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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Linked in with our Garden to Table program. Maths - measurement

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Digestion Why minerals and vitamins are good for our bodies Recipe hunting

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Anything grown is good for you - minerals, vitamins.

“My students were all over this, absolutely loved it”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we used it in writing, art and for our maths problem solving questions.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? continuing to promote healthy eating and trying new things, tied in with our Garden to table

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We do Garden to Table at our school so it tied in nicely. They already know lots about vegetables but there were a few they didn't know which was cool.

“This was a fun and inspiring pack. The children loved the characters and most seeds sprouted quickly. They really enjoyed cracking the codes!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our class completed a range of activities relating to the Little Garden. We created pastel artworks when we discussed different types of fruits and vegetables and how they grow. We wrote explanations about how seeds grow. We even made a video as part of a

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will continue to grow our gardens. We also had our local New World support us in donating a garden bed to grow our new plants. The students are very excited about this and parents are also super involved in wanting to continue this journey. We are look

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This kit has been a great way to discuss what foods are healthy and way we need to eat them. Students shared their favourite foods and what they enjoy cooking with. They were able to share their knowledge about planting and talk about what they already do

“My class absolutely loved our Little Garden kit. The excitement has continued throughout the whole term and will carry on into term 4 I'm sure. We had such a great time learning about plants, solving the codes, writing about seeds, caring for our gardens and watching them grow. There was so much wealth of knowledge and understanding that came from my students. They have worked together to make our Garden League thrive. Thank you so much!!!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was primarily used for developing language but we were able to thread its concepts across the curriculum

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are looking at linking care of plants into next terms learning if sting for our environment. I would definitely up for this again next year If it was on offer. Super learning opportunities for all. Well done team.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? There were some that the children had not heard of or even seen pictures of so again gifting children language and opportunities to try new things.

“The kids loved it. It was wonderful to hear the development of language around gardening and plants. They took care and pride in their plants and were very excited to take them home at the end of the term. The kit was fabulous. Lots of wonderful incentives”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science/Ecology: Focus upon individual responsibility towards caring for our environment. Even a child can make small positive changes. Mathematics: We've used supermarket mailer fresh produce pages to work out money/shopping problems. I now have Y3 - 4 s

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are going to continue into Term 4 caring for and tending to our garden. We will have our taste testing and Salad Day. Science: dissect bean seeds to study the embryonic plant within, germination, pollination and photosynthesis. We will grow popcorn see

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have not yet done the 'Taste' part of out Gardens Learning but my students are very keen to do this in Term 4 and have requested that we have a 'Salad Day', creating salads from what they have grown and tasting as many as possible. This kit has introdu

“My students were so excited to find the Little Gardens in our Secret Kit (and as a garden lover, I was absolutely thrilled too). For many students in our low decile school, having such a great resource to work with is a rare opportunity. So, a huge THANK YOU to the sponsors who have enabled our kids to experience this. It is a very valuable service and support to our learning community. We have been able to extend our learning out into multiple curriculum areas - see details below.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Oral language -lots of discussions Reading &; writing about our club, the plants, decoding the secret messages Math- measuring the plants, plant calendars on growth Arts -making scarecrows for the garden Food Tech - cooking with our produce when it is

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are going to be looking at different cultures next term and will easily be able to investigate which cultures use which foods we've grown.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? By being able to plant and watch the seedlings grow, this builds excitement about their plants. We've discussed why we are growing these plants and what we'll do with them. Making the pledge to 'taste' was a great inclusion, and brought about a discussion

“Room 1 loved becoming part of a secret club and decoding the messages. The little gardens created great excitement, being able to plant them and watch them start to sprout. We've create a scarecrow to help protect our plants once they go out in the garden. We can't wait to taste the produce too. Thank you New World for helping make this awesome resource available.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used lots of maths for measuring the amounts (we used fractions) when planting our seeds and measuring in mm for growth. We created our own vegetables drawing, using dye and making bendy arms and legs- lots of collaboration to help each other. We w

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kids have asked if we can grow different plants next term and do some experiments about how to grow the best plant and have a growing competition and make a judging criteria and do lots of measuring and comparing measurements to bring in subtraction.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have become aware of many more vegetables and can name all the LGL vegetables. We had a blind taste test and guess of vegetables and children have since been asking for different vegetables at home and have had some in lunchboxes.

“This kit has been amazing. The children have been so excited to first be accepted into the club and then plant their seeds and come to school each day to check on them. So much authentic learning across the curriculum that have just had the children buzzing. Resources was easy to follow but also allowed room to go off on areas of interest for the children. Thank you so much School Kit and New World.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Healthy eating ( science). writing about their tasting experience and oral language around which vegetables they liked or disliked and giving reasons.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting vegetables in the school garden after the holidays. Maybe cooking some different food such a s quiche etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children enjoyed a vegetable tasting session we had and then enjoyed making soup from the vegetables they had tasted. They were excited to make something healthy and some were surprised that the raw vegetables tasted so good.

“Students enjoyed watching their seeds grow into little plants and keeping an eye on their growth.”

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