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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Sorting, measuring, using te Reo Māori, reading about growing seedling and vegetables.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our tamariki want to learn how to keep our vege gardens growing in the summer.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We learnt to sort vegetables into ones that grow above and below the ground. We learnt Māori names for veges. We measured our seedlings.

“We tried vege soup. At home we tried broccoli, kumara, cherries, carrots. We liked vege patch match and we played to practice taking turns and our school values - respect, responsibility, and relationships. We watched our seeds germinate and watered our seedling carefully so that they would grow.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? science, health , maths

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? the class is looking at growth cycles of plants and living creatures. we are looking at planting herbs as a class to share with family.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? we heave been discussing vegetables and health benefits

“the class and I really enjoyed the whole process, the videos were great too! even though my class is new entrant they enjoyed the code breaker, most of them didn't do the whole sheet but enjoyed giving it a go! ta great way to learn about growing things!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health &; PE, Writing, Math (measuring, timing etc)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have decided to plant a more permanent garden outside our classroom. Thanks Get NZ writing and New World!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We looked at food pyramids and they type of food they eat. Growing vegetables and talking about them has been amazing.

“Amazing project. Kids loved growing their gardens and it has enabled lots of opportunity for oral language, writing and a hands on activity”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of talk about what seeds need to grow. Health and nutrition. Cooking

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Lots of other growing activities. We made seed bombs and grass head men.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are more aware of the names of vegetables and more willing to try new food.

“Love the idea and great to get kids learning about vegetables.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths/ statistics - We are in the middle of a Statistic enquiry unit so this was perfect to use this for bar graphs and line graphs. Writing - Explanation writing was about how to plant and look after a seedling. Reading - Junior journal 50 Seeds C

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Starting a vegetable garden at school and at home. Looking after a vegetable garden, composting, weeding, watering over the holidays. Learning about the important of bees in our gardens. Bringing healthy snacks to school for our brain brakes.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Lots of discussion about different tastes of vegetables and being brave to try some new. Some tamariki didn't recognise some vegetables or never tasted it before.

“What an amazing learning experience for our tamariki. The kit came with enough information to set it up properly and with lots of ideas. The link with the national advertisement made them aware it was something the whole country was involved in. In the morning they couldn't wait to see how much their plant has grown. We are planning to plant the seedling in our sunny spot in the vegetable garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science- plant life cycles Social science- foods from different countries Oral language- introducing new vocabulary like 'germination' Reading- using the code cards to find letters to crack the codes Writing- recounting how to plant a seed

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The class decided to plant their seedlings in a school veggie garden and have made scarecrows to protect the seedlings while they grow. We will continue to look after the plants until they are ready for us to pick and taste.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit has given us a real life opportunity to discuss and taste different healthy foods. The children are excited to grow their own and make food with their plants when they have fully grown.

“The Little Garden League kit generated so much excitement and enthusiasm in my class of 6 and 7 year olds. They were all so interested and involved in looking after our seedlings and learning about veggies.”

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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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