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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We tied this into other areas of our curriculum. - There was heaps of story writing about the topics. We also did some art in relation to the kit and some digital technology.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? It has sparked interest in growing vegetables. The children got to share their excitement about this with their families. This in turn has sparked some more life into our community garden where our families can grow and collect lots of vegetables.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children got to try a variety of vegetables. We talked about how and why they are good for their bodies. Children loved eating and growing them.

“We were so lucky to have this resource sent to us and it did not cost a thing! It has engaged children in planting and growing as well as with healthy eating. Thank you, it was fantastic!”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Integrated with Living World &; plant cycle, nutrition, chloropyll processes.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Developing our own school gardens with having a focus on enjoying a feast next Matariki!

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Seeing how &; where food comes from and how siple it is to make a garden of our own at home. Challenging the chidlren to eata 'rainbow' of own grown food &; to be brave enough to try new foods.

“LGL was an excellent hook in to our science focus on the living world. Children were keen to care for the seedlings and enjoyed all the code cracking tasks supplied. The variety of ways the seeds sprouted (some pushing the seed mat out!) kept the children interested from day to day. As a school we are now making edible gardens to continue the learning, harvesting &; feasting of fresh food for the soul.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We combined this activity with a class focus on healthy eating, we ate a rainbow (tried a variety of colours of fruit and vegetables), tried some simple vegetable based recipes and used fruit and vegetables in our literacy, maths and art programmes. We di

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The seedlings went home to be planted so children can watch them grow and eat the products of their mahi. This also encourages parents to share the joy of growing and eating your own food. In the future, the children will feel confident and motivated to b

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children are becoming more aware of the importance of vegetables in a balanced diet. Younger children tend to want to eat food that taste good to them. Growing their own food gives them motivation for trying something new.

“The children were highly motivated to join the Little Garden League. Some of them still wear their badges proudly. They really enjoyed the hands on experience of growing seedlings. My Year 1 and 2 students were easily able to engage directly in creating the seedling pots and we had lots of discussion around each plant and how it helps to keeps our bodies healthy and strong.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? As our programme was very busy at this time, we were, unfortunately, unable to pursue many of the potential possibilities. Science: labelling parts of plants; Technology: algorithms for planting a seed; Te Reo: naming veges. We also integrated the theme i

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Science: life cycle Maths: measuring plants Art: drawing plants/collage/modelling Health: preparing/cooking veges Using language to label and describe plants and veges and talk about gardening.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Listening to others share their experiences of a variety of vegetables prompted new interest from others. A few had tried new ones at home as a result.

“Our class of New Entrants loved becoming members of the Little Garden League. The Application Letters captured their interest, even though they needed lots of help to complete them. They particularly enjoyed sharing vege jokes. It was great to see the wide variety of suggestions for trying new vegetables. Of course, planting their seeds was the favourite activity. We purchased the Garden League watering cans, which were just right for our students to manage. Unfortunately, we only had a week before the holidays to watch them grow, but the excitement when the seedlings emerged was delightful. The children took them home to care for at the end of term. The range of resources offered gave a huge range of possibilities for the direction of learning and were a good mix of fun and instruction. The coded messages were beyond most of our children and didn't really engage them, even though we worked on the first one together. Also, the badges fell apart quite quickly.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? some comparisons of size, time taken . Writing - steps to plant seeds. Science indentifying what are fruit an what are vegetables. Te reo maori.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? some children do not know the naems yet of different things - evident in the memory game so will continue to play this. visit to our school vege garden - planting out and seeing things grow further.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? It was good support material for learning we had done i regards to helathy lunchboxes and 5 + a day work we had done earlier in term 3.

“Wonderful to have the opportunity for all children to have a plant each. Loved the support material too,”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? I did a maths focus around it and lots of art! We have done science around it too.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Children are going to go home with their own personal plants but we are keeping some class ones that we will replant. This will mean the excitement can continue.

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? There has been lots of discussion about items in lunch boxes. It is a focus at our school anyway but it did help in that many children didn't know what many of the veges were!

“The children loved planting and watching these plants grow. Due to us being a collaborative classroom we ended up using our buddies from a senior class to plant with us as there was not enough time to do it with a teacher and small group. The children are still playing the snap game to this day.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? We have been able to do some fantastic learning about the science of plants.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? I think there is plenty of scope to continue growing, tasting and learning about the natural world. We are also able to link into stewardship and sustainablity :)

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our students have a pretty good understanding of healthy eating and after making the pledge to taste, they are more willing to try new things and encourage each other.

“Our students had a great time with this kit. Planting the seeds and then watching them grow, checking on the plants was always a priority first thing in the morning. Our seedlings are out in the school garden now and we cant wait to cook with them. We have had the opportunity to taste a few new vegetables and are still learning about how plants grow, todays lesson was all about photosynthesis! Thanks for a great kit.”

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In what ways did this kit give opportunity for cross-curricular learning? Life cycle of plants (science) Favourite vege graphs (maths) Vege descriptions (writing) Measuring growth (maths)

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Planning, planting and caring for a class vege garden, maybe with companion planting. (This would be the next step if we didn't have so many other commitments this term) Measuring growth, learning how to cook these veges

In what ways has this kit improved students awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Our class veges haven't grown big enough to harvest and eat yet but I am sure the children will be enthusiastic about this. The children have been excited about collecting the sets from the supermarket and planting them at home with their parents. The veg

“The kit was better suited to Year 2 /3/4 children than the New Entrant children I teach. It did tie in nicely with our focus on kaitiakitanga so having the children plant the seeds and watch them grow was appropriate.”

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