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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kit worked well with our play based learning programme.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children were interested in growing things- able to build cross curricula links to Literacy. Linked to previous units on farming.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Able to have hands on resources to show children the importance of garden to plate.

“Great resources included in the kit. Lovely additions such as the badges and the posters.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths - measuring water for planting. Reading instructions. Code breaking technology - folding the envelope. Finding veg jokes.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Reading and following recipes for cooking veges grown. F

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have added new veges to their vocabulary and are always checking my lunchbox to make sure I have a healthy lunch.

“My class really enjoyed the anticipation of opening the box. They loved the code breakers and they still love playing the veg card game. We enjoyed planting the seeds and watching them grow. The students had some wonderful ideas for how to entice people to try new vegs. Well resourced and very much appreciated.”

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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? As above we are an enviro school so matched really well.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? sustainability pollution- no packaging when grown at home

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I think they were more willing to try the vegetables as they had seen it grow.

“The students were very excited and engaged. As an Enviro school this aligned really well for us.”

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“Great resource. Kids enjoyed seeing whose seedlings sprouted first.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used it in our writing by talking about our favourite vegetables, sequencing of plant growth and instructions on planting. We looked at labelling and science aspects. We played games with vegetable names when out for PE. We used Maori words for the

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Lots of my class are farm kids so this was a great lead into our Calf Club day. The codes were great for digital curriculum and problem solving opportunities and there was also a great lead into our measurement unit.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I'm not sure there was much emphasis on healthy eating though we did discuss the nutritional importance of vegetables.

“This kit was excellent. The children were really engaged with learning how to care for plants and how the plant lifecycle works. It was lovely to see them so excited about the growth of the plants. They especially enjoyed the coded messages and the idea of it being a secret agency. We even learned a little about different vegetables we had not heard of before like borage. This required a google search by one of my 7 year old students.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We completed a science experiment on where seeds grow best (with different seeds) we all used maths and measured the seedlings as they grew, we also wrote descriptions of our seedlings.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This is a program that I will continue with next year - self. The opportunities that arose from a little seed was amazing. To provide this opportunity for the children was fantastic as many children had little knowledge of where vegetables came from.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We are a new school into healthy lunches and this kit improved students willingness to try the new fruits and vegetables.

“This was an amazing kit for my Year 2 class. This was just the start and then children ended up creating their own class garden to transfer the little plants into once they had grown. This kit was easy to follow and tthe tamariki loved the little challenges that came every week.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We looked at the science needed for plants to grow but also the health benefits of consuming a healthy diet.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The students took the seedlings home to continue growing in their own backyards. We regularly receive photos of how they are going.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The students learnt about new vegetables. Each week I would bring in one or two of the seedlings in fully grown and ready to eat form for them to try. They were so brave!

“My class loved being involved with the Little Garden League. They enjoyed every aspect that the kit offered from planting the seeds to solving the hidden messages each week. They also liked the fact that they could add to their own little garden collection at home and compare their growth of their seedlings iwith our school set.”

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