What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Lots of paper

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How effective was the resource in increasing students’ awareness of local sources of food?

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Somewhat. They were a lot more knowledgeable than anticipated - which I loved!

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Give back to the farms who may need it. Use our compost and start a worm farm.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Exceptionally well

What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? Nil

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? No, we do have a lot but it started some good discussions of how we can connect more in our community

“Has lots to do! Comes with most of what you need. I did get a little confused following some of the lesson plans and used them as tools for my own tailored lessons.”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Exciting, delicious, important

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? We discussed food waste in their homes and our school and compared to other countries. Meant they were also making great geographic connections and learning more about cultural differences.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Lots of suggestions that included animals or just not having any waste and eating it all themselves.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? We went to our local supermarket and explored food labels as well as looking at vegetables and all the different nutritional properties. It made them really aware of the options in our community. We compared some foods in the supermarket and discussed food waste and other uses for the foods. Lots of really meaningful conversations.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? More just that the kids are so much more aware of foods and have learn a range of cooking/baking skills to help out at home and reduce waste. The kids and their whanau all loved this topic, we've had awesome feedback from home.

“The kids really enjoyed the kit. The hands on aspect of pickling was really enjoyable and full of rich learning.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Educational Local Engaging Resourceful

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Community Mapping: Students physically or digitally create and annotate a map of their local neighbourhood. They identify key food locations, including: Where their food comes from (supermarkets, gardens, farmers' markets). Where good food is shared (foodbanks, community fridges). Crucially, sources of food waste in their immediate community (school bins, local businesses, etc.). "Food Heroes": Identifying local people or initiatives (like a community composter, a local food rescue organisation, or a school garden) who are actively managing and reducing food waste. This provides local, actionable models for change

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? in our school lunches and what was going into the pig bins. This changed what one of our dishes now looks like

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? community garden

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? yes as stated above

“The Good Food Map Kit by School Kits is a fantastic example of how to blend geography, sustainability, and health into a hands-on classroom experience. It’s designed to help students visualise where their food comes from and understand the complex journey from "farm to plate."”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, fun, accessible

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? Very accessible and easy to understand.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Feeding animals at home!

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? How much waste they have when they eat

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? Not really.

“Really great kit for our special education health class. Students were really engaged and loved every bit.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interesting, informative, fun

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? My students learnt a lot about food waste locally and were interested to view food waste as a global issue.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Use food waste as fertilizer on the garden.

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? So many more independent vegie shops nearby. The map sparked this discovery.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We have installed a worm farm to reduce our food waste, especially fruit scraps.

“We were studying food and recycling for our topic. The Good Food Map was a useful tool for my students and they found ot interesting to discover areas around them where food was grown or produced.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Engaging, visually interesting and age-appropriate

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? I felt it was effective, and had we more time to commit to furthering the exploring of the local versus global differences and similarities. This would be a great next step. We didn’t have the time to fully work through that specific topic - I feel.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? They were around local use and some students had seen the zoo poo idea so thought local animal poo from small lifestyle blocks would be great for composting for composting

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? The community garden initiatives in the local areas they live in

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? An initiative had been started previously, so some students were enthused to get involved in serving there.

“The resource tasks are well organised into visually appealing appropriate sized activities. The scope of the ability to keep the task more dimple and also add depth and complexity to it helped with differentiation. It made the students really think about their own food map.”

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What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? Interactive, exciting, innovative

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? That they can themselves make a difference in our world.

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? Give food to less fortunate people.

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? That we have a herb garden locally that most didn't know we had. They learnt how our local supermarket reduces waste.

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? We now have a recycling club. This was already in the pipeline but possibly prompted students to want to make a difference

“The students loved sharing their families food memories with the class. It was great looking into all the possible food outlets within our small community. The kits are always a fun way to deliver new learning.”

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Posted 1 month ago

What are three words that describe the activities in this kit? engaging, critical, beyond their world

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How did the resource inform students’ understanding of food waste as a global vs local issue? getting them thinking about beyond their own world and life and seeing that we have the power to make changes even if it is small was powerful

What were the most creative food waste solution suggestions? have a cook off with families, create a food truck and have donations and koha

Did the resource encourage new ways of thinking and talking about the value food?

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Prompted some discussion

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What did your students find in your community that they hadn’t noticed before and what sparked that discovery? there are people on very different budgets and not realising what is normal in their house hold is not normal in others, and that other could benefit from more community food programmes

Has this kit prompted any new food related initiatives within your school? no - we already have some great initiatives

“My kiddies absolutly loved this kit! I think it was their favourite kit to date!”

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Posted 1 month ago

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