What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? as mentioned above, with ICT and coding but also through science, learning about milk and dairy farming and doing milk experiments showing that the milk contained fat.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

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Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? generally ok, but some things werent explained, like the cubes.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“It was great learning about farming in the short time we had, we enjoyed observing and using the poster, and turning this into a coding map where children would direct and move around their animals to a certain place using coding.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I love how so many areas of the curriculum can be covered in one lesson.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? I would like a little more structure and support with the junior kits.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“The NZ farming kit was amazing, my Year 1’s loved exploring it. It would be good to have a little more support around how to teach it and where to start.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We investigated the local farming area - mapping.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Liked getting a box full of things

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“This is a hard review due to school closure. Also there was no farm visit date given so it was hard to work towards nothing- juniors need it fresh in their minds.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It allowed my class to have rich learning discussions. We brainstormed ideas and really enjoyed working our way through the kit to the best of our ability.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Because the Kit came at a difficult time, and I have had only a few children back at school we didn't fully finish off the kit. I have focused on the wellbeing of my students since we got back after lockdown. I Teach Year O. The format was easy to do.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“I found this kit came at a very difficult time, so we didn't finish off the kit. I have had only a few tamariki at school after the lockdown.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Story dice were very helpful and easy to use.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Not enough guidance for the basic lessons my learners need. Some have no idea what an animal is, so an easier kit design would of been more support.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Enjoyed what we could but thought it was little difficult for my new entrant - year one students. Concept wasn’t as easy to teach as possibly could of been.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Used the art inspiration for shades of green painting Introduced lots of new vocabulary thru the videos and books for the poetry writing Only one child from my class from a farming background so he was our expert. The only one who knew about cow pats!

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Used the downloads from the School Kit website to understand the contents of the kit. Well explained

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“Great resources linked across the curriculum. Video links were helpful Didn’t visit a farm as unit was interrupted by Covid”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? After talking about the farm animals students went off and wrote a description of the different farm animals for story writing. There was Te Reo learning the names of things on the farm in Maori.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? Was good and easy to follow.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“My class has enjoyed the farm kit activities. We have only managed to do one of the tasks. But we really enjoyed using the mat to talk about the farm and what’s on the farm.”

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Posted 5 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Farming involves aspects from all part of the curriculum so this farming kit naturally lended itself to teach all areas.

How effective was this kit in providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How effective was the kit in teaching and learning about farming in New Zealand?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

How did you find the open format of this kit? I thought there would be a little more guidance in how to use the kit.

How practical are the components of the Kit for Junior classrooms?

Not Practical At All

Neutral

Very Practical

“It was a great kit, however, I thought that there would be a little more direction with the resources. Loved the website for follow up activities!”

Helpful Report

Posted 5 years ago

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