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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was easy to cross-curricular learning. We integrated Health and Well-being, Te Reo Maori, Art, Science and English.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Te Reo Maori - knowing the maori names for the vegetables, herbs and flowers. Art - Drawing the vegetables, herbs and flowers. Health and Well-being - Why are theses healthy for you? Eating the vegetables Science - Learning about the seed cycle to vege

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My tamariki never see many of these vegetables unless they see them when they go shopping with their parents to the supermarket.

“We have thoroughly enjoyed our first school kit. Some tamariki didn't even know what half the vegetables were. Our caretaker was very helpful letting us have a couple of garden beds from the GTT gardens. The first vegetable we harvested was the 'radish'. My tamariki didn't like the radish because it looked like a carrot and it tasted very peppery. We are looking forward to eating more of our vegetables soon.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? It was out science and we were able to do research on the plants. It was our reading and our writing as we learnt about the plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The whole idea of sustainability with our food and going from the plant to the plate.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Knowing that foods have to start somewhere and the more natural it is the better.

“What an amazing way to get kids interested in plants and the way food gets to the plate. All materials were supplied, the class loved the introduction with meeting the characters and earning their badges. A great range of plants too for the kids to experience and learn about.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We did this unit as part of our water cycle/ healthy eating

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We realised we needed to up our knowledge in the healthy eating plan as many of the veges were unnamed and to start with uneaten by our students.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids were more likely to try and eat what they had growth or at least taste it!

“This was a fantastic unit that worked alongside our science Water unit intergration.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We began looking at health and fueling our bodies - it moved into technology so we were able to look at sustainable packaging and how we could package food to keep it fresh.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It's great the resources can be reused even without the little seedlings.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? This was a great way to start looking at healthy eating for my tamariki, they were able to discuss different food sources, and a great way to introduce the topic.

“Such a great kit - well resourced! My students really enjoyed using it, such a great way to start looking at healthy lifestyles!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Maths (measurement) Science (living things) Writing (recipe writing, persuasive writing)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? sparked interest in gardening and linked in nicely with our GTT programme

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Identifying different vegetables and used as a springboard for our launch into the unit

“Great little kit with wonderful resources. Especially loved the story and codes, great opportunities for cross curricular learning and about healthy eating and also what plants need to grow. However, it seemed as though the mint did not grow. This was the case with a couple of mint pots that I got.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? n/a

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I think I learnt the most. Mostly about possible to ways to do something like this differently next time. The children did learn that the seeds have to go in the pot for a plant to grow, and if they lose their sticker and sign, we will just have to wait

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We didn't talk to much about this, not a lot of our seeds actually grew, so we didn't really follow through with it.

“It was a great looking resource, well presented and plenty of materials for my class. I was really excited about doing it with my class, but it turns out trying to get 16 5 year olds to follow the instructions to plant their seeds properly with little assistance (just a teacher and an LSA who wasn't really sure what was going on), doesn't work out so well. But it was still a great kit.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Art, Writing, Science, Reading, Cooking, Maths (Measuring/Time/Shape), Fairy Tales (Jack and the Beanstalk) Poetry (Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Recipes developed, life cycles of plants/insects/birds/pests in the garden, healthy lunches, seasonal crops/countries products etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Building an attitude -They can do it! They can be a Self Manager and be determined (Persistent) and grow a plant. It is possible they learnt with seeds, water and soil to grow a product which you can eat or to appreciate its beauty e. g pansy without goin

“The Little Garden New World School Kit once again provided valuable resources for hands on experiences in the class. Each child in the class grew a different variety of a plant. Resources and videos added to the Inquiry to support and provide information for the teacher and children. The children were very excited, growing and watching their plants' progress. For the majority of children this was the first time they've grown something.”

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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 used the kit to write about vegetables. We learnt about seeds in science and read books and journal articles about vegetables during our reading time. Healthy eating was our topic for health and we used the plants as an inspiration for our maths multip

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Future opportunities would be measuring growth of plants for maths, more writing about plants and vegetables, in science the living world and plants.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They learnt about different vegetables, talked about their favourites, wrote about and illustrated their favourite vegetable, looked at how they could bring more vegetables to school to eat for morning teas and lunches.

“My class absolutely loved this kit. I had them at the Ï am a secret member of a special society called..."; The loved being a part of all the subterfuge and were super excited to fill in their applications for joining the LGL. Of course their teacher made a real big thing about it. Not anyone could be a member, they only took people who were really serious . The kids were so excited after they posted the applications. I said I was going to take them in person to the League. The kids asked me each day if they had been accepted (I let them wait a little for the results!) Once accepted the kids had to hold up their right hand and say the pledge aloud. It was so cute! The kids were really into it. The highlight of course was receiving and planting the little seeds and watching them grow. Each day we had someone water the seedlings. The demand was pretty high. The kids also loved the fact that secret codes were being sent their way. They had so much fun decoding the messages and felt really important that they had been trusted to receive these messages. The next step is to repot our seedlings as they are getting big. Thank you so much New World and School Kit. This was a fabulous learning opportunity for my class. We have loved every single minute of it!”

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