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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The codes were timely and this gave them the opportunity to use their literacy skills when decoding the messages. The kits and varieties of plants offered something for everyone. The kids have measured the plant growth daily since the first seedlings spro

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The ongoing care and maintenance required to ensure their plants grow are at the forefront for our kids and they are committed to sharing this with the class via Seesaw posts and then hopefully bringing some in to cook and share.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children and I had to search to see what some of the plants were and which of them are edible. Plants like Borage are new to us and we also looked at recipes we could use to make some of these pplants more enjoyable to eat.

“Wonderfully presented &; organised program. The buy in from the children about being a part of the Little Garden League gave it more meaning. They believed that they were given a task and this created a huge sense of ownership.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? They love measuring the height of their plants which is maths and they have been very conscientious about nurturing and caring for their seeds. We have also looked at the parts of a plant which is great for science. We also can't wait for the flowers to g

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are able to use the flowers we have grown for the bees which we are excited about as we studied bees last year. So we are able to continue with this learning. Plus next term we are going to be looking into preparing food, cooking, reading recipes, and

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We will be planting the seedlings in our school garden which will promote healthy eating as the children are looking forward to eating what they have grown.

“This is such a fantastic kit. The children were so excited to get started and care for their seeds. It has been great to see other classes growing theirs as well. The children check on the seeds progress daily and are looking forward to planting these into the school garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? writing about plants measuring plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? eating the plant

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are aware of where vegetables come from now 'not just the supermarket'

“The students are loving the garden kit and will often be looking at the plants all the time throughout the day”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Links to science and physical activity - learning about plants - how they grow and what they need to be healthy. What food fuel our bodies and minds. How to read a nutritional label, where our food comes from.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have not completed the unit yet but I anticipate there will be more interest in being involved in the school garden and in making healthy eating choices.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are interested in where our food comes from, growing new vegetables, trying new foods, having a variety of fruits and vegetables in their lunches, growing food with their whanau.

“This is a great resource that we have just started using in our year 2/ 3 classroom. It will link into our Term 4 focus on growing healthy minds and bodies.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing opportunities and decoding during reading of the codes.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Taking responsibility of things.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were interested and enthusiastic about trying and growing different vegetables that otherwise they wouldn't have heard of or tried.

“The box was a great additional resource to have in my classroom program. For my new entrants they found the planting process enjoyable and were very responsible when it came to watering and caring for the plants. Thank you very much for sharing this fantastic box with my children.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Only writing and Topic.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Great discussion about planting and water cycle.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Class was very interested in growing their veges and how vegs come into the supermarkets> Learnt lots of new vegetables and expressed excitement in learning about them.

“The seedlings were great and everything that accompanied it in terms of badges worked well. There was a few too many bits and pieces that needed assmebly which was time consuming.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science involved with life cycles. Writing - keeping a journal Maths - measurement

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Sustainability- looking after papatuanuku and te ao. Looking after themselves taha tinana, taha wairua, taha hinengaro, taha whanau. We have Masterchef Comp happening at the moment and one criteria is to use 5 ingredients from your own garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learners were very keen to try new foods and it was great to some include these in their lunch boxes e.g broccoli. Excited to tell me that.

“Absolutely loved this kit. Loved the excitement, joy, manaaki kids demonstrated in looking after their little garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Every area of the curriculum can easily be covered with the little garden. The codes were fun for literacy and letter recognition, science through our discoveries about plant growth, maths through our graphs, technology with our baking, and we've only ju

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Caring for our planet, looking at where our food comes from and what we can do with it, continuing with exploring life cycles of plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have learnt about a range of vegetables, compared tastes between raw and cooked, and also discovered the difference between a fruit and a vegetable.

“The resources supplied were incredible. Every child was able to participate and its been a great way to encourage more exploring of healthy eating and living. We even had a child ask their mum to buy radish since she tried it with us at school and liked it. We are looking forward to growing our own and hopefully the produce something soon. The resource is ver versatile and can be extended and used in so many different ways. I live the ideas that other schools have done on Facebook. What a great way to share ideas.”

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