How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Science and social interaction with peers

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? Improved knowledge of vegetables and the importance of including vegetables in your diet

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some of the children were particularly good at identifying seedlings and plants

“Had a great time with the children raising the seedlings and planting them out”

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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/ Maths/ Art/ Te Reo

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? Very interested and engaged in healthy foods...some adjustments to lunch boxes!!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Revision for some...new knowledge for ELL learners

“Excellent resource ...we have carried it over to Term 4 and just planted. The children have absolutely loved it ( and the card game) Thank you”

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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? We have linked our growing with our science unit based on the living world. We have also linked art projects to our growing.

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 have had lots of discussion around eating healthy fruits and vegetables since I have started the little gardens kit, why it is important and how it helps us stay fit and healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? I was surprised that almost all my students knew most of the vegetables in the kit, but it was great to go over these with the students.

“The children have loved planting their seeds. We had lots of discussion about the different plants we hadn't come across before. We made some predictions about whose seeds we thought would germinate first and have enjoyed watching our plants grow. I have had many special helpers that always remember to give them water.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This kit allowed us to open writing and further inquiry learning. We are also able to connect up with Strand mathematics through measurement

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? Many children had new information about eating healthy and nutrition. I hope that they were able to take them home to their families. This connected well with some other learning about healthy eating from earlier this year.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many of the students already had fairly good ability to identify vegetables but those who didn't had good benefit.

“This was a most effective kit- although the growing of the seeds was affected by circumstances that we are not able to control. The learners were engaged in learning more about the seeds and enjoyed the reward of seeing things grow, and the badge at the end”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? health and PE 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? a goo deal

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? not much

“The students were very excited to watch the plants grow. especially when the first shoots grew.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Measurement of growth, comparisons of height, writing opportunities.

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 are still in progress on this so not a lot yet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some.

“The students loved planting their seeds, and have been excited about watching them grow. Many of them rush to check out progress each morning, though they now need to go home and be planted in the garden.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It fitted in perfectly with our Science - Living world unit on growing and propagating seeds - where do new plants come from.

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 all have found at least 1 or 2 ways to eat/prepare/use their little garden vege or herb.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? most of the tamariki could confidently name all of the vegetables and herbs in the little garden series

“The kit was a hit with the tamariki. The experience for many of them to plant their own seeds, get their hands dirty in the soil was an fantastic opportunity. To then care for and nurture those seeds with the right amount of sun, water and Aroha to ensure they grew was a fantastic learning experience.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Health - learning about what keeps things alive Maths - measurement of plants Writing -recounting our experiences

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 comparison between plants and humans

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? My class were very knowledgeable about vegetables already but it was nice to see them consolidating their prior knowledge

“This term (4) we are focusing on 'Challenging Ourselves', we used our seeds from the 'Little Garden Kit' as our first challenge. Can we grow a plant from a seed? The children were very successful and loved the hands on learning they got to participate in. Keeping them watered was part of our daily routine and we often found children measuring their plants progress, with rulers. This helped us to use our measurement skills that we learnt in term 2.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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