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DIY World Records 24 Reviews

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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? They loved looking into the increments of time and understood how close it could be.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The willingness to try new things.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, energetic and competitive
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Shoe lace tie - we discovered that many students were unable to tie their own shoe laces.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Fine and gross motor co-ordination
“A fun and engaging School Kit.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? My students were encouraged to be as accurate as possible while doing their measurements. This felt like it was a good low floor high ceiling for my class.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
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Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We were able to discuss how different people define success and that just because records are not broken does not mean things can't be great achievements. There were also good opportunities for understanding how to plot data into graphs.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, Engaging, Problem-solving
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most amount of aggressive blinks in a minute
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? English, Physical education, Maths
“I enjoyed using this kit with my class. It has many great resources and feels like an authentic way to include a variety of topics into an integrated learning plan.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measuring the distances
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Not really any but they were very engaged
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Purposeful, engaging, fun
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Stacking shoes
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, team work, social skills
“I thought the kid was really adaptable and engaging. Children enjoying coming up with creative ideas for the records.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Measurement with time etc
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? N/A
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Fun, energetic, engaging
What was the most unique record achieved and why? Most times turning the light on and off in 30 seconds
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy and numeracy
“The children initially took some time to grasp the concept, but once they did, they eagerly competed to break world records. They also found the literacy component enjoyable.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? We focused on measurement and in particular time, length and amount.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Easily repeated with other students and keeping in touch with the 2025 world records.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Superlative, pushing boundaries and unreal
What was the most unique record achieved and why? gymnastics style record that made their bodies bend and stretch in all sorts of position under a time limit.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Research, reading, digital technology, writing, maths, social sciences
“We loved this kit because it got us creating all sorts of world records. We also enjoyed the word superlative and using the timers, and bunting.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Susan H
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? They had to do measurement of time, length, height and width. Lots of adding and subtracting too.
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I would definitely use this in the future when we are doing a measurement unit. Lots of written and oral language opportunities here.
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? lateral creative thinking
What was the most unique record achieved and why? The tallest jenga tower in 1 minute while reciting the alphabet.
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Health and PE, English, Science, Maths
“The children took a while to understand the concept, but once they did, they were fiercely competing to see who would take out world records. The literacy component was fun too.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Gemma W
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How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Hands on and real life so very engaging
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Learning about different countries and their world records, learning about the history of the Guinness World Records, how to record accurately
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? fun, engaging, enjoyable
What was the most unique record achieved and why? How many hops you can make while drinking a glass of water
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
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Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social Science, English
“Very engaging, and fun. Kids loved doing their world records. The resources were really well made and made for an excellent classroom display. Would definitely do this kit again.”
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Posted 4 months ago
Anonymous
Verified Reviewer
How did the kit components encourage mathematical thinking for your students? Great engagement
How successful was this kit in encouraging physical activity in your class?
Not Successful At All
Neutral
Very Successful
What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continue to extend measurement, possibly translation activities as we are rumaki reo
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
Very Low
Neutral
Very High
What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Entertaining, engaging, extending
What was the most unique record achieved and why? ? Lots of creative thinking
How many new DIY World Records did your class create?
5 or less
15
25+
How likely are you to teach this kit again in the future?
Not likely
Likely
Very likely
What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths, sports, research, tech
“This was a great resource to get creative and extend skills”
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Posted 4 months ago
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