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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have had many opportunities to develop this kit through inquiry. We have had some amazing writing and reading opportunities as well as the ability to teach children a new skill, and for some a new passion of growing plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students were able to go home and educate their families and whanau about making healthy choices. They learnt about how plants grow and what they need to keep alive. Our students are very excited then to use a range of ingredients including what has been

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have had a chance to try new foods that they may not have been exposed to in the past, and they are aware that all food is good food, there are just some that help us more ways than others.

“This kit is so engaging for the students. There are so many ways that it can be used. They have loved watching their plants grow and learning more about different vegetables that they may not be exposed to at home.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The project has provided wonderful links to the core curriculum areas. The children are busy spreading the word about how great vegetables are through their writing this week, and creating graphs about which vegetables people like and dislike. We have als

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This kit has inspired another project for us next term, about different ways we can grow vegetables. Looking through the lense of Technology, we will investigate how we can provide suitable, stable growing conditions so we can enjoy more fresh vegetables

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have looked at why vegetables are so good for you and the students have learned about vitamins and minerals. We have also looked at how 'freshness' can affect the goodness of the vegetables, and highlighted the benefits of growing or buying good qualit

“My Class loved the story about the brave individuals who went underground to protect the future of vegetables and were hooked straight away! They are thoroughly enjoying being part of the Little Garden League and proudly wear their badges around the school. The process of planting seeds and watching them grow has sparked many discussion in our class, about healthy eating and what kinds of vegetables the children like. Many have learned of NEW vegetables that they never knew existed! And they seem eager to try them. All round, it has been a very engaging project and very worth while.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? integrated Maori language, maths, writing, oral language, inquiry and visual art

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Adding a Year 3 garden at school to look after.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Talking about vegetables they like and don’t like and many children willing to try new ones.

“Hi School Kit and New World, Thank you so much for this great kit. So many children have said they are growing seeds at home, trying new vegetables and preparing gardens for planting. We have investigated the plants we didn’t know about and constructed 3D plants for the walls which are labelled in Maori and English! Kapai everyone and thank you for helping us to end the term with joy and enthusiasm! Room 9 Torbay School”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This linked in really well to the Inquiry learning we're currently doing about 'Movement'. We learned how plants/seeds move and grow. We also linked in Maori/English to the vegetable names. For writing/science we wrote about the lifecycle of a seed and dr

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? All of the above. We will continue with this next term too. Thank you for a great opportunity for our tamariki!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children enjoyed learning about the different vegetable names. Some of them couldn't recognise the plants and match them to a name prior to this, so that was helpful for learning these through playing the games. It was also great to hear the children

“My Year 3 class were so excited to discover that they could be part of this special 'Little Garden League'. They enjoyed completing application notes and cracking the codes. Before we planted the seeds we learnt all about how plants grow and what they need so that we could be super gardeners. They really enjoyed playing the 'Vege patch match' card game. We had a great afternoon planting the seeds together. We are now excitedly watching the plants germinate and grow tall and strong. Our class will be taking the plants home over the holidays to nurture them to maturity.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measurement - tied into our unit Writing - They created vegetable superhero’s and villains and created a narrative around these characters. Science - planting out into our school garden and learning about what plants need to survive Haoura - enjoyment

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Next term we are continuing to garden and grow and will look at baking with the resulting produce, linking in to more work around haoura, healthy eating and wellness.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We had a parent visit us once they heard about our little garden. They brought in produce from their garden and talked about what plants need to grow big and strong. She did a can you guess what this is with a range of veggies. Most of the children couldn

“The kids have loved this kit. I started with “guess what’s in the box”. They were all excited to apply for membership and they are looking at how we can re-purpose The house letter-box next term.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? DApplicable for Social Studies, Inquiry, Hauora. * Discussed the Te Reo names for fruit and vegetables. * Discussed the body ( muscles and bones) and how healthy eating is important for hauora. * student -led learning involved growing, inventing own

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? *Sustainability Projects and Inquiry. * promoted 5+ a day healthy eating * complemented the Life Ed caravan topics ( Healthy eating, caring for the environment).

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We discussed the vegetables grown and which ones are healthy. In term 4 we will be discussing healthy lunch boxes and designing our own healthy lunch box meals ( similar to Hello Fresh). The kit set was a great catalyst for vege discussions.

“My class of Year 1 children related really well to the growing kitset. some of the codes were difficult, but we solved them together. They thoroughly enjoyed identifying with each vegetable character in the kit set. The children enjoyed watching their plants grow. I thought that the club badges were a good idea and personalised the activities. The extra books and videos were very helpful for further research.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Nice segway into Life Education coming next term for us and continued focus on healthy eating and healthy lunchboxes.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science of seeds and plants

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I felt my students were more interested in the growing aspect than the healthy eating but this could be because of their age.

“The hands-on activities for the students in my class were great. They really enjoyed working together and cracking the codes. The Vege Patch Match was a huge success in my class of new entrants and they regularly can be found playing the game.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used it as a ";procedural writing piece"; and we translated some of the names in Te Reo

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will be carrying on with out ";Plant inquiry"; into the 4th term. We will be focusing on how our bodies use healthy food for energy.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were more willing to try new foods and they had more understanding of why they need to eat healthy food.

“The kit was absolutely amazing. The resources were so easy to use and the children really enjoyed the lessons. I cannot thank The Little Garden League for allowing us to be a part of this initiative. We really had a ball.”

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