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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - helping us utilise our worm tea we make at school. Sustainability - talking about when you plant certain foods. Giving back to one another and caring for our environment.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children want to become more involved in the school goal of becoming more mature based for example getting chickens, bees and giving back to the community to carry on developing those core relationships.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? My children already had a really good understanding of what healthy eating means and looks like for them. They were able to encourage outside awareness to there family and friends.

“The children had discussions about how they had done these before through new world so connecting home and school life through conversation. It was familiar but they were able to use it as part of our goal as a school to be able to give more back to one another. Growing our own food which we were able to plant in the community garden.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The kids loved seeing the plants grow, they were able to measure how this had grown over time. They were also able to use their observation skills. Kids enjoyed writing about what they could see. They loved caring about their plants too!

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children were able to learn about sustainability, Garden to table and Kaitiakitanga.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The kids were really liked seeing the whole process which helped with healthy eating.

“Absolutely wonderful resource! The kids loved it.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Writing, the students wrote their own instructions on how to plant the little gardens. They were able to use mathematics, science, health - healthy eating and looking after our environment.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Students enthusiasm has allowed this positive experience to open doorways to learning in the future. The school now has a garden and this is something that can be used for future learning and learners.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Yes students were excited to grow vegetables that they could eat even if they were not things that they are normally keen on. There was a good attitude developed around this.

“The little gardens were a great way for the kids to understand plants and there were many other elements that could be brought into the classroom. The students loved participating in the learning and took responsibilities serious which was great to see of 6 year olds. The little gardens didn’t all grow right but this furthered the learning in the classroom with values such as resilience and determination. It was a lot of fun for both teacher and students.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Through visual art - drawing and painting Music and movement - pretending to be a plant growing, seed sown etc. Writing - procedural steps to a plant growing Reading - connecting ideas of growing our little gardens Social skills - earning your lit

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Thinking about and being grateful for the food that we eat and where it comes from. Thinking about future career opportunities. Organic fruit and produce and that route. Science links.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Very new, NE class but we did discuss this and they had some really good ideas. Actually seeing the plants growing was huge for them and there were interesting discussions around where food is grown and comes from

“Loved the kit - the cute wee badges and the plants to grow. The pledge was a cool touch. Easy to link to other curriculum areas as well - lots of other info available to link to the kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Literacy (writing instructions, letter to join club etc) Maths (counting seedlings, pots, measuring garden area)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science - needs of living things. Why our plants suffered once they went outside. We inquired into what we would need to do to give our plants a better chance next time.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We made a time in the morning when we all sat down together to eat a healthy snack. Growing plants helped them to differentiate between processed and non-processed foods and begin to discuss healthy eating.

“My little class loved the extra twist of the secret club and were very willing to buy in to the idea. They were thrilled to see the first sprouts and kept them watered and loved. I brought in some interesting vegetables for them to try as we struggled to keep our plants growing once they went outside into our very sandy garden. We are all inspired to try again next year so that we can prepare our school garden better.”

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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 did lots of writing, art and digital technology within this kit. We were able to link it too science and our overarching inquiry.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Discovery into what plants grow faster, what are the different benefits of plants and how to use the plants in cooking.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students really enjoyed learning about the benefits of certain fruits and vegetables. I am unsure how much they wanted to implement this knowledge into themselves however.

“Students loved the little garden kit. Loved the hands on approach and the work that followed it.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Great links to literacy. The code breakers where a lot of fun. We also labelled different vegetables and wrote about our 'little gardens'. This kit had many hands on learning experiences and provided opportunities for oral language.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Literacy, Science - plant life cycles, Health and Nutrition

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our class has a healthy snack every morning of either fruit or vegetables. This kit linked great and enabled discussions about where their food comes from. We also recently had a lesson around healthy eating and what a ";healthy lunch box' looks like.

“This was a great spring time kit. The children loved planting and caring for their 'Little Garden'. The materials and resources were a great hook to get the class motivated. This had a great link to our Enviroschool and to our ";Garden to Plate";. The badges were worn proudly and the league was very desirable! So much learning in this kit, we know know what lots of plants look like, how to care for them and what they taste like.”

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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? Numeracy- measurement Science Health

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Will be able to further build on learning about healthy Eating &; nutrition.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It was useful for learning about different food groups &; making healthy food choices.

“An enjoyable unit. It was a new experience for many of the students. Lots of valuable learning opportunities. A great initiative &; suitable for our level. Students loved seeing the growth of the plants over time.”

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