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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Definitely science - health and PE - writing opportunities.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The nutritional aspect could be revisited again once vegetables are harvested. Potentially the technology curriculum, following the design process.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Perhaps some simple recipes could have been provided too. The vegetables did not grow enough to get to the 'healthy eating' stage so links may not have been made for some between growing and eating.

“My class loved the application form and cracking the secret codes. They also loved watching their vegetables sprout (although not all got to that stage). Although cute the small house to post letters in took a long time to assemble and didn't add much to their learning.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote about the LGL, read stories about different vegetables. Created art. We covered science ad how plants grow and what they need to grow.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students can learn what to do with the produce once it grows. They can learn to prepare different meals/dishes, how to involve their community and learn about how different plants grow in different seasons

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My students have been introduced to new vegetables through the LGL original members. They have been brave and tried new vegetables. They have shared their opinions on healthy vs non healthy food and are aware of how many fruit/vege they are eating a day

“Wow- What a kit!! I am unsure anything will beat this one. Room 10 loved every part of it. We enjoyed posting letters to headquarters, applying, cracking codes, receiving our badges and plants, planting, watching our seedlings grow and tasting new vegetables. There were so many discussions around different types of vegetables, how they grow and what the LGL would send next. We adapted the game into a BINGO style game and the students loved yelling VEGETABLES when they had filled their whole card!”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Digital curriculum coding. Science living things.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Ongoing caring for our garden boxes. Kaitiakitanga. Integrated well into our inquiry.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Childrenngotvto know what vegetables and herbs are out there and available to them. Some had never heard of them.

“A great kit with easy resources to use.Children loved the secret codes and all ages were able to do this . A great resource which is relevant to the new digital curriculum and using codes. Photo below of children after growing the little garden in their pots now planting in garden boxes that we constructed outside our new Hub from materials provided by New World Ngaruawahia.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? great literacy as well as art and science.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? we will plant our seedlings and then harvest the results at school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? students said they were trying new vegetables at home.

“Our students have thoroughly enjoyed planting the Little gardens and watching them grow - coming in each day to school and seeing the progress of the plants. They were very excited to be part of the secret little garden league and really loved decoding the secret codes. Having the badges and the decoding alphabet was an added bonus for them. This kit will continue for quite some time. It has been fantastic. Thank you”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wove the LGL across maths, writing, science and health.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Healthy body healthy mind.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They kept a small diary over 2-4 days of what they were eating to see if they were eating enough fruit and vegetables. We looked at their lunchboxes, healthy food vs unhealthy and alternative options like wraps, sushi, homemade baking vs store bought etc.

“The whole way the kit was put together was brilliant. The children brought into it straight away and loved the idea that they were part of secret group. Brilliant.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths: measurement Social science: looking at changes in community - how does this change a person? Groups of people? Science: process of plants growing, biology of plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This has tied in beautifully with what children do in our Enviro Club and generated new/more enthusiasm for what they currently do in the school orchid. Looking forward to building on this in term 4.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Kids really interested in different vegetables they had not heard of and keen to try. Generated lots of enthusiasm for bringing healthier lunches (lots of kids tried really hard to).

“This was a great, hands on kit that perfectly fit with what we were doing for the term (community) and the kids loved it. Lots of collaborating in terms of care for our plants, new learning around how vegetables, plants and gardens impact community. Awesome resource. Kids loved the codes, the stories, the badges. Service was great too - delivered on time, easy instructions, straight forward. Really awesome!”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Observational drawings Observing life cycle of a seed Literacy- Jack and the Bean Stalk The seed- Eric Carle

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Less food wrappings Composting

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? An awareness of the different vegetables and fruits.

“The hook of application and filling out the form, posting it and waiting for approval was great fun for my new entrants. The magic of adding water to the coconut fibre and seeing it expand was cool for the kids. Germination was even better. We watched time lapse video of seeds germinating. We collected seeds from their fruit, and some saved seeds from home. They loved the badges, we will carry on planting new seeds next term.”

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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our topic for Term 4 is Conservation and Sustainability, so this will fit in nicely

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Just the basic planting of a seed and watching it grow. some of mu students had never experienced this before

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have learned that they can also eat some flowers

“The kids love the little garden seedlings. Compared to School kits in the past though, it has been more time-consuming. A pity school holidays have interrupted their observations of plant growth over time. Prefer the Warehouse Stationery writing kits over these”

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