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 - bio diversity Maths/Art - designing a vege garden/measurement of plants Te reo maori - names for plants/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? We ran this programme in correlation with the local health provider. They came in and ran indoor and outdoor games that focused on health, kai, and movement. This tied in really nicely together.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most of my students knew the basic vegetables. The herbs were a bit harder. This kit has been a great introduction.

“We started this in Term 3 to coincide with our topic of Kaitiakitanga. My 5 year old students were very excited and loved potting up their small plants and learning more about their chosen vegetable/herb. A small growing table was established and the plants were popped there. Tamariki were very excited when their pottle started to show signs of life. This has been a great introduction to growing for my little ones and we will now focus on starting our Maraakai with the new knowledge that we have learnt. So thank you.”

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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 measured our vegetables as they grew. We wrote about the taste of vegetables and described how they looked. We drew vegetables and made 3 D vegetables. We explored what plants need to grow, and explored how they grow We learnt the names of vegetables 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? Children remind each other all the time that they need to grow, protect and taste as they are in the club. So it was an excellent resourcs for this.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was an excellent resource for this.

“Ngahape loved this kit, they were so motivated by the secret club idea and you should have seen their eyes when our school secretary walked in and recited grow, taste and protect. They loved the secret codes and also tasted different vegetables they would never try at home. They also loved the game vege match and still play it before school nearly everyday.”

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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 integrated this unit with a science unit which led very well into the living world strand.

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 try to spot vegetables in each other's lunches. They show confidence to identify them and more children seem to be eating fresh vegetables in their lunchboxes.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? There were many conversations around which vegetables were growing and who hadn't heard of a red cabbage, etc. There were great conversations! This was a great lead into red cabbage dye and chemistry during our science work.

“Amazing resource!”

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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 statistics: Room 23 favourite vegetables, fruits, flowers and insects. Technology: made a garden diarama using recycled materials. Science: How long will our vegetable garden grow and how often do we water our 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? Awareness of what Healthy eating looks like in our lunch box, balance meal (dinner) and choosing healthy snacks.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify what a vegetable, fruit is. We were able to use the our senses to taste, smell, visual-colour and feel the different texture of each vegetables.

“The Little Garden 22 linked to our Junior Topic”

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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? Healthy eating, learning experiences for writing, measurement- height.

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? Healthy choices in the lunch box.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? As a class we researched about some unknown vegetables to the children.

“Thank you for the amazing garden kit. We planted the seedlings into our school garden. We can't wait to see the children harvesting the crops at the end of the year.”

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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 this for maths, enviro, outdoor education, sensory knowledge.

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. Was good to link into our brainfood discussions and making good choices to eat in our lunch first then the snacks and sweets as treats. However I am unsure if it is the kids we should be educating =p

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? As we tasted a variety and discussed different veges and pollonation i think the children gained good knowledge and appreciation for growing their own veges

“My wee NEW ENTRANTS loved this kit. We changed up the planning to suit our needs but involved LOADS of exploring the outdoors and engaging our senses. We are an enviro school so with the help of our enviro teacher we got to taste test lots of different fruit, veges and herbs which hooked us right into planting our own seeds.”

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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 based Biology Cultural - Tiaki - being guardians of our natural world Key Competencies - patience, protection, care for living things

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 am sure it has increased the students awareness of their ability to grow their own food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We did'nt really concentrate on this aspect

“We used the kits in conjunction with our inquiry learning and Tiaki learning. We have been learning how to care for the personal belongings around us, this extends to the natural world and the plants and trees. So learning how a plant grows and getting the opportunity to actually plant and care for it has been a tremendous learning experience.”

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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? Te Reo, Oral Language, Literacy & 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? More willing to try new foods if they recognise them

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Much improved

“Fabulous kit. High student engagement.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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