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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing in code and also writing about the planting process, life cycle etc. Looking at photosynthesis and chlorophyll. Experimenting with growing with and without water, still, sunlight. Measuring.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will be continuing with a garden kindly donated by New World so we can maintain and extend the learning. We hope to be able to pick, cook and eat the plants we grow.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some students who do not eat vegetables tried some out. One child tried carrot for the first time!

“We have been loving being members of the Little Garden League. The League members have been very engaged from the beginning and very excited when the plants started to sprout. The coded messages were a real hit and we even swapped coded messages with a class from another school.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kit was fantastic in providing mathematics, science, literacy and incorporated many of the key competencies from the NZC which was a great way to provide rich learning activities

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our class has now decided that our inquiry for students to work through independently over the course of term 4 will be based on nutrition and plants. They have already begun researching about what they would like to plant and why. How they will plant it

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were more inclined to try new vegetables and are more aware of what they are including in their lunches because of the discussions the kit created around health and wellbeing and the importance food plays on this.

“Fantastic resources that provide rich learning opportunities for all levels of students in my classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? reading, writing, exercise and measurement

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Social sciences/science: how plants grow, Physical education: Hau ora

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Ngakau Mahaki were focussing on healthy lunches and healthy body this year. The Little Garden League has supported this further and we have been making our own healthy lunches.

“Kia ora, Ngakau Mahaaki have loved growing, researching and learning about vegetables. We check their progress every day, and have the seedlings displayed with pride. We have even started our own vege garden and have started growing other vegetables!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote letters to get into the club, we have investigated plants we already have growing, we have researched what fully grown beetroot looks like, we have counted how many gardens we have, set up a care schedule and measure how much water each plant get

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Cooking, trying new foods, learning how to care for and create nutrient rich soil, bugs/ minibeasts, taking responsibility, achieving something as a collectives, mapping our and planting our garden beds.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children love the character names for each plant, this attachment to the character led to lots more investigation into what food the plant will grow and what it will look like when ready to eat.

“The children loved that it was a special secrete. They were fully invested in making our club house and were very motivated when writing why they should be considered as members. We had a 'welcome ceremony' where children were inducted into the LGL, it was all very special.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - measurement, science - components of growth, literacy - recording, writing, oral language in the card game.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Caring for a garden at school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Discussions about different veges and their willingness to try new things.

“Excellent resource and fun for the kids. The envelopes were a little difficult for little hnads.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science in action. Caring for living things. Health. Healthy food choices. Maths. Measurement. Literacy. Reading instructions.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We prepared, planted, weeded and watched our 'butterfly garden' grow and it is needing some more loving care and maintenance which my class of 5 year olds are already helping me with.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I do think this will help later on once we have some veges to taste.

“The kit has really engaged my new class of NE students who are keenly watching the seedlings grow at the moment. We already have a raised garden outside our classroom ready to plant our seedlings in :)”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to research about the nutrition value, then write up our findings - students use diagrams (art) to explain their findings and detail what they needed to do to ensure their gardens grew. We graphed the height of the plants every 3 days (statis

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students would like to extend this further and look at growing more vegetables next term and look at ways they can use those vegetables in cooking (or eating raw). The statistics unpacked will continue into Term 4 as students will bring their plant measur

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We were able to unpack exactly what each of the vegetables etc were and students spent time on researching and comparing their nutrition value. They were motivated to do this as they could share their findings with others that had different plants to grow

“My Year 3/4 class LOVED these little gardens and it fitted with our power topic for the term. They have enjoyed decoding the messages as well as watching their plants flourish!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? science most definitely covered fully, cooperative learning, health and well being, literacy with making signs, reading packages, watching YouTube clips to gain further understanding, observational drawings and measurement for numeracy. :straight_ruler:

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Maintaining our vegie garden, seasonal planting for bulbs, continuing to care for our playground and to take responsibility in keeping it beautiful and enjoyable for all. Student ownership and agency at its best!!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This kit encouraged us to learn more about the vegetables we were growing. We made soups in the classroom using different veggies and we all took turns peeling and preparing and then all tasted new foods!! The children lived learning about how to care for

“This amazing kit provided so much stimulation and excitement for our 29 New Entrants. They became inspired to grow many more plants and sprout seeds from this ignition activity! The kit is so beautifully laid out and the items met our needs perfectly! The topic was perfectly matched for us, the season and our learning level. The badges are a great hit and the children wear them with pride! Our playground has never looked so amazing after we planted out our seedlings in our newly created vegie garden and out spring bulbs in buckets not to mention the potatoes in tyres and the newly hatched chicks ... the children are taking such pride in their environment making signs to admire and protect their plants. They water each day with such enthusiasm and many little learners have really thrived with this project thank you”

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