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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths, reading , science, art etc

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Food and nutrition, creating and trying foods in different ways, sharing ideas... growing things that you can eat that are good for you.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Yes.. definitely

“Kids loved the little garden secret codes and writing secret letters and badges. The plants are awesome.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Loved the code breaking links to writing. We then surveyed and graphed other classes favourite vegetables or fruit. Lots of oral language discussions. unfortunately no art achieved this time.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kids enjoyed the codes.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It encouraged them to take risks - knowing messages were coming from headquarters was serious business.

“Secrets- this was the best secret to unravel. I would recommend this again. I jumped onbaord late and it didn't fit into the classroom programme but I ran a secret club at lunch time which extend to previous children I taught and others so they could bring a friend. Those who came at lunchtime were really into it.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have used this in both literacy and numeracy. We have written about the process of planting seedlings and how we have to take care of them. We have used it for maths in a number of ways for example counting each day how many seedlings we have from the

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It teachers the tamariki how to grow vegetables and they will in time learn how to plant them and look after them by watering them and keeping bugs and slugs off them. They will learn how to harvest the different vegetables and different ways to cook them

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We discuss daily the different types of vegetables we are growing and how important it is to eat lots of different types of vegetables . It has encouraged a lot more daily discussion in our classroom about healthy eating.

“Wow! these kits are fantastic. Our tamariki have thoroughly enjoyed the whole process. From becoming members, to planting the seeds to watching them grow. Every morning they run in to see what seedlings have started sprouting over night. We can't wait until they grow a little bigger and we can plant them into our school vegetable gardens!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was very effective with our procedural writing and free writing about ";if we were a vegetable or fruit I would be_____ and why"; Following the growth chart and measuring the growth was good for math's and making predictions.. The tamariki are interes

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Having maori language resources to go with it. The maori words for each vegetable. What types of environments each plant prefers to grow in. Shaded areas, damp areas, sunnier areas and so forth.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The tamariki are aware of all the different types of fruits and vegetables and are looking forward to tasting some that are new to them next term.

“This was a great school kit. The tamariki absolutely enjoyed it. It was clearly set out with easy to follow instructions. The secret league concept made it more fun. It flowed into our mahi maara project for term 4.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Talking / Writing observations Opinions on favorite veges How to plants a seed What do plants need to grow Labels part of a plant Phonological awareness activities eg clapping syllables of vege names Art Painting / drawing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Math Measurement

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Discussions around favourite veges has seen more veges in lunch boxes.

“The little Garden school kit resource was a fantastic experience for my class. They loved the being part of a club and used the grow protect taste motto with alot of pride. The anticipation of the seeds sprouting meant they were very keyed into noticing changes and growth. It has been amazing for new vocabulary development too.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We talked about observing like scientists how plants grow. We wrote about vegetables in a guess my vegetable way. We cooked and ate vegetables. We read about vegetables and drew pictures of vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Pollination and bees What makes a vegetable and vegetable and a fruit a fruit. Trying new things

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? There wasn't much info within the kit about healthy eating to be honest. It was mostly about the types of vegetables and how they grow. This is the focus we took.

“The children absolutely loved being hands on with their plants in the classroom. The videos were great to look at with the children and they LOVED cracking the codes together as a class. We also bought some veges and roasted them and did some taste testing which was a great experience. We had a few 'vege' discos and read books like 'tops and bottoms' etc. It would be great to have a list of books that relate to this topic to continue to engage learning. The children learned about how plants grow, how to care for them and that veges grow in different ways, some at the top and some at the bottom. Every morning the children diligently came in to care for their seedlings. It was a great lesson in responsibility. It was a bit of a shame that the badges broke easily as this caused a bit of angst for our children.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kids loved working out the secret codes during our writing time. Measuring the seeds didn't really happen as it was hidden at the back of the seed tray so kids forgot about it.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? .

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We made vegetable soup one day. Children were asked to bring in a vegetable and prepare it for the crock pot. It provided a great way for children to try a vegetable that they may not have done on it's own. We needed to learn about some vegetables/herbs t

“As a whole the Little Garden Club has been well received by the children in my class. They liked seeing other children in the school who also wore the same badge as it created a sense of community. Unfortuately a lot of badges didn't last as the pins broke. We loved doing the 3' crack the codes', after the first one the kids roared with excitement when I said there were 2 more.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have studied recipes with our favorite veggies, read books about flowers and insects, used measurement and data to measure plant growth, read big books about plants and growing, and art creating gardens.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Wanting to learn more about climate changes and seasons for growing different veggies and growing around the world

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Celebrating favorite veggies in discussion has improved students attitude about eating healthy. Every child has a positive attitude about veggies and said they love carrots the most!

“The garden has gifted my tamariki with the experience to succeed in growing life. They take watching their māra (garden) very seriously and we have established kaitiaki (guardians) over it. We are now leaning to look ahead and design raised gardens in our school and have invited our local new world to come take photos of it once completed.”

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