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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? My class loved the stories. We made some graphs of our favourit fruits and vegetables. We found some stories from the book room that involve gardening.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have an unused garden at the back of our room and we have planted some things there. Other children took their seedlings home. Learning can involve the whole family. The biggest opportunity has been me, the teacher doing some planting and gardening. I

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have become more aware of what vegetables look like and are noticing things that others have in their lunchbox. I have one boy who always has takeaway pizza for dinner and packet food in his lunch box so he is becoming more aware of other foods t

“A great resource and one that I am keen to use again. Thank you so much for all the effort and work that has gone into preparing this resource. Knowing how food gets from a seed to the table is really important and real life learning.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Through the number of plants and the process of planting these plants, Room 2 was able to count each plant and understand the importance of taking care and watering thr plants each day.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Allowing them to have prior knowledge before receiving the pack.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Room 2 was able to learn about new vegetables and how they help our bodies. They know the vegetables in general help the body stay healthy and strong.

“Room 2 enjoyed exploring and experimenting with this pack. They enjoyed learning about different plants and comparing them to plants they are familiar with and those around the school.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - learning about plants, Religious Education - creation and caring for it, English - reading about plants &; the coding cracking literacy skills, Maths - measurement

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Caring for our environment and sustainable living etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They tried new vegetables at our tasting session as long as children even trying ones that they won't eat at home. Reinforced that they need to try things before they can say if they like them or not.

“This was an amazing and engaging resource for my New Entrant/Year 1 class. The concept of the Little Garden League was wonderful and the children wear their badges with pride. We have grown each seedling, plus repotted many and are now ready to put them in the garden. The resource enabled lots of teachable moments as well as activities for the children to do as individuals, with a partner, in a group or as the whole class. The resource opened up opportunities for a lot of our New Zealand curriculum learning areas as well as the key competencies. Thank you so much for this great resource.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science on how things grow and Maths graphs on which plants sprouted the most, prediction on which seedling would sprout first

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The kids could do this themselves and know that they are being responsible for something that they are growing

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? At school they are aware but it is what happens at home that we can't control

“The kids enjoyed to be able to plant their own little plant and then got to take it home”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Our focus for the Term has been RONGOA-Maori Medicine. The learning consisted of looking at plants that have medicinal purposes and are good for our health. The little garden mahi worked well alongside our kaupapa!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Establishing Mara-Kai gardens in our school and communities.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? By allowing students to grow and care for their own plants has given them a respect and awareness towards vegetables and healthy eating.

“This resource is awesome! I am glad that we were able to be a part of this kaupapa.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Although due to interruptions of Covid and rescheduling of our school production I feel we didn't manage to get the most out of our kits I can see that if utilised to their full potential that they would be very effective.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Igniting an interest in growing own veggies both at home and from feedback from parents at home too. Also how we could move forward with a garden to table or a garden to giving programme - to ";Do a Little Good"; - which is our school motto.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It raised great awareness about the very many vegetables that there are - many children learnt about lots of new veggies they had never heard of apart from the more traditional vegetables.

“Thank you so much - such a great range of resources presented in an engaging and high quality way for our tamariki- excellent resources online and in the kit. This is a kit that all children engaged highly with.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy-reading and writing about our observations, experiences, before and after tastings etc Art-we found seeds everywhere and drew/collage pictures collected them, matching activities, enviro/science-soil, worms, birds. Created vegie creations and th

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This lead into excitement over Garden to table which they will do in Y4 We went onto seeds and seed dispersal The songs excited the children and one group sang Lemon Tree for a talent show

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids tried vegies they hadn't tried before, pressure from class mates. Explore different ways of cooking them. Started to see the roll on into lunch boxes. Parents mentioned their kids were trying/eating more at home, especially if they were cut or co

“We hooked into the Little League a bit later than most due to another Inquiry but what a fabulous resource it was! The children were so excited about their seeds and learning. They loved the idea of being secret members and all the messages that came along for them to explore. It was great fun! Not all our seeds grew but New World were great and we acquired a few more so everyone was happy. Thank you so much, a great initiative.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? we used the kit in many ways, science of growing, identifying and noticing changes as plants grew. maths for recording and graphing growth writing we wrote about our seeds growth

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? students were keen to grow their own gardens and learn more about the garden.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? students are more aware of where some foods come from and are keen to start their own family gardens.

“all children in the class loved the kit and the activities that came with it”

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