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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to link it to Science, Writing and Reading.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? My students are really interested in planting now. They are curious as to what plants need to grow vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My students have had lots of discussions about the vegetables they eat and are comparing which ones are the tastiest, healthiest etc.

“This kit was a huge success in our classroom. My Year 2 students thoroughly enjoyed being a member of a club and cracking the codes. We are very excited to see how our plants develop and if we can produce some vegetables to eat!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This Kit is good for all curriculum areas. It is easy to cross-curricular this kit and use different parts for different areas. Although I was not able to do this because of Covid, I can see many ways that it can apply.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? That this kit is not limited for a certain time or certain season. That it can be continued or started at any time of the year, talking about different seasonal plants that can grow. Also can be linked to a school garden or even the children's gardens at

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were able to learn about new plants that were healthy for their body. They were able to be excited about how the food they were growing was good for their bodies.

“This was an incredible Kit. Had great practical resources in the box and online to make it easy for planning. Very engaging content and perfect for the time of the year. Students were really engaged.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - learning about life cycles of seeds &; plants; parts of a plant Written language - great inspiration for story writing Art - making signs for our garden Health - healthy eating Social Skills - Bravery - trying new vegetables; Patience - wai

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We haven't got to the taste part of this kit yet, so look forward to exploring it more

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This has supported our other learning around healthy eating

“We loved the little gardens! It was so exciting for the children to have their own seeds to grow &; watch them sprout, plant them in our garden etc The idea of the club was excellent and super exciting for the children. They loved the idea that their teachers had been in this super secret club for ages and even identified us in our ";vege costumes"; in the really 'old' photo!!! We loved the secret codes - so much fun!!! Found the post box too much of a faff to make so didn't bother with that... spent half an hour trying &; just thought it was too much of a waste of my time as a super busy teacher. Also the wee vege labels quickly got wet &; flopped, so we made our own labels - good idea to incorporate the labels into the packaging though! The badges were fun but so flimsy, they fell to bits pretty quickly - suggest next time if have badges, have better quality or not at all or even a template for us to make our own. Generally speaking though, this is one of the most exciting &; fun school kits for junior kits we have utilised.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kit engaged the children in literacy with the code crackers and writing pledges etc. It helped with capacity and volume as our plants grew. Also measurement because they could measure the height of the plants and compare week on week.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The opportunities for future learning are definitely about healthy eating and living. More maths and a science focus on plants and the living world.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children haven't really been interested in trying the new vegetables that they've grown, even though they are very keen to plant them and look after them. We have spent a lot of time discussing the vegetables but we haven't managed to change opinions

“The children were so excited about the mystery box and what could be inside. They waited so patiently and then when they saw the product were really happy and wanting to share their knowledge of plants and vegetables straight away. They absolutely loved the code crackers, pledging, badges, planting and looking after the plants. They were excited to share the little garden with anyone who would listen. The lesson order set out by the resource was appropriate and the children have maintained their interest throughout the term.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measuring the seedling plants - Mathematics English - writing about planting the seeds and what was happening to them.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children have been asking their families to plant seeds at home to watch the plants grown in their own gardens. The children are curious to try new vegetable plants that they may have never tried before.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children are keen to try the vegetables we have planted as seeds, and also keen to try the vegetables ready in our school garden already.

“The children loved being part of planting the seeds. They were fascinated by how the soil expanded when the water was poured onto it. The seeds grew really fast. The children were running into the class each day to see how much the seedlings have grown.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We created our own vegetable characters and wrote character descriptions. We used maths for measuring and graphing. We used the coding to write our own names...

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are now going to extend the growing until into next term and plant the big vege patches up in the garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? What it really did was open the students eyes to different vegetables. Some students didn't like vegetables but were encouraged to eat them when other children talked about how delicious they were. We noticed that more vegetables were being sent to school

“My class loved this and were so motivated each day to come and care for their seeds to see how much they had grown. Some really relevant learning took place and we incorporated it into everything we were doing.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading / Writing activities. Coding. Maths measurement.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? They have started gardens at home and it works in well with our Enviro school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Havent done the tasting yet but all willing to try.

“Everyone is absolutely loving g it and we are using your online resources as well. Thank you School Kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This kit provided opportunities for writing, maths and science. We measured the growth of our plants and kept a diary. Students learnt how to care for plants and their lifecycle.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This has provided stimulus for our Term 4 topic of sunflowers. We will be growing sunflowers and doing a technology unit around this.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students at my school generally have a healthy diet already but were interested in how the vegetable plants grow.

“This was a high interest kit that had the students engaged from the beginning. The planting process was a little challenging as every person planting needed to wear a mask and gloves. This was difficult due to budget constraints so the teacher needed to do the planting. There were lots of cross curricular links that were possible as a result of this kit.”

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