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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We gave our vegetables 'character descriptions' (writing/literacy), it tied in with our new gardens/inquiry focus at our school. Also, our maths referring to measurement/temperature/climate and seasons/when it's the best time to grow etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Sustainability

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I think it prompted good conversations at home as well as in the classroom.

“My Year 3/4 class throughly enjoyed the little garden league. It was timed well with the release in stores and many children have started their own gardens at home too! It was rewarding watching them grow, each morning they would check their progress. The codes were also well suited for our age group. It was a good way to teach them new words e.g. 'bio-degradable' and encourage them to try new vegetables.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to link this our writing, we wrote instructions on how to plant a plant. For reading we read books about how plants grow.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The seedlings will be planted in our school garden and we will be able to harvest the vegetables and use them in our cooking classes. The children have also been given a challenge to create a meal for their family using a vegetable they haven't tried befo

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children enjoyed learning the names of some fruit and vegetables they didn't know. We learnt some new recipes to try in our edbile gardens and we have tried some new fruits (dragon fruit).

“The children in my year 3/4 class enjoyed learning about different fruit and vegetables. We were able to try some new recipes with our edible gardens and the kit encouraged the children to learn and try new foods. The codes were a hit and we even wrote some codes for a buddy class. The highlight tho has been caring for and watching our seeds grow.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We did science - the parts of seeds and how seeds grow. This linked with writing science diagrams and descriptions.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kids have taken their seedlings home to nurture over the holidays. If their crop is ready before Xmas they will bring it back to class to share.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We tried a new vegetable each day with our morning tea. The kids were motivated by this.

“The students were very motivated by being members of the Little Garden League. The resources were excellent, although the coded messages were too difficult for Year 2s. The main disappointment was the quality of the badges.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used it in our reduce, reuse and recycle topic

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Making recycled planters, making compost, the whole process from garden to plate.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We discussed the healthy eating triangle. What we can eat little of, eat some off, and eat lots of.

“We had so much fun with our little garden kit! In was well incorporated well into our reduce recycle and reuse topic for this term! We made recycled planters and compost to be able to plant our little garden in. The students loved the secret messages! We adapted it to our class (new entrant, year 1 and 2) and everyone was a member and each afternoon we explored a little bit about what plants need to grow, the different types of vegetables etc. Such a great kit!! They loved see their seeds sprout!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? moved into their phunky physics, maths, writing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? as an enviro school this has helped to plant a seed of understanding and simplicity of growing your own food

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? children have been able to see that natural food isn't actually that hard to grow

“The children really got into the club house and breaking the code, the code breaking moved into many different areas of their learning. Having it all in one kit was great”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote instructions on how to plant a seed and how to care for plants. We described vegetables using similes on wanted posters. We created pictures using vegetables. We encouraged ";farmer"; play. We read about vegetables in non fiction texts. We read f

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It has only just begun with this open topic!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students now have knowledge of a wide range of vegetables. We have not been able to taste any at school due to the level restrictions, but the parents have said that the students are very open to talking about new vegetables at the dinner tables and in th

“The Little Garden League school kit was an absolute hit in my year 1 class! It naturally lead our inquiring minds down many different paths. It opened us up to artwork with vegetables, categorising, sorting, writing instructions. The secret messages continued the excitement. The kit was well organised. The plants all sprouted within weeks of planting. The children watered them daily with droppers to work on their fine motor skills.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we looked at science of a seed growing, wrote stories about veges they had eaten, drew pictures of veges, wrote instructions of how to plant a seed, labelled diagrams, created containers from cardboard to make a mini planter, stories, poems and songs

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? looking at the changes that the seed goes through to become a plant, next term we are looking at changes that take place in mini beasts- their needs

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? talking about and naming veges and what they have tried. Wanting to grow a vege to eat. They have become interested in the veges I eat at lunch time - asking me if they didn't know the names of them.

“The kids really enjoyed the arrival of the kit and the secrecy behind it . They were all very keen to become members and all solemnly took the pledge. They increased their knowledge of veges they could name. The planting of the seeds was fun and every day they would come to school hoping to see the first of the seeds sprouting. Great other resources available on line as well.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? oral language promotion was huge in our class, labeling, discussing the progress of the plants, observations. Maths measurement. Care and responsibility to look after the plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? we are still working on this.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It has shown how they can help themselves and family by growing their own food

“The little garden kit was fantastic. It promoted talking about health eating and how we could grow our own food. Also showed our 5 year olds that food does not just come from the supermarket!”

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