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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? writing - application letters maths - codes science - how a seed germinates, conditions a plant needs to grow

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our school has a garden club and many of my students are excited to be able to join the garden club next year (when they're old enough)

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were able to apply knowledge of healthy eating and then because the plants went home, it promoted healthy eating in their homes as well.

“My class were very excited and engaged with this kit. They really felt like they were part of a secret club. It gave us many opportunities to learn about plants, growing vegetables and also linked nicely to our Health unit from earlier in the term with Life education (where we looked at fuel for our bodies).”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? - writing; recipes, justifications for why we eat healthy, free creative writing station with the little garden league photos for promotes - Numeracy: discussions around how many vegetables there are, counting the amount of seeds, pots, sprouts - adding

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking forward into what to do with the vegetables - garden to table, what other things we can help grow, and how

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? - seeing the whole process from seed to growing tall has expanded their understanding of where food comes from. - Make connections between looking after plants with water and sunlight and how humans stay healthy in a similar way.

“Little garden's league was an amazing kit that had students engaged well before it was even opened. The resources were good quality and enabled students to add their own creativity to expand them. It's collaborative nature was a delight to watch all students participate in.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health and science.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Healthy eating and well being.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning about plants in general, what they need to grow. Encouraged students to get plants at home if foods they can eat.

“Students really enjoyed the planting etc of the seeds. Wld be good to hve the seeds at the start of a term, as they missed a cple weeks of them growing and could not transplant to bigger pots. Have not been able eat as not yet grown but students very excited about this happening. A great kit, with excellent potential for a focus on healthy eating. Students loved the kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? My kids made movies starring the veges as heros and villians. They made their own LGL headquarters were the veges hung out. We even wrote narratives about the veges. It was AWESOME!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Maths - heights, planting in garden (distances etc) Digital curric - coding etc Music - vege raps

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We can name 24 veges, herbs and plants now that we were otherwise struggling to come up with.

“It was totally engaging and the learners (and teacher) thought we were super cool being members of a secret society. The codes were fabulous and we loved making our own up. It flowed through the curriculum into writing about the veges and creating narratives about our superhero veges (and a few villians too...orla onion)”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Coincidentally, this kit aligned with our Inquiry unit, which included plants, eco-systems and growing. The children were able to write about their experiences. They were encouraged to read and look at books about plants, growing and vegetables. Measuring

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will be referring to our new knowledge of vegetables and healthy eating during our 'Food and Nutrition' unit later this term. It will make this unit more realistic and relatable, as they have really enjoyed the hands on nature of this kit.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Many children weren't aware of the vast range of vegetables and herbs out there. It allowed them to share their current knowledge of what healthy eating and vegetables were. It was interesting that many had seen and eaten peas, corn and carrots, but had n

“This kit was so enticing to whole class of Year 1 children. On opening the box, the excitement was high due to the high standard of presentation. It was lovely for all of them to get their own seedling pot and they thoroughly enjoyed the hands on nature of this project. The display unit for the seedling pots was well thought out and the children loved tracking their plant's progress and height. A complete highlight was signing onto the pledge in order to get their badge. It made them feel part of the team! Having plants in the classroom, as well as the ongoing project encouraged many of them to talk about plants, vegetables and healthy eating. Some were further encouraged to plant their own vegetables at home for a side project and others came to school to share that they had tried a new vegetable for dinner!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Te Reo- We made cards to play snap, memory and matching with the Te Reo vegie names. Maths- made graphs with the propagating suggested days along side how many days our plant took to sprout. Measured the height of our plants weekly. Discussed weather an

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Have planted some of the seedling into the school garden so children know what a plant needs to grow and can keep caring for them. Also will be able to keep measuring them and graphing their growth. Later when they flower can introduce bees and pollinatio

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Introduced them to lots of veges that they didn't know. I brought different veges for them to taste throughout this unit. Children more aware of 5 plus a day now.

“Class thought the Little gardens were fantastic. Loved watching the soil grow when we planted our seeds. (plants did struggle during the school holidays, Some got a bit leggy and had to organize people to water them) The secret coded messages hooked the kids in and they enjoyed calling on another by their plant name. It was hard to find the extra resources on line. We had to send an email.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Provided opportunity for writing plant life cycles, personal experience writing, diary writing, inquiry into how plants grow, music and dance.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How we can use what we have learnt to teach other people.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Made them more aware of where their food comes from and many of them were able to experience eating vegetables that they had never heard of or tried before.

“Great resources pitched at the right year level.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Aside from all the great oral language opportunities that arose from using the kits, we also used our reading and writing skills, mathematics, science, art and music. We basically covered all the curriculum areas which was amazing.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Although we briefly touched on concepts such as food technology and cooking, composting, sustainability etc, we would love to look at some of these ideas in more depth.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our New Entrants learned a lot of new names of vegetables and fruit and have been keen to try new things with the support of their peers. They check out everyone's lunch boxes now to see what different foods children have each day and are getting much bet

“The children really enjoyed working on the little garden activities from start to finish from introducing the mysterious club and the codes to planting and caring for the seeds and plants. They took great delight in comparing changes in all the little pots each day and taking turns to water etc. They learned responsibility and turn-taking as well as restraint! We used our problem-solving skills a great deal and were brave about trying new things.”

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