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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Firstly we explored language, what Hua and Hua Whenua means, and the names of certain veggies in Maori. We did writing on how the seed grows. We read about how plants grow and researched where different vegetables like to grow.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our plants are still very small and not carrying any veggies yet. We want to plant them in the school garden after the holidays and keep caring for them. Once we have actual veggies, we will learn how to write a recipe. We will taste and compare the taste

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Year2/3 class: They now understand that vegetables come from the soil. Some grow above and some below. The concept that things that come from the ground are really healthy for you and you should eat them regularly has been very well established. We did an

“This was a briljant project to do with my students. We explored how the seed germinates and how the seedling grows. They were absolutely astounded once the little seedlings broke through. I was like a competition for them to see who's seedling grew the fastest. This project gave us opportunity to explore so many topics and the students loved being part of the secret club. They would go out and go find other students with the badges.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Where plants grow, parts of a plant, which parts of vegetables (stem, leaf, flower, root, fruit, seed) we eat, what plants need to grow, surveys on our favourite vegetables, sorting vegetables/plants/seeds into different categories, developing oral langua

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Colours and how eating a range of vegetable colours are important for our health.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have a much better idea of vegetables being healthy for us. We are going to further build on this next term when we link some exploration of colour with the importance of eating different coloured vegetables.

“A fabulous resource. The children were captured from the beginning when they applied to be members and posted their applications in the cubbyhouse. They were then highly engaged and absorbed by the process of planting and growing their plants. They learnt a lot about plants along the way, which linked in perfectly with our plants topic. A big thank you to everyone who made this resource possible.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Hauora - Health Science Literacy Te Reo

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? In unison with our worm farm that we created this term we will be using the seedlings that she students planted to grow at our own school garden and use the worm castings and worm tea to nurture our vegetables. We will then use the vegetables to create me

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? by exposing them to a variety of different vegetables and teaching them how to grow their own.

“My students absolutely enjoyed the kit and becoming members of the Little Garden League. They loved the code breaker activities and planting their own little seedlings which they have been monitoring and caring for daily! I had also given them their own little league name so they could expand their knowledge of the variety of vegetables such as Eruera Eggplant.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Good use for science, literacy and maths. Our inquiry unit was change so it fitted perfectly with that.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? To keep talking about healthy eating and to see over time the changes, and also who manages to grow and eat the different veggies.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children have been involved in discovering new veggies and very keen to try them as they grow.

“Lots of ideas, kids loved hands on stuff and digital resources provided.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We did lot's of art around our little vegetables. Writing topics. For example; if you were a vegetable? Describe your vegetable. Would you want to grow under the ground or above? etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How to protect our plants once they are in the ground. Students talking about joining our enviro group at school.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This fitted in nicely with our inquiry 'food for fuel' they have learnt heaps about nutrition and why we need healthy foods to help our bodies have fuel/energy.

“My students were in love! They loved cracking the codes. They loved talking to their plants and taking good care of them.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We integrated this kit into Arts and Science.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The students understand what different vegetables are and how they grow. They also learnt about photosynthesis and the suns energy.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are more aware of different vegetables.

“Our class just loved to Little Garden League. We really got into the topic and would have liked more resources or lessons to continue the learning. But we have incorporated other resources from various sites to help us.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This could be incorporated in maths, english, art etc we had loads of fun using this kit across the curriculum.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? -Want to try more of their own veges -Was a great measurement activity

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are excited to go home and plant for vegetables. They are excited to try new foods.

“My class LOVED this kit. They were so engaged with the learning.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health and well being, writing, maths- counting our plants, how many days to grow, measure height of seedlings, science- weather, parts of plant

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Can compare growth of plant with own growth. What does a plant need to stay healthy, what does the human body need to stay healthy? Can also extend into learning about the environment and sustainability

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Allowed us to talk about different foods, where food comes from, which foods are healthy, which foods are not healthy. How do we know? Are some foods healthy to start with and then we do things that make them unhealthy?

“It was great to have a whole story to go with the resource. My Year 1's loved the idea of being in a secret club. One little guy went home and told his Mum that long, long ago we all started off as plants! Everyone is engaged in looking after their little seedling and either looking forward to planting it in the class garden or taking it home to plant. They have noticed how different plants grow at different rates and have enjoyed talking about eating and trying different foods,”

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