How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? - links to procedural writing - maths - measurement of 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? How to 'hide' vegetables in dinner recipes. If they did not like the taste of the vegetables, they thought of a way to incorporate it into their favourite meals. E.g grating parsnip, kumura into nacho mince.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most children were able to identify 90% of the plants. A lot of healthy eating happening at home prior to this kit arriving.

“The kit was great and my Year 4 class loved learning about growing and caring for plants. However, I do feel the kit should have been sent out at the beginning of the term. Because they didn't have enough time to grow and then be planted in the school garden. The timing of the kit was just a little off. But other than that, it was a well thought out and interactive kit.”

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Posted 2 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 wanted to monitor growth and use for our maths statistics unit but the timing of receiving the kit and holidays didn't work out.

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? This is part of on going learning which we haven't covered yet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The kids were able to learn about vegetables they hadn't all heard of before.

“The children greatly enjoyed planting their seeds. Unfortunately most of their growing happened over the holidays so they missed it. We would have liked to be able to plant them at school but didn't have the space so the children took them home.”

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Posted 2 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? Whole unit about Healthy Me built around Little Gardens. Fuelling our bodies, exercise, sleep, positive relationships and healthy minds. Who am I created about different vegetables for others to guess, plant life cycles too. They loved the code cracke

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? Food is used to fuel bodies with vitamins and minerals. We loved finding out what was in each of our foods, and broadening this to other foods we eat.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most of our tamariki have a broad knowledge of vegetables, so we started looking at words in te reo Māori.

“We loved the Little Gardens School Kit. Highly engaged tamariki, learning all about Grow, Protect and Taste of vegetables. We learned the names in Te Reo Maori, sign language for Grow, Protect, Taste, enjoyed using the collectors guide to find out who we were planting, tried new foods from broad beans to sunflower seeds, coconut to cranberries. The plants are in our school garden with a groups of students tending to them on a daily basis.”

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Posted 2 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? We looked at photosynthesis and the food pyramid. Also a chance to look at the price of veges and feeding a family of 4, 6, 8 however many in the family they live in.

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? Childrent whose homes eat very few veges were amazed at the nutritional value- we did need to be careful here- we blamed it on cost!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Oh heck, they loved this activity and there were many veges that kids didnt even know- so this helped lots.

“The kids loved this- it was so exciting for us to send some home for sprouting and some are being planted at home and others in the school garden . These ones are going to help feed the school community as well as th elocal Kai shed. The children who were on watering then took their job so seriously”

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Posted 2 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? We used the kits to record data through math lens and then record our observations - this took on a science and literacy focus.

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? Understanding what grows and when.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They could identify more with the pictures and data given

“The kits were such a hit. The kids loved potting and recording their growth. They have enjoyed using the resources and finding out more and more about the plants they are growing.”

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Posted 2 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? Science and visual Art. We created paintings of flowers and fruit and vegetables. We looked at parts of a plant and it's life cycle.

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? Hmm, we didn't get time to do a lot of the eating side of things as the packs arrived late.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Huge. Most of the ones children unwrapped they had never heard of. Including some teachers hehe.

“We absolutely loved this kit!! Thank you so much.”

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Posted 2 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? Art projects, healthy eating, life cycle of a plant

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? Not as much as last time I did this kit

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We got to research some of the veggies we didn’t know - they then were excited about trying them

“The kit arrived a little later than I had expected, meaning I had to start it in term 4 instead of 3 (due to planning commitments) I feel the kit was a little less than last time I had it but it was still enjoyable for my class”

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Posted 2 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? Health and PE. Lots of Key competencies turn taking, sharing, listening to others, negoiating.

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? Their Brainfood has improved.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Good. Some new veges learnt.

“This kit was fab. Lots of activities, follow up and the kdis are really engaged.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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