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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing. We dressed the box up with a black cover and we had children guess what was inside and write about this.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are hoping to plant more vegetables in a garden out the back of our classroom which will allow a huge amount of learning.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning the names of unknown plants. Increased knowledge of how healthy vegetables are in our diet.

“The little gardens were neat for the children to inspire an interest in growing plants and vegetables. The kits gave a lot of talking points and allowed for great questioning, discussion and hands on learning. It was neat that it came a little early so they were already keen before they were available to the public. The badges were a nice touch too.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have linked this in with our healthy eating healthy lives topic. We also used maths.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We explored many other types of fruits and vegetables. We are making a recipe book based on some of the vegetables we are growing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We are currently involved in a healthy eating healthy lives topic, so this secret kit fitted in perfectly well.

“Was an awesome kit! The students were really engaged and wanted to have more than one each which was awesome. Students really wanted to keep expanding their learning further than what the kid provided.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science, Health, Maths and English

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Healthy Eating and Healthy Bodies

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? See above

“The pack was great. Some kids came with a bit of knowledge after learning to grow vegetables during lockdown. This was great as they could be the 'experts' in my class. I also found the kit very timely as families seem to have gone back to basics such as having vegetable gardens with the worldwide pandemic. We are also having a Life Education follow up later this term, focussing on Healthy Eating. Thank you so much! I find all of your kits invaluable in my classroom :-)”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Looking after the seedlings tapped into Science and observation of the growth aligned with Maths. Students enjoyed the 'Cracking the Code' activities. One student in my class finds reading and writing a real challenge, however, he completed the codes

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Earlier in the year we were learning about healthy v.s unhealthy foods, and looking after our bodies including our teeth. This kit was an excellent resource to follow on from our learning, allowing students the opportunity to grow healthy food and observe

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit improved the students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating firstly through their curiosity of all the goodies that were delivered to our classroom. Students were instantly hooked into the learning experience with vegetables. Through the

“The LGL kit gave the opportunity for ALL learners to participate and contribute in a hands on learning experience to promote healthy eating. Students were hooked and excited to learn through the innovative structure of the programme.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to incorporate Maths, Writing, and Science. Great opportunities to use it across the curriculum.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are going to be looking into how we can grow more veggies at our school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids were open to trying more veggies and began bringing more in their lunches to have at fruit/veggie break.

“Absolutely loved this kit! My class really got into gardening and trying new veggies. They loved being a part of the LGL and wore their badges with pride. This lead us into great discussions about the environment and how to care for it.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I was able to link literacy, maoritanga, maths, and science to this kit with ease.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have planted our own seedlings in a school garden and the children work along the senior school to take care of this daily.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We tried a lot of different vegetables as a class activity, it help children try new foods but not all persevered with the tastes

“This kit was fantastic to get the children to engage in our topic of the living world. I was able to link this to Maoritanga also using the term kaitiaki, explaining what that was and how the children were now that for the plants. I was also able to link the kit to our school values. Children’s discussions around the kit were great and it sparked a real interest. This resource was fantastic and I gained engagement from the whole class.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We linked this in with literacy, maths and science. Heaps of opportunities.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Cooking, maths. Further healthy eating/healthy bodies.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learnt different types of vegetables. Led to cooking healthy foods within class and all students giving them a try even if they might not have liked them.

“Great resource! Our students loved this unit. Very engaging and hands on. Really loved the code crackers.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Chn loved writing applications to join the club, cracking the weekly codes , learning about how seeds germinate and growing their own vegetables. Chn had to be responsible for caring for their own plants which was great.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Watching our plants grow and harvesting them. We look forward to cooking with our vegetables and eating them. Planning future gardening projects.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It motivated the students to try many new vegetables which they had never tasted before (and they were very enthusiastic about eating more unknown vegetables.) We had many in-class cooking and eating opportunities, from roasted beet and parsnip to carrot

“An outstanding inquiry programme which involved students in learning across the curriculum. Most students had never grown a plant from seed and they loved learning about and observing the process.”

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