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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - plants, Technology - the process of growing food sustainably and best practice, Literacy - writing about their experiences and reading journal articles about similar experiences (especially in Connected science journals)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Many children have become more willing to participate in our Garden Club at school and plant and maintain vegetables in our school garden. Children would like to learn about the origins of edible plants and how humans came to develop them etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? From above review: A number of children who said they usually hated vegetables said they were at least willing to try them a little more as they now understood how healthy and important they were and were also keen to eat vegetables that they had grown t

“This kit was excellent as it gave some great health learning opportunities that were delivered through real life experiences. Unexpectedly for me the children were really into this project and were really motivated to plant, grow and talk about vegetables. The online resources were really helpful in as was the fact this was also something they did at home and school, as many children brought extra plants from home that their parents had acquired from New World. All vegetables have been transferred over to our school gardens and will eventually be harvested and given to the needy in our St Mary's church community. We already do this through other vegetables grown in our school garden and donations from parents. Children also really liked the idea of joining a club and receiving special coded secret messages. A number of children who said they usually hated vegetables said they were at least willing to try them a little more as they now understood how healthy and important they were and were also keen to eat vegetables that they had grown themselves.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? numeracy and literacy learning, as well , of course, Science and health learning: From statistical investigations to recipe writing/instructional texts

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Interest in gardening and weather patterns and soil health: Cooking and tasting, and experimenting with different flavours in food tech

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have investigated the nutrients that each vegetable provides as well as many recipes for the vegetables, and different ways of preparing them that have created an interest and understanding of the benefits of healthy eating

“its an amazing kit, easy to deliver and very engaging for our tamariki”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Could fit into all curricular areas.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children learnt how to grow plants and we tuned this into our inquiry for the term.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were trying new veges at home and sending pics to school.

“Children loved the aspect of doing tasks to get into the club! I felt like once they were finally in the club the excitement wore off. They did a good job of growing and caring for the plants. The challenges and tasks were too hard for my NE class.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science How plants grow What they need to grow Maths - time seeds take to germinate. - measuring water to add the soil to

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Encouraging the students to join the school garden club Get their parents to allow them to grow a garden at home.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They have learned about the different vegetables that they can eat

“Kids have enjoyed planting the little gardens and watching them grow. They love coming in in the morning and checking their plants”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It covered Science well and the cycle. Maths was also a great area that could be referenced here - measurement water and growth of plants. Calendar references for cycle growth timing.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Looking further at healthy eating with fruit and vegetables. Creating our own vegetable characters. Ways of cooking

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Looking at names of vegetables and ones they like to eat. The vegetables that parents 'hide' in their meals was an interesting discussion.

“Such a great way to have children introduced to the growth cycle and support a healthy eating programme. Being hands on and able to observe the growth. Lots of discussions prompted and responsibility for watering and check the plants.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Health: Self care Science: Earth care, sustainability, Literacy: Read about seeds/growth/use Writing: Seed diary, explanation how to plant seed. letter writing to say thank you for kits, making healthy sandwiches (tbc )

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will be having a healthy lunch together- late November. Lots of learning with preparation, eating,

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We got our kit a bit later than others so this will be done in a couple of weeks. We will link this the the celebration of Thanksgiving.

“The kids really enjoyed the experience. It was fascinating watching them get excited and watch the progress each day. It lead to lots of leaning about seeds and growth- and into how to look after the earth. The mixture of plants was great learning for some children who hadn't heard of some of the plants.”

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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths in measurement, , Science -plant life cycle, Health-heathy eating, caring for environment, literacy- we also keep a plant diary-thinking like a scientist, making predictions, observing, noticing, recording

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? they were excited to take their plant home and care for it, trying new food,

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We have done a full unit on connection with the environment, so we have looked at why plants are important, they were really interested in the science behind plants- Some of the students don't have a vegetable garden . It was great to link it to our he

“awesome kit and resources, everything was very easy to use and very relevant to the junior school. The kids loved the secret club idea.”

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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We connected it into our writing as a prompt, inquiry as a science topic, math etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Cooking the vege's and recipes etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learnt about the different types of vegetables and how often we should be eating them. They learnt to care for plants and some have even asked their parents to plant a garden at home.

“The kids absolutely loved it. We didn't get into as quickly as we would have liked due to covid, but we enjoyed it.”

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