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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Some of the tamariki have started unpacking Decimal points while others were looking at how long something might take and therefore estimation was used.

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Student agency and powering sharing

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging competitive celebrating

What was the most unique record achieved and why? The longest piggy back ride - two tamariki went for 40 minutes.

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy - physical education - health - te reo Māori

“Tamariki in our Reo Rua class loved being able to conjure up and compete in each others world records. This mahi was completed fortnightly over the term and aligned well with the Olympic games. We had to get through everyone's records!”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? If we did it better, we would have had more time. Our maths programme is quite explicit so we don't have a lot of free time to integrate this as well as we could have.

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Setting goal, working hard to achieve, using their creative minds, working as a team

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, creative, interesting

What was the most unique record achieved and why? Throwing a paper plane, there were some clever creations made

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, literacy, art, drama

“The kids loved this. We had fun using examples but also making our own up.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? It was a great way of talking about appropriate measurements for different situations

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Ensuring our mahi is unique

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Achievable, engaging, fun

What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most pen caps put onto their pen in 30 seconds with a partner while one person spins once for each attempt and the other person stands on their non-dominant foot and blinks constantly... I feel the wording says it all!

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, PE, Literacy

“Super fun kit that is very engaging and helps kids step out of their comfort zones and gain a sense of achievement”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Linked with our statistics and measurement units

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Risk taking, problem solving, critical thinking

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, interactive, interesting

What was the most unique record achieved and why? Artwork painted with feet, blindfolded... bought in a collaborative aspect

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, reading, writing, PE, arts

“The class absolutely loved learning about world records and it tied in perfectly with our maths.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The kit provided lots of questions and opportunities to explore different units of measurement.

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What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? None at this stage.

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, Challenging, Innovative

What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most touches in the air of a balloon without using hands, or typing the alphabet the fastest.

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Links to our focus on Mitey mental health education.

“This unit was exciting and refreshing for ākonga. The challenges made learning fun. Excellent resources provided to accompanying the unit.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? The measuring for those that chose distance for their record.

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 of discussion about the Olympics and Paralympics.

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, maths, PA

What was the most unique record achieved and why? A movement to do with acting like a squishmellow.

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We linked it to do Physical Education, Health and Religious Education.

“The students enjoyed design their own activities to determine work records for.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measuring, comparing, estimating, noticing, discussing mathematical thinking

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? Leadership skills

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? interesing, creative and innvative

What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most Hula Hoops Spun at Once: A fun, energetic challenge that combines coordination and rhythm, making it great for physical fitness and playful competition.

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing - recording - reading - measuring - discussing thinking - justifying ideas

“Students enjoyed planning activities in groups, they decided who the officials were. They also led the activity and explained it to the rest of the class and did a demonstration.”

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Posted 11 months ago

How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Fabulous maths talk and problem solving.

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? What records could there be in the future. Will records stay relevant in our changing world?

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, real

What was the most unique record achieved and why? So many!

How many new DIY World Records did your class create?

5 or less

25+

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Vocabulary, reading, writing, problem solving, communication

“My learners loved the quiet and friendly comptetion that occured between themselve and their mates. They enjoyed the challenge of their personal record.”

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Posted 11 months ago