought the kit was excellent and had some great resources, it was bright and colourful and I will try and use some of them for another year group, possibly the group I'm getting next year.
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Posted 1 day ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Real world scenarios to practice adding and subtracting decimals
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Further exploration of decimals, Olympic games records and how they differ to world records
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, engaging, relevant
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Too many to chose one
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
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25+
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, literacy, olympic games inquiry topic
I used this kit to tie in with the Olympics, it added an extra dimension for the kids beyond the medals as they were quite unfamiliar with the records.
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Posted 2 weeks ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement ideas were developed and used in real life situations
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Atheltics - imrovement and success
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Creative, competitive, accuracy
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Doing cartwheels over 200m while wearing a backpack on our backs and holding a teddy bear. The kids found with a challenge and fun.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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25+
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - measurement, PE - fitness, english - superlatives
My students loved using the DIY kit. Using the superlatives and being able to integrate measurement into the unit was great. The students came up with some creative ideas and had lots of fun trying to break each others records.
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Posted 1 month ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Great group discussions about measurement and recording
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We revisited our records to see if we could beat them 4 weeks later.
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, accessible, open ended
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Hopping on one foot while not spilling water from a glass
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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25+
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Math, P.E, science
This tied nicely with the Olympics and our own school athletics day. Students were super keen to create some of their own records!
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Posted 1 month ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Lots of statistical chat, measurements in various forms
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Lots more reading Guiness book of records books, lots of oral language chatting about records, lots of creative thinking and lots of competition trying to out do each other
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? motivating, engaging, colourful
What was the most unique record achieved and why? How many dictionaries could be put on a persons back while 'mooing'I have lots of photos but theyre not uploading / attaching to the photos box
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
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25+
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? English and social sciences
Class was enagaged every lesson Displays/ buntings were great Lanyards and bedges well received by students
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Posted 1 month ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement- this extended our conversion practice from cm-m etc
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Setting personal goals eg- how quickly can I recite my timetables, how many pages can I read in 10 minutes.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, informative, exciting
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The most stacking of books on your head while blindfolded before they fall.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
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25+
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Math, reading, writing
My class loved this kit- it made them believe anything was possible. After completing this challenge we also made a 20metre long banana split which was a very messy but fun activity.
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Posted 2 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Lots of problem solving and being able to apply it to real-life contexts.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I didn't have time!
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun, engaging, thought-provoking
What was the most unique record achieved and why? I can't remember
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
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25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? maths, literacy, inquiry
Was really engaging and fun for the kids.
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Posted 2 months ago
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Students enjoyed the opportunity to use other resources during their lessons
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Gathering statistical information
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Variety plentiful colorful
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Number of times to include the word smile in a conversation
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
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25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Toiataata, Hangarau, Tuhituhi
Great resource
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Posted 2 months ago