How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing, reading, art, technology

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Trying new foods

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Good due to badges and games

“Good hands on kit”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We have been measuring our peas. It also sparked an interest in Jack and the Beanstalk

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? We find that all children try something they've cooked themselves. They're all enjoying watching their produce grow and are looking forward to eating them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? There were quite a few veges the children were unsure of. We're looking forward to them growing big enough to try them.

“We loved unpacking our Little Gardens and planting them all ourselves. Our garden is now bursting with fresh vege goodness! Thank you from Broadfield School”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Story writing, poems, art, cooking, maths.

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The cute little names get their attention and make the children want to learn more. they talk about healthy eating and this has transferred through to what they eat at lunchtimes.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? My children are lucky that they eat healthy and know lots of their vegetables.

“My class are loving watching their plants grow, an awesome unit, much appreciate the work that goes into these kits.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - measuring how tall, how long plants took to sprout and grew was fun

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Children are pretty good at eating healthy although I know have tried some different vegetables

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They can not identify a radish sprout. Lots of children did not realise that a vegetable started as a small seed and sprout

“Children loved being hands on and planting then watching their small gardens grow.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Designing a healthy wrap and eating it. Writing a procedure to make the wrap and to plant their seeds for writing.

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They realise that in order to be healthy they have to eat healthy foods and that they must eat 5+ a day of fruits and vegetables

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It played a large part helping students to identify the names of healthy vegetables

“The children were excited to this kit. The task they loved doing was the planting of the seeds and watching them grow. They plotted the progress of their seeds so far, but is still a work on progress. They enjoyed applying for the club, because they said it made them feel important. The also liked playing the card match game which they played in groups. Receiving their badges and making healthy wraps was the best. This kit was awesome. Thank you School Kit”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We did a lot of measurement - measuring the height of the seedlings, and calendar work Science about growing food, and planting plants and how seeds germinate

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Some children are now choosing fruit or vegetables instead of packaged food for their snacks

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We now know all the main / common vegetables

“My class really loved taking part in this kit. There was a lot of learning for my new entrants, we had to learn to take turns, listen to instructions and wait patiently for our plants to grow. The excitement each day to see if our seeds had sprouted was infectious and there was a real buzz of wanting to grow our own food.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? we were able to draw and write about our plants. we learnt about the parts of a plant and the purpose of bees and insects in our gardens

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? it has made them keen to try their plants produce - next year though!!!!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? there were lots of veges in this kit the kids had never heard of - diakon radish, swede, borage!!!! we learnt a lot from observation

“the kit set up was excellent - sadly though we still have not received our little badges that go with it. The kids loved planting and growing their own plants. We have now planted these out in our outdoor classroom gardens and we are looking forward to seeing what has grown when we return to school next year!”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy, science, Health and maths. We wrote and drew observations as the seeds grew. We made pictographs of our favourite vegetables - carrots by the way. We identified the needs of plants and the differences between fruit and vege

How successful was this kit in building student recognition of vegetables?

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? The children could discuss in detail the advantages of a healthy diet and impressed the visiting dental nurse with their knowledge. They are now trying the vegetables that are included in the school lunches provided where many of them were leaving them in

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Much improved particularly some of the less common. I would have liked to have transplanted them into a school garden to watch them grow and sample the results however the area is under renovation - maybe next year. I am sending the seedlings home this we

“There was great excitement when the kit arrived. It is a NE/Yr 1 class and I found the kit well leveled for this age group. The children were engaged from the start as they aimed to earn their badges. We turned it into a game which was fun. We filled in the letter as a class - a bit tricky for this age group but done as a class it worked ok. I printed some jokes and read them out to the children so they could select them.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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