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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We were able to find books for reading about growing vegetables and the life cycle of plants so they could read what they needed and apply it to their own vegetable or identify what cycle it was at in it's life.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? How we can be in charge of growing some vegetables in our school and how we as a class can look after them.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students were able to recognise how easy it is to grow their own vegetables at home and how they can eat healthy things that they have grown themselves.

“This kit works perfectly for our school as we are a green gold enviro school. Students were able to bring their prior knowledge to this kit about vegetables and growing them. They loved having their own plant to look after and were so excited when they got to take them home to show their families.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Planting and looking after vegetables

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Making different foods using the vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are more aware of different vegetables and why they are important.

“This was a great hands on set of activities which all students enjoyed.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Using a learning clip for charting growth using measurement and also using the same clip to inspired design and writing.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Ongoing interest and inquiry into sustainability and the environment.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The where learning about vegetables and the difference between a vege and a fruit. Some of them were excited to try new food once it has fruited or been productive.

“The Little garden has an incredible hook! Actual plant to grow and nurture in the classroom. The children really enjoyed planting them. They were instantly hooked trying to decipher the code and this was an important link to other curriculum areas. The short learning clips were inspiring and able to be used and discussed using different lenses which was very valuable.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Taking turns, following instructions, looking at growth over time.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planting, measuring, what plants need to grow. Science, maths, recount writing, descriptive writing.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learning the difference between herbs and food. Trying new vegetables.

“This set has been enjoyed by all.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? The coding was a great example of a cross curricular activity. We have been learning Maori words for the parts of plants. We have been writing about plants and doing oral language activities around our plant topic.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? We will be continuing to develop our school garden next year - so this topic will remain part of the teaching and learning programme for the new Year 4's.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students have become more aware of the variety of plants that they can eat and the parts of the plants they eat. When students cultivate their own crops (and later on add them to their cooking/baking) they are more likely to try new foods. This kit has al

“As always the Little Garden plant pots are a great success with students. This term our topic is focused on our school garden, so the school kit has been particularly relevant. Students enjoyed completing and earning their badge as part of the the LGL. They are still proudly wearing the badges. Each day, the first thing they did upon entering the class was to check the plants - a very motivating topic.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Science, Edible Garden, Writing and Maths

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Continue growing and talking about food and nutrition. Continue work in our school gardens. Using fresh produce for cooking

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Lots of talk about veges and fruit. And feedback from whanau indicate that the kids are doing the same at home

“Awesome”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Living world, science, health and well-being - linking vegetables to providing energy.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Garden to table with our community gardens.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children were able to see link from the seed, plant and then vegetables that they recognise on their sandwiches and dinner plates at home.

“The children were very excited to grow their little gardens. They rushed to look each day to see if they had grown. The code was appropriate for some of the children but many needed support to complete and then help to read the message. They had an opportunity some weeks later to grow more seeds and as part of the garden to table programme have become a lot more engaged with our school garden and what is growing.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Reading and Writing, measurement for maths.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Reading/writing/maths

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We based lots of our reading/writnig prompts around the seedlings that the children had recieved. This. meant they they were reseaching the veges that they had and learnt interesting facts about them.

“The LGK was great to use in the classroom. The students were engaged in the whole process, and really enjoyed having little gardens in the classroom.”

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