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 needed to be super organised with the planting, ensuring there was water (not too much) as well as little sticks with names on - as these went home once they sprouted - lots of oral language, reading the instructions etc

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 didn't have enough time to grow our seedlings to harvest - we sent them home to continue growing there. We talk about veges when we are eating our kai together.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It promoted good discussion about vegetables especially once they started growing and we lost labels!

“The children really enjoyed this kit. We worked together with our Year 6,7,8 buddies to plant our seeds. What an awesome time of chatting and sharing while this happened!”

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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? measuring the water, oral language, following instructions, working together.

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 importance of healthy eating, where it comes from and how easy it is to do it yourself.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It promoted great discussion about the vegetables.

“We introduced our little gardens to our 5 year old's with our buddy class. They planted them together in pairs which was a great time for them to share conversation about the vegetables and to help each other with the process of planting them. They have since been growing in our classroom and a few have already been taken home to plant. This has been a great experience overall and our students are more aware of healthy eating and how easy it is to do it yourself.”

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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 are looking at growth with other things so it was perfect to demonstrate the concept in a visual way.

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

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? They are getting better at knowing the different food types.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This is improving and encouraging some to try new things.

“Fantastic kit, very engaging for the akonga. They loved seeing the growth of their plants and learning more about how things grow. It was perfect for our team focus on "growth" Thanks so much”

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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 wrote about our plants. We kept a diary of when plants sprouted. We also conducted experiments with the seeds to discover what elements were important to ensure growth. Next time we would measure and graph the growth.

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? When we harvest the plants we will try the vegetables and talk about the nutrition value more. I've noticed more vegetables in the children's lunchbox since beginning to grow out vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They liked the little pictures of the plants and learnt about less common vegetables. They are beginning to recognise what the plant of each vegetable looks like.

“Engagement was high as usual when completing this work. The children love to grow things and are becoming knowledgeable about seeds, how they grow and conditions best to make plants grow. Sorry my photos won't load.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy, science and environmental education.

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? Students are now more willing to try new things!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Great impact. Students are now able to identify most veges in English and Te Reo

“The tamariki have throughly enjoyed this kit. Our seedlings have grown and are about to be planted in our garden. Our tamariki are now taking charge of other gardens in our kura. We have also helped out local community groups with growing and planting kumara and pumpkins!”

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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? Discussions connected to Literacy where books were about gardens, vegetables and healthy eating. It also connected with our math when were were looking at groupings/multiplication and how many rows of vegetables are there. It connected to our Local Curric

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 students are sharing this with their families/whanu and they are having more healthier options for food choices and trying new foods they may have not tasted before. They are also more aware you can grow lovely vegetables to eat and it is a lot of fun

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was really positive as a lot of students found out they knew more vegetables that what they realised. A couple of students have parents that are in the food industry including Chefs so they could share experiences of there prior knowledge with the clas

“Absolutely fantastic kit to use with my class. The students learnt so much and loved growing the plants and joining the Little Garden League Club. They were so proud of earning their badges and learning so much more about vegetables.”

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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? Maths: Measurement -measuring the height of the seedlings Statistics - tally charts, bar graphs Procedural 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? It's helped them understand the importance of eating a variety of vegetables to stay healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? My students knew most of the vegetables, so a little impact

“A great hands on kit! My class loved planting their seeds, taking responsibility for them, and watching them grow!”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of chances for oral language and literacy.

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? Given the children a chance to grow and try new vegetables that they may not have seen before.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some children were familiar with some of the vegetables and were keen to share with the others what they knew.

“Children loved the opportunity to plant and then watch their seeds grow. They especially liked the secret club concept and checking the mailbox continually for mail. They loved the badges and id cards.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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