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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Due to being a new entrant class, we did not link this with other learning areas. I can see how with even slightly older children I would though. Meaurement of plants, statistics; favourite vegetable. Literacy opportunities were provided with the recourse

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are looking forward to doing some cooking / eating with the vegetables we have planted. We will do shared writing about this

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have enjoyed learning from each other about different vegetables. When one child says that a vegetable is delicious or their favourite, the other children are more inclined to give it a go!

“My new entrant class have absolutely loved being a part of the little garden league. They were so excited to join the club, and even more so planting the seeds. They are loving that the seeds are growing so quickly and looking forward to taking them home. Constructive feedback would have been for start date to be earlier so that we would have the whole term to watch them grow in class, as opposed to having the kids need to take them home to care fore over the holidays. The children are very much looking for want to eating so new vegetables!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing facts about veggies

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? N/A

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Facts about veggies

“The kit was amazing”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy - Writing plant diaries, finding and reading books about plants/vegetables. Maths - timeline of plant growth. Technology - creating a garden for the seedlings to be planted in.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Creating a garden environment to plant the seedings. Sparking the idea of a school wide pea growing competition. Making healthy food out of what we grow (salad, sandwich ect..)

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Given tamariki an understanding that you can grow food. The cycle of a seed, to seedling, to plant, to kai you can harvest and eat. They have learnt about different vegetables they have never heard of or eaten before.

“We have loved watching our little garden grow. From planting the seeds, watching their leaves poke out of the soil, to now where they are big enough to transplant into a vege garden. We each had a designated plant to grow and we learnt that they needed water, sunlight and oxygen to grow big and strong. We are excited to eat them and get healthy!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Clues- reading, becoming a member-writing, measuring plants- maths, counting seeds- maths, nutrition- science and wellbeing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kids liked the code cracking so we will do that again. We will do some more writing and oral language discussions as the vegetables grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Willingness to try new vegetables. When anyone grows anything we will all give it a try. Good but in for trying new food.

“I found this a great and exciting package. The kids were all talking vegetables which was so nice to see and they were talking about their gardens at home too. I think this was a great resource and my year 2 class were very happy and engaged.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Linked with science

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? None

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They had understanding of where the food came from.

“Was a good resource and children enjoyed it the process of growing and becoming members.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This kit was great for covering essential skills: THINKING, USING LANGUAGE SYMBOLS &; TEXT, RELATING TO OTHERS, MANAGING SELF and PARTICIPATING &; CONTRIBUTING. It is always fabulous to take part in inquiries that cover these.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Cooking, reading recipes, maths for measurement etc in relation to cooking. Healthy eating and what we need for our bodies.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were all talking about what the seeds were and what they would grow into. Some were teaching others what went where, such as leeks into a stirfry and that thyme was a herb. It was great to hear them share their knowledge. All are looking forw

“The class loved being a part of the secret club. The badges were a nice touch (though we found them fiddly and easily breakable). They loved the secret messages and using their own code breaker. Watching the seeds grow was fascinating (even for old hands like me!). Getting our hands into soil to repot the first big plants was a great next step too.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? maths - counting, spacing, fractions etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continue to learn about our vegetables as we transfer and grow them in our school garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning and exploring new vegetables - understanding the connection between food and the environment.

“Great easy to use - really connected with kids in the class.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Students have been writing recipes, describing vegetables, persuading people to eat different vegetables multiplying recipe ingredients to cater for bigger groups, looking at cause and effect when we leave plants outside in the sun/rain/if the birds get t

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Baking, creating a vegetable feast, exploring groups of vegetables (e.g. nightshade family).

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have worked to hide vegetables in different ";treat"; foods, and tasted new vegetables! We also wrote about how we were trying to camouflage the vegetables. One student wrote: ";Camouflage is when you hide things. My Dad hid capsicum in the mince and

“This kit is incredible! It has provided opportunities for students to challenge themselves in a range of different ways, from creating their own codes, to making up different recipes, and trying new food. I will definitely be recreating this kit again next year with our own seeds! It has also promoted collaboration in my class as students have had to work together to look after the seeds and make different food for the vegetable feast!”

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