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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Very easy to link this into literacy, numeracy, science and the arts. Such an adaptable topic which is brilliant.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Maintaining our school gardens.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were more willing to try vegetables.

“We absolutely love this kit! The best one we have had yet! Love the weekly messages and the secrecy of it, great way to keep the kids hooked.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I linked it to our leadership inquiry, maths, writing + te reo Māori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Starting our own class healthy recipe book.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are trying more veggies at home, sharing healthy recipes to try in class and getting involved in planting their own garden at home.

“The resource is amazing, however the mild that builds up under the seedlings/on the base/tray is really unhealthy in the classroom.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science and writing - shared stories about growing plants etc

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? develop a class garden outside

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Introduced to new vegetables and herbs that they hadn't tried before

“We loved the little gardens. Enjoyed planting and watching them grow. Kids were introduced to herbs and vegetables they hadn't had before.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Worked well with the language of digital technology: input, output, process etc. Links with science, art, process writing

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Extending this into the school garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have seen how vegetables grow from just sunlight and water with no added sugars or salts or preservatives

“The children were very engaged with all of the material. They have seen and experienced how long seeds take to grow and are seeing their favourite vegetables in their full growth cycle and not just what they see in the supermarket.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Tied in with 'Our Whenua' unit of learning on how we use and care for our land in NZ. This was a Science/Social Study enquiry. We also used the kit in Maori Language week as a way to learn new food vocabulary.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are now going to plant our seedlings and watch them grow and hopefully produce some healthy kai for us!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We got the children to sample the vegetable of the seeds we had planted and many hadn't tasted some. It was a great way to introduce vegetables to children as a tasty alternative snack.

“My new entrant class loved planting the seeds and watching them grow. We had a taste of what the vegetable would look like and all of this worked in beautifully with 'Our Whenua' enquiry about how we look after and use our land in NZ.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - graphs

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Linked in to the environment and looking after this- sustainability

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were willing to try new vegetables

“Very engaging for the children. Enjoyed the practical side of it with the little garden plants.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading time, maths - stats, physical education - well being, writing - informational reports

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? What to plants need to grow - very important in rural farming area

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Young children were able to identify why we need healthy food and what foods are good healthy foods.

“The children absolutely loved doing the little gardens and becoming a member of the Little Garden League. Very engaging and inspired us during our healthy eating topic!”

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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Talking and writing about veggies. Cooking vegetables. Measuring how tall our veggies plants had grown. Science - what does a plant need to grow? Why some plants grew faster than others Under on above the ground growing What's in our lunchboxes Co

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Leading into more cooking with the plants that we grew - maybe as something that the school could do for the community. Looking into different plants such as trees etc (which we are going to do next term) and visiting a local nature park.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We didn't go into so much of the healthy eating but encourage the students to share what vegetable they enjoyed eating and why. The students wanted to find out more about how to grow a plant than healthy eating although we did talk about this in class.

“Fantastic kit which was able to be taken in different directions. Awesome opportunity for our students to look at growing their own veggies and make connections to their home life!! This kit has been one of my favourite kits so far and the children have been so engaged in the learning. Thanks heaps New World and School Kit”

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