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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used this kit a lot during our learning through play sessions but also during writing, science and maths.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This could lead to investigations around the water cycle and the sun and how plants grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This has helped the children to learn the type of veges they can plant in the garden and where some of their vegetable come from.

“Our tamariki loved being involved in planting the seeds and watching them grow. The kit was fantastic - we will definitely use the mailbox again as part of our writing programme. The vegetable matching game was very popular too.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This has been great so far to integrate the core literacies as well as problem solving

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Sustainability

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? An awareness of the ease of having fresh vegetables available. Lots of oral Language and discussion about health and food to fuel our bodies.

“A great hands on resource that the children are loving being a part of. We can’t wait for our little garden vegetables to grow so we can sample them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Great for science, literacy and maths.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? There are so many places our learning can go from this starting point. It has linked wonderfully to calf club and the gardens children have been growing. Also linking to environmental issues through the Lorax book.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children are more aware and excited about trying new things-we linked it with The Very a Hungry Caterpillar too.

“What a great resource. Very engaging and exciting for my new entrants class. Loved all the extras to go along with it-badges, games, display etc. Thank you.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science, writing, inquiry. The secret codes were a huge hit in our classroom and became part of our writing and inquiry process.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Sustainability. That we need to nurture plants and seeds if we are to continue to be able to eat them.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children have learned about more varieties of plants and vegetables, it has helped with their understanding that we grow vegetables, they don't just come in a packet!! Children are more aware of vegetables as healthy snacks.

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Grouping veggies- Maths Reading - books about plants and vegetables Writing - descriptions about their plant character

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Learning about how to plant vegetables in the school garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It’s helped them to see lots of different veggies that they didn’t know about. Due to Covid we haven’t been able to do the eating part.

“The little garden kit was wonderful. My year 3 kids loved writing an application and pledging to look after their seedling. The hands on part of planting their seedling was fun and they have been excited to see the growth. It followed on really nicely from some grass pets we planted in bottles. Thanks for sponsoring the kit. It was my first kit and I think it provided excellent learning for my class. A lot of them have been going to New World to get more!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have had art, writing, reading, science experiments that have all related back to our Little Garden League.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will definitely go on to plant our school vegetable gardens with some faster growing food such as lettuce. We are an enviro school so sustainability is an aspect that we focus on.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It has been great to see more children having vegetables such as carrot sticks, cucumber etc in their lunchboxes for brain break or to eat during the day. We currently have the dental therapists at our school so comparing snacks - sugar vs no sugar has be

“The buzz from this unit has been phenomenal in our classroom. We have a very enthusiastic bunch of students who are determined to take their seedlings home and continue to grow them into fabulous vegetables because they recognise that vegetables are healthy for us to eat. Whilst we were anticipating to pop them into our school gardens, timing will not be on our side. We have had lots of children that have grown their own seedlings at home and share photos from home on our Facebook page. Many have vegetable gardens at home however many also talked about how they could use the food from their vegetable gardens from lockdown. With your help, we have created a hub of green thumbs!!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing especially, procedures, descriptions, alphabet knowledge, phonics knowledge using vegetables. Maths with statistics, shape, measurement.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? learning about where to grow particular plants, cooking those veges. Just a really awesome kit, hands on, and can see something tangible!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They talk about how vegetables are healthy and how they have all given them a go. Also talked about how it can prevent holes in teeth as well!!

“Just amazing!! My kids have loved it sooo much. From learning about new vegetables, to watching something grow and care for it. Wonderful!! Great integration with writing, maths, and reading. We have loved it!! We are looking forward to planting our seedlings in our school garden next term to share with others.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing and art

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are going to plant some in our junior garden to watch grow till the end and hopefully get kai from it.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children’s knowledge about the vegetables have grown and they were willing to try the vegetables that I bought in.

“This has to be the best ever kit we have got! My kids have loved looking after their vegetable or flower. Watching all the growth. They have written about and drawn their vegetable or plant. Some/ most of the children had never heard or even tired the vegetables before. Some were excited that their parents got some from New World and could tell me what it was. Thanks again for an amazing kit.”

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