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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Through science and inquiry we looked at the different growing times and how to plant seeds. We looked at our environment and healthy eating and looked at what happens within our school, how this is already happening with our older children in the garden

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? This lead us down the path of healthy eating -nude food in our lunchboxes, exercise in our P.E programme and learning about our bodies of what foods to eat- vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We learnt about the different vegetables and their healthy qualities and used it to promote nude food in their lunchboxes for school.

“The school kit worked well with our Year 1 class, during our play based time each child planted their seedling and we talked about healthy eating, promoting the different vegetables. When the seedlings started to grow we planted them in our school garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? This kit was great for cross curricular learning, as well as extending our learning into our Forest School experiences. We were able to explore the Maori gods Rongo and Haumia. We also explored cooking vegetables over a campfire and creating stone soup. S

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have plans to pursue the following learning experiences for the remainder of this year, and into next year: cook book fundraiser; creating natural dyes using plants and vegetables; continuing to grow and use vegetables from our school garden; and more

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? One of the very first activities that my class completed was a Kahoot! Quiz to determine their ability to identify and name different vegetables. I was able to determine that the level of familiarity with different vegetables (and students’ past experienc

“The Little Garden League Kit was a huge success. Our only problem was that we didn’t have enough time to complete all of the activities that we would have liked to. On the bright side, the students have played a key part in planning out how to continue the learning that we started - we plan to continue our learning to the end of the year, and into next year too! The hands-on nature of this kit created a sense of ownership, wonder and awe for my students. Thank you School Kit and New World!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Measurement - weeks, length Oral Language - listening and following instructions Science - seeds/growth

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting seeds early so they can try out receipes with the vegetables they have grown. Diary of the growth of the seeds PicCollage of growth/lifecycle of a seed

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learnt the names of a lot of vegetables.

“Throughly enjoyable for the kids. Highly motivated to look after their seeds and they are monitoring growth with excitement. The timing wasn't great for us as we had a school mini production at the end of term 3.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Lots of team work and key competencies. Maths was integrated through measurement. Tied in with our school values beautifully.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Promoting healthy eating. Establishing kai for our community.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning names of and exploring veges that they haven't encountered before. Discussing the importance of 5 plus a day

“Fabulous kit and resource. My class loved it. From learning about how seeds grow, to building a team and taking responsibility for caring for our seedling to measuring their growth.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We linked this to maths (measurement - time) and problem solving, science, wellbeing, caring for plants, literacy (reading and writing), oral language, working collaboratively, art, drama (freeze frames of various stages of growing)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children learnt what plants need to survive. They learnt how to care for plants and appreciate how they provide us with food and keep us healthy. They took some of the plants home and continued to grow them at home. We have planted some at school and they

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children became aware of a range of different vegetables and we researched together to find out more information about vegetables that were unfamiliar to them.

“Little Garden school kit was excellent. The children were fully engaged and loved their badges and being part of the Little Garden League. They learnt how to care for their seedlings and took responsibility to ensure that they had water, sunlight and care. Parents brought in more little gardens from their supermarket shopping. The children have gained so much new knowledge. Their own lunches got healthier, as they brought food items e.g. carrot sticks, celery, and capsicum, which generated lots of discussion. The online resources were tremendously helpful and having the links to books, songs, etc. made it user-friendly. Thank you so much!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Through science, PE and english.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The plant life cycle, bugs, being gentle/caring, responsibility.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are more aware of how healthy foods usually are grown or come from the earth. They were more eager to eat fruit and vegetables at home.

“Our class really enjoyed it! We grew the gardens and they loved learning about how seeds grow. They enjoyed watering them and moving them into the sunlight each day. They were very excited and eager to grow more at home and try to grow the food enough to eat.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing opportunities incl the letter and a journal of plants growth and veggie taste testing descriptive writing. Links to the garden to table programme and science.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We have decided to start the year in 2021 with a healthy lunchbox unit, incl a focus on package free lunches.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kit provided a great platform for discussions. Right from the get go, when the children wrote their letters, we started talking about the latest new food they had tried and other healthy options. At fruit break, children started bringing in veggies fo

“There was great excitement and anticipation around the arrival of the big box, writing the letters, waiting for a response to their mail, receiving their badges, and discovering which seeds they had. The icing in the cake has been watching our plants grow into a real little garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Naturally dipped into many areas of the curriculum as we explored each step of the way.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Giving back to the community through sharing what we grow. Also cooking and recipe creating/following.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Awareness of where our vegetables come from, how they are good for us and what makes them important.

“Amazing resource! It hooked the children in, encouraged their curiosity and promoted rich discussion &; learning.”

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