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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - Living World is what the children wanted to learn this term. Healthy food and also writing instructions were also taught through the Little Gardens.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Our school garden that we are planning and putting into action.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? There was a lot of discussion about being healthy and what veges they love and would like to try.

“My students are at a low decile school and wouldn't normally have access to the Little Gardens. They were so excited to have their own little plant to grow and take home.”

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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? 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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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the topic for writing. We did some drawing around healthy eating and vegetables. This kit does lend itself to learning in science and even maths unfortunately we had some time constraints and could not apply it as we would have liked to

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It can definitely be linked to the Enviro school program. It can tie in with any unit on gardening or science unit about plants. Maths can be linked with problem solving, word problems or unit on measurement. Life science (healthy eating) is also a defini

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learned about new vegetables that they didn't know about. They also learned more about herbs and the health benefits of their use. We brought some herbs to school and learned about what they smelled like. Some lively discussions evolved around this!

“The students were very excited about the project right from the start. They bought into the secret club idea and tried really hard to be accepted! They enjoyed playing the card game although some of them found it really hard to remember the names of the vegetable members - we ended up shortening few of them to make it easier to remember. They loved the hands on planting and handling of the seed and eagerly checked on the progress of their little plants.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? English - We wrote instructions on how to plant the little garden plants. We looked at non fiction texts and compared them to fiction texts. Science - we looked at photosynthesis and parts of the plant. We used flowers and leaves and vegetables as our mat

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It integrated nicely into our Edible garden project which the children will continue on with this term. The children are all very keen to plant their plants at home and keep a home diary to share on seesaw.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We had a taster day where the children had the opportunity to try as many of the vegetables as I could find. Lots of children were very brave with the support of their peers (watching them enjoy and be proud that they happily ate many of the vegetables) t

“Absolutely wonderful resource. The secrecy and intrigue captured the children's attention. They have taken on the responsibility of caring for their plant reminding others if necessary.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This linked with Health, Science, Following instructions, Life Skills, Measurement, Writing, Reading &; More!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children have become interested in where food comes from and the nutritional value of foods. We are excited to explore concepts further.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children have become more aware of what they are putting in their bodies and have become interested in eating vegetables.

“The children have loved planting their very own vegetables and caring for them. They enjoy hands on experiences and become very engaged when doing something with a purpose.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used the kits for our maths measurement topic this term.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We had to start ours in term 4. We are a special school so the kit arrived a bit close to the holidays for us. However, this means that we are now watching out plants grow throughout the whole term and integrating it into other subjects.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some of our students have very plain diets due to sensory issues. Some of us hadn't even heard of half of these vegetables. It has been a huge learning experience for us and continues to be.

“The students in my class absolutely LOVED our Little Garden Kit. Watering our plants has become a daily routine. Our special student needed reminding at first but are starting to remember to do this on their own. Taking care of something else is a huge step for some of my students who struggle with their own independence. The delight that came from seeing our seeds sprout was indescribable. Thank you School Kit and New World for this opportunity.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy reading vegetable signs and pledges

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Co-operating with community garden groups

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They know what vegetables look like as seeds.

“Simple to use our students loved it”

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