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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - links to the earths patterns Technology - innovations to problem solve in the planting process Writing - procedures, experiences, code cracking Visual language - promoting their learning with their buddies and the rest of the school

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Supported our learning about being the kaitiaki of the world and next step is treating water as a taonga when we are planting etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our focus was more on the earth patterns of planting and growing with the support of insects and pollinators and worms. The healthy eating was incidental in a way.

“This has been a great resource to support our inquiry learning. The hands on approach really appealed to my young learners.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I used the secret codes during my reading lessons and the students loved these and made up their own little codes. We looked at the differences between a fruit and a vegetable and types of leaves.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We tend to grow seeds in class that germinate and sprout quickly, it has been good to have discussions around the different lengths of time these seeds take and make comparisons. When we get to do more tasting of what we have grown, Im sure the students w

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have had a lot of discussion around this and will continue in term 4 when we can taste what we have grown and incorporate some into our Technology inquiry.

“This kit was a fabulous addition to our inquiry into the living world. My students were able to use some of their prior knowledge in this kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? So much authentic learning in this kit. Apart from the science of the growth process of the plants, there was the opportunity to use maths as we measured their growth. We used writing in the application process and decoding the secret messages, IT using t

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? If we had had time to complete the growth process, we could have harvested the vegetables and used them to cook, allowing for writing recipes and instructions. We could have let some plants go to seed and plant those seeds to see if we could keep the grow

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children had varying degrees of knowledge about the different vegetables and plants contained within the kit. The flowers were especially intriguing and the fact that they could be eaten was astounding. Most children had tried the most common variety

“The class loved the application process and the mystery surrounding the LGL. So much fun and oral language used identifying, discussing and tasting the different variety of vegetables, and also coming up with our best vegetable jokes. The badges were a big hit but many of the pins broke immediately which was disappointing for the children. The codes were also a big hit and the children were keen to make up their own. We loved watching the plants grow and measuring them. They grew within a few days but it would have been more advantageous to have started the growing process earlier in the term. They only had a couple of weeks to grow before the school holidays and it was too difficult to look after them on the school premises. Most were not big enough to be planted out so I sent the plants home with the children instead of continuing the process to completion at school and eventually harvesting the vegetables. I would really have loved this to be a longer activity that did not go over the school holidays.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading - Using Books with Gardens and vegetable themes. Writing - Character Descriptions of the Little Garde League and Narratives using them as the characters. Science - Understanding Germination, Know what plants need to grow healthy.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continuing with the learning we started and taking it to and deeper level.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? More willing to try new vegetables and understanding that veggies help us to grow strong

“This was a great kit, with lots of learning opportunities and links to all curriculum areas. My class really enjoyed all the activities and trying new vegas.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It allowed for science, Maths - measurement growth, temperature, and time. Literacy with regards to writing about healthy food and what we did- procedural, what we like- narrative and also the secret messages were great.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? More around kaitiakitanga and hauora and how plants can help us grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were able to understand that healthy food grows from a plant and that if you are eating a fruit or vege it is healthy.

“I thought the unit was a fantastic resource with lots of opportunities for numeracy, science and literacy links. My students were engaged and love it. The timing was good as it was well spaced out and gave flexibility in my programme.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the germination and repotting times in maths. We read the Hungry Caterpillar book and made our own, Eric Carle inspired vegetable art. We read a number of articles about gardens and seeds during reading and discussed vocabulary (eg germination).

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have a team garden. The things we have learned from this kit will help us plan and plant it.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children talked a lot about the various vegetables. It linked in well with the Life Education unit we did at the beginning of the term.

“The children were excited and engaged from day 1. Every morning they would come in and check the progress of their plants. Lockdown meant that we were later starting but it was a great introduction back to school.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - looking at how plants grow, essential needs of plants, soil types, different types of plants and how they can grow differently and need different things. Maths - measuring growth, time it takes to germinate, best time to grow for specific clim

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are carrying on this term with an inquiry called 'Let it Grow' which will look further into plants and growth, uses of plants for both humans and animals, how climate etc impacts on how things grow etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children drew a picture of and 'wrote a story' about their favourite vegetable and it was that vegetable they were sent by the '24' to grow so in that respect the children pretty much stuck to what they knew and didn't really branch out to try anything ne

“My New Entrant class was super excited to be a part of the Little Garden League. The build up to getting the seedling was great and I was able to keep the kids fizzing with excitement and &; wonder about what was coming up next. Children loved the code cracking messages and a couple tried to make their own which was great.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Opportunities for written language, maths ('shopping' experiences using money, measurement) plenty of reading - for, to, with &; by. Visual art (observational drawing) &; LOADS of oral language! Coding - decoding the vegetable code, &; potentially creatin

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continued care for living things, creating our own codes, positive choices about nutrition, greater knowledge about vegetables/fruits and how we can easily grow these ourselves. This kit could easily be tied into Matariki celebrations.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit improved the children's knowledge of the variety of fruit &; vegetables, and exposed them to many they hadn't seen before. It gave the children opportunities to grow their own nutritious food &; take some responsibility for making nutritious choic

“This was such an exciting kit for our NE/Yr1s, anticipation for joining LGL and receiving their badges was high! The kit was easy to use in the classroom, and tied in superbly with our term's inquiry looking at where our food comes from &; the changes our food goes through!”

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