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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kit was used for writing and reading.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are getting planter boxes at school so the children will learn about planting re-planting their seedlings when they are ready. They will then have the opportunity to prepare and eat the vegetables once they are ready.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students understand that the vegetables provide them with more ";good"; things for their bodies which help them to learn and grow. The older children in the class were about to read about nutrition and are becoming more aware of the food that they eat

“The children have loved joining and being a part of the league. They have involved whānau who have sent their extra seedlings into school for us to add to our collection. They check multiple times each day to see if their plant/flowers have grown. It is very exciting watching them crack the codes. I think the one of the best parts was so far has been getting them to try new vegetables and them finding out that they like them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? maths - spacing the plants in the garden how many plants per row then how many rows etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Gardening skills and learning what you need to do for plants to survive

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Made them aware of where veges come from - not just the freezer or the supermarket

“An excellent resource.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Character descriptions. Art - sketching, making characters Life cycle of the plant Planting and growing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The opportunity to become more involved in the School garden. Having our own area in the vege patch to grow our plants from seed right through to harvest.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This kit has increased the childrens interest in healthy eating by introducing the vegetables as characters and adding an element of fun. Room 5 children have been introduced to lots of new vegetables and fruits as being part of the Little Garden League,

“Room 5 have absolutely loved being part of the Little Garden League. They thoroughly enjoyed the delivery of this kit - ";top secret";... A favourite activity was receiving the special messages and solving them by cracking the codes with their pledge cards. The children were wearing their membership badges with pride.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote 'creative' narratives about the adventures of the little vegetables. This was lots of fun and also the children wrote with great imagination to produce very good stories. They also illustrated these. The weekly codes sent out were great. The chi

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have established garden troughs outside and today have transplanted the seedlings. There will be lots of science opportunities as we watch them grow. We have also started a garden compost. We are also planning to cook using some of the vegetables (per

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It has helped develop an awareness of the variety of vegetables. It has also helped develop the children's knowledge of where different vegetables grow - eg kale is above the ground, carrots are below. We used this as a 'question' to join LGL - ie. name a

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have created a term's work with this kit as the motivation. We are learning about caring for our 'whole self'. This means we are not only looking at nutrition, but physical, social, emotional and spiritual well being. We have linked it to oral health,

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are an enviro school and now we have a whole group of budding gardeners who want to join the enviro club to care for our gardens and fruit forest. Parents are getting involved by setting up their own little gardens. Many are getting grandparents and f

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They students are excited to see how their food is grown and arrives at the table. For many they have not seen growing vegies, only them for sale in the supermarket. It is exciting and a real adventure.

“From the excitement of a box being delivered to secret codes and swelling disks of soil, my kids have been hooked. We even got our caretaker visiting to check on our plants and use old tote trays to allow us to keep our seedlings alive during the holidays. This kit has been a fantastic lead in to Term 4 where we are discovering the importance of caring for our 'whole self'. As the class leave for the holiday break they are already looking forward to returning to see how their plants are getting on. Thank you, thank you. This has been such a fun adventure. PS: the supermarket has become a special trip for many of my students where they hunt out the special characters and spot the vegies they know. As one parent commented ";It has never been easier to get around the supermarket, there is no moaning as they are desperately searching the entire time for more of the founding member pictures."; Well done everyone.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - plant growth, maths - measurement, literacy - instructional writing, visual diary, reading about plants and growth.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? writing and following recipes, smart food choices

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students learnt about eating a variety of vegetables and how eating things that grow naturally from the garden are the best things for us.

“The studentse loved being secret members of the LGL. The kids were amazed at how the soil expanded. There was lots of learning within this kit. Lots of students learnt about new vegetables that they wouldn't necessarily have seen or heard of before. There was lots of excitement when the plants began to sprout and we enjoyed keeping track of their growth.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? In maths talking about measurement. Health discussing healthy eating and lifestyle. Literacy, writing about how we planted our seeds.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I think growing seeds is always something that engages students and lends itself to lots of cross-curricular learning.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We drew on prior knowledge however the kit was helpful in having continuous conversations about what healthy eating is and how we can all promote it.

“Students were very enthusiastic about planting their little gardens. They loved checking in every day to compare how much they had grown. A very engaging authentic activity.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote about our plants and a plants growth cycle during writing sessions. We counted seedlings and used these numbers for addition and subtraction problems. For visual art we sketched and painted pictures of our plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Harvesting and cooking. Lots of maths opportunities during cooking sessions. Writing our recipes. Videoing and sharing our cooking.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Through discussing what we were growing and how we include these products in our diets. Students have been encouraged to discuss their learning at home when parents have asked about their club membership badges.

“The Little Garden Kit was well thought out and presented. My class of Year 2 student's have been thoroughly engaged through the whole planting and growing process. The fun activities and members badges have helped with creating the vege club culture and encouraged active participation for all students. We have loved creating a Little Garden in our classroom and look forward to doing so again with future classrooms.”

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