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 used this as an opportunity to integrate the inquiry with writing and te reo. The class wrote descriptions of vegetables (and fruit) and learnt the maori names for vegetables.

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? Most children are aware of the healthy food we need to eat. Next year as part of our health curriculum planning we will do an inquiry about healthy eating and looking after our bodies.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The card game was very popular on learning what vegetables look like as our class is 2/3 ESOL.

“Loved it! Lots of fun and excitement.”

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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 some stories about if I were a vegetable I would be and why. We wrote about what vegetables we had tried and what we thought of them, different ways to cook it or can we eat them raw. We measured our seeds as they grew. We sketched pictures of ou

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 were more eager to try vegetables they had grown rather than try random vegetables supplied to them. We already grow potatoes every year so it was nice for the children to take a different vegetable home and try to grow it.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most students could identify quite a few different vegetables. It was a great way to start discussion about different cultures use of vegetables.

“My students loved planting their seeds and were very excited when they started to come up.”

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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? Many literacy skills - learning to read, decode, research, write, share etc. Children enjoyed being able to transfer some of their skills from literacy workshops into an everyday context. Science - children enjoyed learning about the different vegetables

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? As this was a hands on based activity, I feel students were able to gain more purposeful knowledge of healthy eating. It was more relatable and tangible for them to remember. A wonderful kit!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was amazing to see how many children did not know many of the different vegetables on offer. It was so nice to be able to explore these with the children and grow their knowledge of fresh produce. It really got some children out of their comfort zone b

“A wonderful kit as always. So many opportunities for children to learn cross curricular - looking at literacy, science, numeracy etc. Children loved exploring the different produce they were growing and looking at the different things they needed in order to keep their 'garden' a live.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? we made links with: NZ Histories, Science, Social Science, Health and PE, The Arts, Maths and English

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? Our chn had a good understanding of healthy eating and nutrition but there was a little new learning for them

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Our kids had pretty good vege knowledge and this just build on this

“The class loved the opportunity to be part of a club and finding out about what being a club member might entail. Their growing kits have become part of our school gardens and have they have enjoyed understanding their role as gardeners. We loved the cross curricula links and the connections that children made.”

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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 and learnt about the science behind plants.

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 enjoy eating their regulars but are resistant to change.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They knew the ones they ate

“We loved our little garden kit. They had just started to sprout before the last holidays so the children took them home to grow there.”

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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 learned about codes and how they can be used to send secret messages. We wrote stories about our favourite vegetables. My class then went to help in our school garden that the senior students are in charge of where they learnt about the 'Garden to Tabl

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? I think this kit makes the children more interested in trying new vegetables and reinforces that eating vegetables is a healthily choice.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? For my students it was interesting to find out what vegetables they knew and had tried and the vegetables that they had never heard of or tried. We were able to group vegetables into families (brasicas, root vegetables) and this extended their knowledge a

“My class has loved learning about looking after and growing plants and seeing the variety of vegetables/herbs that there are. It makes it much more exciting with forming a club.”

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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? Linked to our zero waste topic and enviro school initiative. Ongoing work in the school gardens will continue.

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 were motivated by this discussion. However, connecting action with knowledge is the next step. Moving away from packaged foods is a challenge.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children already had most prior knowledge in this area, so little change.

“The content of the kit was great but signing up, not knowing what it was about, was challenging to anticipate what was coming and how to make the most of the opportunity. I found for year 4s the 'club' was a bit young for them and instead we went down a 'sustainability' route, which linked in with our 'Zero Waste' unit. Children enjoyed the plants and growing.”

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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? Cross curricular opportunities included: - Recording growth and growing diaries - STEAM such as growing, making watering containers, making enviro friendly grow pots as plants get larger, straw bale growing - Enviro school links - Sketching - Healthy eati

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 kit linked well to our work on the food pyramid and widened their appreciation to try new vegetables in different ways.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This led to further research to vegetables from different cultures and how they are used. We also did taste tests. Some of the micro greens we grew were used at one parents cafe as part of a dish on the menu.

“The little Garden project was a great success. It aligned well to our topic 'Paddock to Plate'. The children loved growing their plants, we also looked at micro greens and the continued growing of the plants in straw bales. They are still going strong and hope to use the produce to make soups and quiches later in the year. Thank you for such an awesome interactive kit.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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