How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? writing and drawing plant life cycles

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? yes, especially when we cook on Thursday

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? not much, plants too small to identify accurately

“The little Gardens are a great way for students to see the the plant life cycle and learn about healthy eathing.”

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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 a Garden To Table school so children were able to make links with their work in the garden and the cooking they have done so far using the vegetables from the garden. Would have liked to do some kind of measuring for maths but didn't quite get to i

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 specifically - they had done some cooking with vegetables previously with our release teacher using vegetables from the school garden so have a growing awareness of eating healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children have been active in our school garden so knew quite a few vegetables already. Others had already done Little Gardens before so were quite knowledgable and enjoyed sharing this with others

“Children loved the kits and had a great time planting them and watching them grow. In hindsight I would have left the kit to the beginning of Term 4 so we could get more involved in watching them grow, measuring/ comparing etc. Cost of vegetables at the moment not helpful either so growing a great way to introduce children to helping themselves. Always the few who don't have success!”

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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? This was super for supporting children with their maths, literacy and science. The code cracking help them to make use of visual clues, applying for memberships supported writing and their oral language was supported through the storytelling elements and

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 keen to try some foods once they begin producing in our garden. With the cost of vegetables increasing in supermarkets and the season that we have currently had where many vegetables have been in short supply, the children are becoming mo

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was great to get children using the te reo names for vegetables and also for identifying some of the less familiar vegetables.

“This was a fabulous resource that provided engaging, hands-on learning for our tamariki. We loved being members of the secret club, solving code crackers, playing the games, learning about plants and of course planting and taking care of our little garden seedlings. It has sparked so much enthusiasm for growing and protecting plants that we now have a rather large group of children who enjoy spending their lunchtimes helping in our school garden- planting, waters and weeding of course. We are very much looking forward to tasting some of our produce in the near future!”

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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? It was perfect to fit In with our “amazing selves” Unit on healthy bodies!

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 were very good at taking their new information home and sharing it with their whanau.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It added to their current knowledge

“I have done this kit with a previous new entrant class and once again it didnt let us down! It was hands on, engaging and exciting. The tamariki loved planting, caring for and watching their little garden plants grow! The secret club just topped it off, they were so proud to wear the badge and keep it a secret and even whanau got involved. Thanks for another wonderful kit!”

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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? Lots of counting in the mara, how many vegetables and fruits can be see growing and how many strawberries can we find today? The kit lead us into learning about compost, lots of science learning

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 children have further developed their understanding that healthy is very important for our bodies and brains to work.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children learned many of the vegetable names, especially the ones that they don't eat at home and we don't already grow at school.

“The timing of the kit was perfect! The tamariki have been involved with the school mara thanks to the encouragement and push from receiving the kit. The resources were all age appropriate and provoked many rich korerorero.”

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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? Science, Maths, Literacy, Visual Art

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? What they have learnt and what they actually eat are not the same.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Somewhat. Seedlings are just coming through now.

“Little Garden Review”

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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? lots...maths - height, length etc. english -researching different vegetables and their growth rate

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? didnt really improve it but gave an awarness of vege

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? helped with some unusual vegetables but the characters werent that great this time around

“Awesome kit, grew seedlings so well and kids enjoyed watching the changes. the worst thing was when planted in school gardens the blackbirds have eaten them!!!!!! Gutted!”

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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? Great maths (different germination time, measuring water). Oral language - lots of discussions around the planting effort in particular. Did this with some bigger buddies (older students) so nice for them too (building relationships).

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? Provided great opportunities to discuss the healthy vegetables and herbs with the students.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Great to be able to make connections to what is in student lunchboxes e.g. corn

“Fantastic kit - thank you so much, everyone had lots of fun and lots of learning still happening.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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