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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Code cracking for reading. Reading a variety of texts. Environmental studies- planting the seeds and discussions what conditions seeds need to grow etc. Science- looking at variables for optimum plant growth. Heath and P.E- healthy eating.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Eating the vegetables we have planted and coming up with a variety of recipes to use what we have grown. Exploring how food is manufactured and where our food comes from and what changes we can make as consumers.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It made them more aware of different vegetables and about trying new things, however we haven't actually got to the point of eating any of the yet.

“This was a really awesome kit and we had a lot of fun growing our seeds and becoming part of the Little Graden League club. Thanks so much for the opportunity. My class really enjoyed it!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Great maths opportunities with the time the seeds took to germinate, who's came up first, second etc. The children also took great delight in seeing how tall their seedlings grew and who's was taller than someone elses seedlings.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking forward to using the seedlings in the school vegetable gardens so that we can get to tasting the vegetables that they have grown and gaining the whole process of garden to table.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Unfortunately we were unable to delve enough into the nutrition side of our growing kits due to the 4 week time frame we had from Level 3 lockdown in Auckland. I sourced the recipe cards from a New World store and the children were very excited that they

“A great kit to have in the class and for the children to see how plants can grow from tiny seeds. They especially enjoyed getting their application forms submitted so they could receive their own badge and become part of the club. The secret messages were solved with great gusto.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our year 2 class were particularly interested in why Bobby Borage grew so much more quickly than the other plants so it promoted lots of discussion about measurement. One child was so passionate about the Little Garden Plants and it helped him see a purpo

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We used this to discuss healthy eating and the food pyramid which was quite timely as a few of our children had been discussing diets and becoming conscious about their own bodies - we were able to promote and reinforce healthy eating for their bodies and

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? There was a lot of discussion among the children about the vegetables and herbs they like eating - they really liked the names e.g. Carla Carrot.

“The Little Garden Kit was very popular with all of our year 2 children and they were so enthusiastic about it that they were collecting the plants at home too. The codes were particularly popular and promoted a lot of discussion about the vegetables they liked.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We are developing an environmental area and gardening so the growing of plants is wonderful. Our paddock to plate unit. Measurement in maths for height of plants, ordinal numbers for germination/ graphs and statistics. We will write growing diaries and l

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We hope to further promote growing veges and preparing food grown at school to share. Connection with our wider community to help support this.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit has arrived at the beginning of a 'paddock to plate' unit and also the Life Ed unit is about nutrition so together there are lots of input to support healthy eating.

“The kit is enjoyable for the new entrant age group. The letterbox idea is a bit too advanced for them but the badges and being part of a group focus is excellent. The only negative was the timing so close to the holidays meant that caring for plants during this time was difficult(we didn't want them sent home and then try and get them back) so we have delayed starting some until we return.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We looked at our soil and if it was healthy to plant in. Where we could position items. The nest side of the class to get the sun. We kept a diary of how they grew.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have transfered them to our garden and have recently become part of the Garden to Table Schools,

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were very excited to discuss what was going to grow and how healthy they were or were not! What we could do with them when they had grown

“This is a fantastic resource, My students where thoroughly engaged from the moment they saw the box. They loved guessing what was in it and were very excited when we opened it up. They loved the pledge and the badge,”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Great language experience - lots of talking, asking questions and posing wonderings. Links to 5+ a day healthy eating and to see vegetables as a healthy addition to lunch box snacks.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? A great opportunity to make links to Te Reo and Tikanga Maori, to look more deeply into Science living world learning about plants, and Health - choices for healthy eating.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children have become more aware of different kinds of vegetables and are gaining a growing awareness of how the vegetables get from the soil onto their plate!

“A fun way to introduce vegetables to young children - looking after and caring for plants and how plants grow. It was very straight forward to use because everything was supplied and the story scenario that went with the kit was appealing to the children.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? There were opportunities for literacy, maths and science to come together as well as plenty of opportunities for oral language. Children wrote letters to apply to be a part of the LGL, there were plenty of opportunities for measurement and plenty of scien

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are a play-based school and we saw the idea of having a secret club come out in their play. We are setting up a cafe and fruit/vege market as invites next term for play as we saw interest in this too.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It definitely opened up discussion around eating different vegetables and which ones children had or had not tried already.

“A fun and engaging way to promote healthy eating. The children loved the idea that they were selected for LGL.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measuring different vegetables, great vegetable artwork and portraits, vege poems etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Getting the children more involved in growing/creating their own veggie gardens.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were willing to give new things a go and tried new vegetable to eat. Some of the children learnt about vegetables that they had not heard of before.

“What an awesome little kit. The children were so engaged and loved learning about the vegetables. It linked in with our theme of Jack and the Beanstalk. The kit was really suited to the level of children in my classroom. Some other kits have been too hard.”

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