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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths: Probability - what plant will you get/will we open next? Measurement- measuring the growth - the kit was so well set up for this. Literacy: Reading - letters, codes, booklet, finding our more Writing: writing our first letter we are NE/Y1, recor

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science: Insects - which ones help our plants and what we can do to attract those. Which ones destroy our plants and what we could do about it. Literacy: more experiential learning activities eating the things we have grown; How do they tase? Feel? What

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Growing them seemed to make them more curious to try new things - even things we were not growing. Most of them knew and do eat fruit and vegetables in their lunches everyday, but the materials and resources did help them think more about eating all the c

“My class loved our Little Garden and we are about to make it into a big little garden outside. they were excited to work out and read the messages and interested in trying new fruit and vegetables.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The students were able to write a diary about their plant. We used them as 'models' for our maths problem solving activities. The plants were used for drawing and sketching.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The students looked into sustainability and how we can help to feed people who may not have enough food.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Because the students had grown the vegetables themselves, they were very excited about trying them. They were interested in all of the different flavours and were keen to try them all.

“Our students were thrilled with the plants and were very surprised at how quickly and well they grew. They are now full grown plants and are being enjoyed by their whanau.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy Numeracy - counting how many days it took for the seeds to sprout. Comparing which ones took the longest, shortest.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Vitamins we get from each vegetable.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They tried a greater variety of vegetables.

“The kids loved planting the seeds and watching it grow. They have been inspired to go on planting more seeds.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We wrote about our planting, did Maths about the different size of the plants, had links to our science and also linked to Capacity in Maths

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children have a better understanding of how easy it is to grow their own vegetable so hopefully this experience will encourage them to plant gardens and have abetter understanding of looking after the earth.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children were surprised at how quickly the plants grew and some of them have enjoyed planting their own gardens at home with their family

“The children really engaged with this Kit and loved the set up with joining the Little League Club and especially getting the badge. I They were very surprised and excited to see the soil 'growing' when the water was added and enjoyed the lesson when we planted the seeds. The seeds grew very quickly and at the end ot the term each child got to take their pot home to plant. Some of the children have tended them well at home. The Code Breaker was quite tricky for my New Entrants but we did this as a class and afew got the hang of it.”

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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? Maths - measuring plant height Inquiry - sustainability Literacy - writing about our plants

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We went on to learn about the Life Cycle of Plants

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They enjoyed learning the names of all the different vegetables.

“My class absolutely loved being part of the Little Garden League. The club house was a hit - they loved checking each day for the next code. The enjoyed nurturing their plants and after replanting them into bigger pots, they got to take them home which they loved. I still get updates on how their plant is doing. A great link to this term's inquiry on Sustainability.”

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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 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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