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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health and science. Writing- recounts, narratives, instructions, recording. Reading- directions, information, students writing. Maths measuring, comparisons, numeracy. Problem solving. Coding. Art

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Ongoing as we will look at how different students looked after their plant at home. Compare to what we did at school. Discussions of findings. Plant some more of the plants in class and then see and see if we can transfer some to the school garden- involv

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students more aware of vegetables as part of healthy eating and were keen to be responsible for growing their own. Hopefully they will be keen to try the different vegetables as some they had never come across before.

“An awesome resource which completely motivated and engaged everyone in my class from day when our large package arrived. The application forms for membership and postbox was a great introduction. From there everything was well set out and presented and easy to follow. We had a lot of fun and are looking forward to seeing what happened to our plants over the holidays. Each child took theirs home. Many of them now had extra pots planted through the New World promotion.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We do learning through play as a major part if our programme. Many of my students attempted to create their own codes.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? More movement into the living world is planned. As well as some basic digital coding.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We are still at the growing of our seeds and discussing the variety of things avalible. We have had some many great discussions about being brave and trying new things. This followed on beautifully from the respectful relationships unit.

“We have loved this kit. The ";secret aspect"; help build anticipation and made the pledge really relevant. The discussions about trying new things was very relevant post Covid. Which linked beautifully into our circle times and our being brave topics.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science of a seed. Maths measurement. Stories about gardens. Healthy eating.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have now planted sunflower seeds also. Future opportunities involve making our school gardens and grounds both attractive and useful.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children could see experience how easy it was to grow a vegetable. The project however, required the teacher to bring in vegetables for the children to taste.

“Children were thrilled to plant their own little garden”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Technology, Art, Writing Math

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Math- planting of seeds/ grouping, measurement, time Technology- Designing other ways we can support our plants to grow e.g greenhouse. Art- Sketching of the roots underground &; the plant Writing

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children clarified the difference between fruit and vegetable. Having the Motto to focus on encouraged the children to try new foods.

“The learning within the Little garden kit was great. The children were engaged from the start of the learning journey till the end. The children have taken their individual plant home to take care of over the holidays and keeping in touch via Seesaw about how their plant is going. As 'growing/ life cycle of a plant' was our Inquiry learning it was linked into other curriculum areas. The little garden league Kit was a great learning tool to support our learning and the children enjoyed the whole process.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote a recount about all the things we did. We designed a poster promoting the pledge message. We created a carton vegetable character.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Using the letterbox again.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It was empowering. If the grow the food it means more to them, they value it more having cared for it. It's more exciting eating something you've grown your self.

“We really enjoyed the variety of components. A generous offer. The activities were interesting, hands on and age appropriate. The design of the application form was clever in the way that it folded into an envelope. The class loved the word finds. The pledge really got the message across.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have linked it to our Unit of Inquiry which is about seasons.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Garden To Table links Te Reo names Our senses

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The tamariki gain an authentic understanding for where food comes from and the effort it takes to grow it. They have learnt some new vegetables and are keen to try them.

“Tamariki are so engaged watching their little plants grow and take care of them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We did LOADS of writing about our little seedlings, linked it in with Maths and used it in the digital curriculum.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? My kiddos all took their lil seedlings home and they are continuing to grow them. This is a great whanau link and they all are teaching their families about the LGL motto.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We actually planted some other seedlings which we were able to harvest on the last day of term. They all tried some new veges which linked well with the LGL motto!

“My children thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the Little Garden League! The kit planned itself and it was phenomenal in my Year 2 classroom. My children lived and breathed the motto and seriously enjoyed caring for their seedling.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Opportunities through English where they had to identify the letters and crack the codes for the words. Science - Learning how plants work and live. Maths - Measuring the plants and the growth.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The students wanted to learn more about these vegetables so supporting the local New World and trying a range of fruits and vegetables. Learning about why it is important to be eating 5+ a day.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning about new vegetables and repeating the the fruits and vegetables with the students and the memory game. Having fruit break where the students could then identify and discuss these was great to see.

“This school kit was cleverly designed and was engaging for all of the students in my year1-2 class. My class was passionate about this kit and enjoyed seeing the growth of the plants. They enjoyed being part of a group and wearing the badge to show that. Some of the badges would fall apart easily so it was great to have extras.”

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