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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to cover science, maths, and literacy while using this kit. Science - how plants grow. Maths - measuring and counting. Literacy - reading the instructions and writing stories about what we did.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking at recipes for healthy things to cook using all the different vegetables

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have become more aware of the different types of vegetables.

“My class absolutely loved the little garden kit! It was a nice little unit for the end of the term. Some of the students had trouble cracking the codes but they all worked together and helped each other out.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Many opportunites for maths (graphing , measurement etc), English, Art and Health learning.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This could go so far!! Opportunities for cooking and also further health investigations.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Hugely. The children have tried many different veges and surprised themselves with how much they like them. Many have gone home and asked for beans, capsicum etc in their lunches and dinners.

“An absolutely fantastic kit. The children were so excited and thoroughly keen to learn about planting, growing and eating vegetables. They would race to school each morning to see the growth of the plants. The highlight was then planting our plants in the school Garden to Table garden. Such amazing learning opportunites.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? writing - recipes, instructions for growing plants, labels health - food and nutrition maths - measurement reading - anythng vege/garden related!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We're building a garden bed outside our classroom! It's our summer holiday project!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Lots of kids learnt about veges they hadn't heard of before!

“This is one of my favourite kits. I have a NE class and this is so relevant for so many areas of our learning ... Health, Enviroschools, Reading and Writing! Its hands on and fun! We wear our badges with pride! The codes were super fun and we liked the colouring pages on the NW site. It promoted a lot of discussion around healthy eating! And learning about new vegetables!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It taught them about healthy eating but connected to our science unit as mentioned above with observation skills.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Taking care of our plants/ourselves. Being part of the club and what we have to do to be part of it connected while with our school value system which we can keep making connections to.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They were able to see where our veges come from and that it made great connections to their gardens at home. They knew that veges are important for our bodies.

“This was a fantastic kit. It connected well with what we had being doing in our class around growing and science especially with observing with what was happening with the plants. The children were engaged and they love the badges and that they were part of the LGL club. I am pleased I was part of this kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It provided the opportunity to learn about the science of plants and what they need to grow.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are starting an experiment looking at how plant growth is affected by altering the conditions in which they are growing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students became more aware of the variety of vegetables available and the importance of eating them. It also made them aware that a lot of vegetables can be tasty as well.

“This kit was a great way to get kids excited about healthy eating and gardening. The kids really enjoyed planting their seeds and watching them grow. They loved being in a club, getting their badges and decoding the secret messages.”

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

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We were donated wood, soil and more seedlings to create an ongoing garden for the school

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are willing to try new vegetables as they have grown them themselves

“This is my favourite kit. It just seems to engage all of my learners so well.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy - writing the application, keeping a diary, labelling plant parts, designing seed packets. Te Reo Māori - learning the te reo words, understanding some of the tikanga around growing, planting and harvesting. Enviro Club - connections with what

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are hoping to be able move into growing our own vegetables and then making vege soup -

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Just starting to really get into this but so far we have been able to discuss what we know about vegetables and fruit. Also who is brave enough to try new things - and what we can have in our lunch boxes.

“Where to start?! My Yr 2 children are loving this kit! We started before the holidays but did not plant until yesterday so that everything could 'happen' while we were at school. They have delighted in the process of applying, being selected and getting badges. The code crackers have been amazing! Our Inquiry is ";Let it Grow"; - Living Things and we have a whole term to watch our little garden plants grow. TOTALLY AWESOME!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading stories about plants and food Talking- discussions Art- food collage Science- growing plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continuing to grow plants and measure them. Rechecking what children are eating in their lunchboxes. Revisiting what we have learnt as the term goes on.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children would tell me about foods they had had at home and some showed me food in their lunchboxes.

“This was a great unit- right at our level- Year 1 The children really enjoyed planting their seeds and watching them grow, and the little stories and clips. Some children tried new foods and others wouldn't but all definitely became more aware of healthy foods. THank you!”

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