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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Great for writing tasks

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are going to progress further and have a vegetable tasting in class as a writing prompt

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Several of my class were keen to try new vegetables the have never tasted before

“Great resources, and online support. My class have enjoyed watching the plants grow.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Oral language lots of talking about planting and other related plant experiment. Writing about experiments. Science experiments. Reading lots of different non fiction texts. Visual art...lots of paintings drawing of recordings of experiments

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We are continuing with a plant science topic which involves lots of experiements about plants

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Promoted discussion about healthy food and how easy it is to grow your own food.

“The kit was fantastic...i used it to introduce our new topic on plants. The kids loved getting their hands dirty planting the seeds. I really showed the kids the importance of watering plants and ensuring the seeds get sunlight. The resource was so easy to use and every child was able to participant.”

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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? Can be built into our planning at the beginning of the year as I now know more about the process etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students talked about trying at least one new veg/fruit.

“Students were engaged and interested in the process of growing and caring for there seeds. Next time I would send the seedlings home earlier as we had school holidays just after they started to sprout.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? maths..measuring , looking at timing etc, sorting te reo- learning te reo names etc for fruit and veges. social- taking turns planting etc reading - to find out more info

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? cooking-what can we use from our garden needs of the plants/insects around our garden- companion planting etc. building gardens etc

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? not really, it has however got the children talking and thinking about where things come from. i.e. carrots etc grow under the ground.

“we had issues receiving this as it kept being sent to a school in Auckland although our address etc was correct. Subsequently we received it 3 weeks late and in the last couple of days before the school holidays. We quickly planted etc and did a lot over the 2 days. Our plants are doing ok and the children are very positive re gardens.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? maths- graphing etc reading and writing- looking into where, how grow especially commercially...ie that peas don't just come in a packet

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? agriculture/horticulture green environ school work selling or giving away produce--what does it have to be like pests/diseases

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? learnt about veges that they didn't know existed, and how they grow etc. some willingness to try new or raw etc foods

“late arriving, only just got planted before the holidays kids very out excited about planting and learning about the plants.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Implementing the use of it in inquiry etc.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Lifelong skils and knowledge.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Making them aware of all the possibilities there are our there.

“Great initiative!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science - exploring how things grow. Insects in the soil to help. Multiple Writing opportunities. Maths measurement and number. Art we drew vege- people to decorate our club.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Cooking the vegetable and tasting Art drawing our grown veges look at textures. Maths measurement statistics etc.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? I have notice children bringing more vegetables in their lunches and talking more about what is good for you .

“The children In my class were very engaged and worked collaboratively to discuss and plant and nurture their seedlings. The materials you sent were perfect for my age level. They were excited to see the growth, especially after the weekend. We have now planted the seedlings in a school garden and they love going and helping to weed and water. They loved the badges and letterbox (which we will recycle Into a Room 2 letterbox ) That have learnt about a variety of new vegetables and it will be interesting to see them taste them once they have grown. Thank you for your wonderful resources and for providing a great learning experience for our tamariki.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We used maths to measure our seedlings and to compare the tallest, shortest etc. We used science to find out about the life cycle of some of the vegetables and the germination of the seeds. We used written language to fill in the application forms for the

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? When our vegetables grow sufficiently so we can harvest them we will be reading and following recipes to make a meal which utilises the vegetables. This will also allow for more recount writing and measurement opportunities.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children learnt the names of some new vegetables and herbs e.g. borage and were more willing to try new foods when they were reminded of their pledge.

“The unit was engaging and the children learnt about the importance of eating vegetables for health. They also learnt to sow seeds, look after the seedlings and try new foods. This fitted in well with our new school lunches which are requiring children to try foods that are new to some of them. Some things to change for next time would be the very tricky letterbox. It would have been far easier to cut it out if perhaps the cut lines were perforated or perhaps include it in the contents of the box already pre-cut. I know some of the other teachers gave up on making the box due to the difficulty in cutting such thick card, especially the slots for the tabs to fit into. The tray for the seedlings was great at first but over time it developed highly dangerous black mould. Please do not use this material again for anything which is likely to be near moisture. The risk to health is not worth the savings to the environment by using this material. The badges, pledge cards, sepia ";photograph"; and matching game certainly captured the children's interest and were easy to use.”

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