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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? 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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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We this found this kit to be transferable across curriculum areas. We chose to use it as inspiration for our reading and writing. We started with reading Michael Rosen's poems ";Tomato 1 and 2"; and then wrote our own poems based on the vegetables we like

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In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children started to talk a lot about the food in our lunches, and every time someone had veges in their lunchbox, we snapped a photo and added it to our photo display. Children started asking for vegetables in their lunches so they would get their photo t

“We loved this kit in my new entrant classroom. Lots of the children had done some 'Little Gardening' at home, and so were well prepared to get started with this kit. Throughout the term the children have loved (and continue to love) watching their own little plants sprout, and they have all been taking such good care of them. Thank you School Kit for the great ideas and resources once again.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measurement - how tall plants were growing; Science - what plants need to grow; Reading - books around the classroom of plants, seeds and growing; Writing an application for joining the club and explaining why they would make great guardians of the seedli

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science experiments - planting seeds in different types/quality of soil; giving too much vs no water; keeping in darkness vs sunlight etc. ; Making a vegetable soup using ingredients from our vegetables and herbs.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Unfortunately we did not get to use our plants for eating/nutrition due to the timeline involved. We will take this further once our seedlings have grown into established plants and then see if we can taste these (or use in some way or other to eat).

“Y1/2: There was great engagement in the classroom. Before joining the club, children had to ";apply"; to be responsible for looking after their plant. They also had to write about why they thought they would make a good member of the club. We discussed various ways in which we could lay out a garden and each child could choose which vegetables they would like to plant in their gardens. The helper of the day got to water the plants (unfortunately, some students got over-excited with the watering and we ended up with some plants going moldy). With the holidays approaching, each child was given their plant that they planted themselves, to take home to look after. The rest of the seedlings were left out in our Team Green Enviro group's shade house and watered occasionally. These were doing very well. We will get some potting mix and replant these soon into bigger pots. Children often share with the rest of the class how their plants have been growing (or not!). I believe it was a valuable experience for the children as they could observe and take responsibility for growing their own.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It led very well into creative writing as well as maths, graphing and tracking the growth of the vegetables

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Tied along aside our term 4 topic of Hauora/wellbeing and how healthy eating ties into that

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It started a lot of great conversations around healthy eating and eating in moderation.

“Wow what a cool kit! My class absolutely loved this kits and how interactive it was, they loved the secret messages and feeling like a part of a secret society. Very very coool!”

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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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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We engaged in reading and writing linked to this and used technology (the ipads) to monitor the growth of our plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are excited to continue to share the growth of our plants and tasting them from home during the summer months.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were excited to learn about different foods they had not heard of such as radishes. They came up with challenging each other to try a new vegetable or fruit during our brain break time.

“My class have loved participating in the little gardens. We have learnt a lot about gardening and growing our own food during this process and are excited to be able to take some of the gardens back to our homes to continue to grow over summer.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We had focussed on God’s creations and our environment. This enabled integration nicely for 5 year olds.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Just the magic of planting good food for consumption.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Lockdown hygiene take take some precious time away from planting and caring for this.

“Great for children to see their plant growing and to know what is needed for their plant to thrive. Unfortunately the children had to take their plants home because lockdown 2 happened. I did not pursue this any further.”

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