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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was great to see not only the Health and Science aspect shine through, but the coded letters and info cards helped bring literacy and numeracy into their discussions as well. Having to take responsibility for their seedlings also helped them learn to m

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This was a great start for us to lead into the summer term and our Enviro School reflection which is happening in Term 4. This will have a growing, food to table aspect as well.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have been discussing different types of fruits and vegetables. They are now more aware of a larger range of types and what they look like. They also are prompting each other and their families to eat and grow more vegetables.

“The students really loved the idea of being part of a club and thoroughly wore and showed their badges off with pride.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? writing coding , reading instructions, maths measuring , enviro looking after plants, oral language discussions

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? made cress men, vege soup, discussed eating/trying different veges, school garden reinstated HOpe you do it or something else like it again very worth while

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? especially with herbs and a few different veges, even have them trying something different

“very hands on tactile for the students, wonderful the extra activities in the kit, would have liked some more codes as students really got into this , yea we did create our own. the holidays interrupted watching the growing so we pricked the seedlings out and kept some of each variety for school, rest went home to who ever sewed them. Have cress men to make next term to follow on”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Sustainability. Past and Present, learning about our culture, times for planting, (Matariki), working together as a family/group/classroom/school/community. Measurement. reading and writing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Caring for the soil, and plants in a safe and natural way. Plants not only for food but medicines (Rongoa) as well. Life cycles and our planet (environment) The 5 senses - havesting, cooking. Replanting Cultures across the world - land, enviroment, w

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? For our students it was being a part of growing the plants from seedlings, which seems to give them a greater appreciation for health eating. Can't wait for them to taste the huge variety we are growing, and maybe do some little master chief classes. From

“Thank you so much for this fantastic experience. I have yr3 and yr4 students. We made the whole thing a fun and exciting time for our students, who are loving taking very good care of their seedlings. It is such an awesome way to introduce to some of our students who do not get the experience of growing food. Because growing food is going to be ongoing in our school, hopefully it will be something our tamariki will continue to do later on in life. Times are changing and our children need to learn the knowledge of some important life skills now. From Room 5 and Room 4 at Rotorua Primary, we all thank you.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? As mentioned before , the kit has provided a launch pad for discussion on knowing your strengths and weaknesses, it has also crossed over into Nature Study in learning about the needs of plants and human beings in the form of healthy food and also the ski

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? When our plants get a little bigger (covid lockdown delayed things a bit) our future learning will be about planting out into the garden, caring for the plants and eating the produce with our school lunches. The children as so excited seeing their plants

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We had a lively discussion about what food was healthy and what food was not. Straight away the children named fruit and vegetables as being healthy and other high sugar and high fat food groups as being unhealthy. What this kit has been great for is incr

“The kit has prompted many discussions in the class. Being Yr 1's they had many questions about what a league was, what a pledge was and especially how they might be more willing to try new things to eat. They loved filling in the questionnaire on their application form to join the league, and tis in itself prompted many in depth discussions about character and knowing your strengths and weaknesses.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - opportunities of measuring, graphing, comparing Literacy - recording observations, writing - how to grow seeds, writing recipes, making sandwichs/soups Science - How do plants grow Arts - sketching each stage of the growth of a plant

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Create a school vegie garden or a classroom one. Do a study of growing plants from seeds - sunflowers, plant a bean seed and watch it grow. These activities will involve a number of curriuculm areas - wrting, maths, science etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students have learnt where their vegies come from, that theyn have to be grown first. They have been learning about healthy eating and once the vegies have grown they will have the opportunity to taste each vegie.

“This is a fantastic teaching resource, hands on resource. A big thank you to you and New World for supplying our Room with this kit. My class have been excited about growing their own vegies and learning how to care and look after their plants. They can't wait for the seedlings to grow big enough to be able to be planted out in their little garden we are creating outside our classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Loads of oral language, comparison, writing names, club applications, reading labels &; jokes etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will keep watching them grow and possibly look at what different whanau have in their own homes. Which vegetables are more common in different cultures.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? By lots of discussion in both buddy groups &; larger groups children heard about a variety of vegetables people had tried. This also started discussions on 'fueling up' and eating healthy foods to improve our brains and bodies.

“Thank you so much, we followed the story and created the drama which was great. We used a tuakana/ teina approach to fill in the club applications and planting so each 5 year old had a 10 year old buddy and everyone loved it. The jokes were certainly out there. It was really lovely to eavesdrop and hear some students telling the buddies about their gardening experiences with their own whanau and a very wide range of vegetables that people had tried or were favourites. So lots of language, excitement and working together instigated by our little garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? There were opportunities for drama, science, literacy and numeracy as well as music and visual art.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The code cards have sparked interest in further code cracking activities. Also, future planting and garden care are planned and the school has developed a large garden area with planters.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have been learning about different types of vegetables and this has meant that they have been intrigued by what some vegetables might tastes like. Some of the children wrote stories about how fruit and vegetables are good for you and also about ones

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Te Reo - we looked up the names of all of the vegetables in Te Reo as well as some other gardening related kupu; science - what do plants need to grow, examining parts of a plant in more detail; writing - our stories were inspired by the secret club and t

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have already purchased some more potting mix and seeds as the children are keen to carry on planting and growing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have been able to examine how our fruit and vegetables make it from farm to fork. We have tried some new vegetables too and talked about vitamins and their benefits to our bodies.

“The children were so excited about this project, and having the secret club just added to the suspense and drama. Being able to watch their own individual plants growing has given them something to look forward to each day.”

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