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 transitioned really well into a science rotation

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? Everyone was looking forward to eating the produce of their plant

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We had some great conversations about why some plants were growing faster than others and how big they will be when they finish growing. This led to thinking about what different vegetables look like.

“My little gardeners loved this kit. The first thing they did every morning was to check how their plants had grown. They also loved the messages from headquarters and spotting other members of our secret club. Thanks for organising this amazing experience.”

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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? Lots of literacy story writing opportunities science and 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? Tamariki have a deeper understanding of vegetables and the healthy options or benefits they have to keep our bodies healthy and growing well.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The tamariki have a broader knowledge of some vegetables now we have explored what they look like when fully grown

“Our tamariki thoroughly enjoyed growing the little gardens in class.they enjoyed the whole process from mixing the potting mix circle which they called Oreos’ lol to planting the seeds and daily watering. Their understanding of where vegetables come from has grown enormously and in the school holidays most of them took some home to grow with their families.!!”

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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? Science, Art, Reading. Students learnt about how plants grow, we drew art pictures of what our vegetables will look like, and read and answered questions about the vegetables.

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 excited to try their vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Had a good impact! Some students had never heard of kale or beetroot and they were excited to try them.

“We really enjoyed our little garden secret kit in Term 3! Such a great kit with so many helpful and exciting resources.”

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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? Linked nicely to our literacy programme and writing information reports. Also linked well to our maths and measurements. This also linked well with our food and nutrition learning we had done in term 2.

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 kids seemed more excited to want to growing plants at home and were keen to try their plant once fully grown.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students knew quite a bit already about the vegetables however didn't realise how some of them grew and how long it takes.

“The kids love the responsibility of looking after a plant and caring for it!”

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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? Taking care of the vegetables sits well with one of our school values - Manaakitanga. To be honest - the kit came at a very busy time in our school programme. We were not able to explore as many learning opportunities as we might have - had it been at a d

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 talked about the benefits of eating vegetables - and how important it is to try different things

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? As vegetables have grown in our school garden it has become easier for our children to identify them.

“Our children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to grow their own veges and were very motivated to take care of them.”

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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? Maths - measuring the plant and drawing a bar graph. Skip counting the plants in 2s, 5s and 10s. Science - living things. What do living things need to survive? Seeds germinating and growing. Art - sketching their plant and learn about shading. Growing ve

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 had an awareness of healthy eating. They learnt about food types and nutrition.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were very good at identifying vegetables.

“The students loved planting the seeds for My Little Garden. They enjoyed coming into school each day and checking if they have grown. This provided a good distraction for students who are reluctant to leave mum or dad before school. They were super excited when the seed had germinated and started to sprout. We counted how many days it took for the seeds to germinate and we measured the plants once they started growing and every couple of days. Students drew a bar graph, graphing their plant's growth. We planted some extra seeds for our school garden. Students were excited to take their plant home. Students were good at recognising vegetables. We talked about healthy eating and they had a good understanding of this.”

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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 used this kit in oral language, writing and 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? We talked about trying the veggies they planted. Parents sent photos of their children trying different veggies. The students wanted to learn more. I also had a year 7-8 class helping to plant the veggies. A lot of discussions around what type of veggies

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some students found this tricky, but they quickly learnt to identify all the veggies.

“Students enjoyed planting and looking after the veggies. They often tried to measure their plants. A lot of oral language around their plants in the morning before school. Especially great for the ESOL children. We wrote about our plants, learning what is the best time to plant. Healthy eating etc. My year 2 class enjoyed this 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 read about growing vegetables, children were excited to see the vegetables they were growing in books we read. We wrote about what we did - instructional text, we created art and then labelled our pictures. We used math to measure the growth of our veg

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 were excited by the idea that they could actually eat what they were growing.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some impact, I hope that when they are in the supermarket they might recognise various vegetables and be excited to eat them at home.

“Inspiring little gardeners!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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