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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - measurement. Science - living world, how plants grow, what do living things need to survive. Literacy - code cracker.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We looked into what other living things need to survive - do they need the same things as our plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Giving students exposure to different types of vegetables that are available to us.

“Great resources. The children really brought into the idea with the club house and the badges. The code was a bit tricky for my young ones but we modified it to suit easy enough. Worked nicely with our living world inquiry.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? wasnt able to implement this much due to the second lock down

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? non awesome programme that is fun.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? it help students learn a variety of vegetables that are available. It helped students to understand the process of how a vegetable starts from a seed and grows. The hands on activity was very effective they enjoyed it and would talk about how their vegeta

“Great way of engaging students in how the earth can provide for us. How we can be caretakers of the land and how fresh vegetables can help us with energy to learn at school.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We are learning about animals in Term 4 so the kit gave the students the opportunity make links to food chains and discuss the animals that eat plants and those that eat meat.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? One of the students brought in his own little garden plants from home to share with the class as he was so engaged with the planting activity. We have set up the little garden near the entrance to our classroom and the children enjoy going up to it during

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It is helping the students to become more aware of the different varieties of vegetables that are available and making them curious tasting them when they are ready.

“The children in Room 8 all enjoyed watching the seedlings grow and are fascinated by the changes to the height of the plants every day. I am impressed that the seedlings have been so hardy as they are thriving in the classroom even if we forget to water them every day.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Oral language played a huge part as did going to the library and finding books about growing things. The children were using math language as well as their own language to compare sizes of plant, time it took for seedlings to come through and science - ho

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Living things ... similarities and differences in what living things need to survive English (visual) - creating posters to reinforce growing and eating healthy foods Maths - measurement

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It reinforced learning that had occurred earlier in the year and also the home learning during lockdown.

“The Little Garden League was a 'hit' with our young children. The real excitement was when the seedlings pushed their heads through the growing mix. The room exploded with questions like... how long do we have to wait before we can put them into our garden? How long before I can eat my carrots?”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science What do plants need to survive? Art Crafts - making vegetables Writing My favourite vegetables Te Reo Learning the language of different vegetables - fruits - Pataka and food storage

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The concept of Abundance and how have abundance in our lives.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit was a great launch platform to explore healthy eating and what produce is available in our local area.

“Our children loved the Little Garden and belonging to their first club! We had great engagement and learners were excited to unlock the secret codes!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Descriptive writing for a Vegetable Character Statistics activities on favorite vegetables Art - creating their own vegetable character Te Reo Maori - learning the names of vegetables in Maori

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Potential to create and participate in a larger gardening project. Learn about the needs of plants to grow

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? As a part of our school kit we had some vegetable tasting sessions and cooking lessons i.e. corn fritters. As a result, I saw students begin bringing in new vegetables in their lunchbox (capsicum and cucumber sticks) and students making the recipes at hom

“My students absolutely loved being a part of the Little Garden League. The drama of being in a secret society, having to apply to be a member, and taking a pledge really hooked them in from the beginning. I loved seeing the student's excitement to check on their seedling every morning and making sure they were always well watered!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the Little Garden as a writing topic and also as a context for math problems for a few weeks.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This linked perfectly into our current school inquiry around looking after the environment and started discussions about the benefit of grown ing your own produce.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students wrote stories about why you should eat vegetables and shared these with family members. They all had great ideas about the nutritional value of eating vegetables.

“The class loved this kit, they learnt about different vegetables and are more eager to try them. The connection to New World allowed them to see this in their weekly shops and also all over the TV and built up their engagement. The resources were wonderful and the secret codes were an exciting aspect of the little garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science Link Maths Link (measurement) English link (writing and Reading)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Importance of Healthy Eating Eating a balanced meal Food Pyramid

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We did a science focus on how plants grow so linked it the Little Garden Kit They all learnt the requirements of what living plants need to grow and the importance of eating healthily

“This Kit is just amazing. My Year2 class loved watching the plants grow each day and loved to make predictions on which plants would grow first.”

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