How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy and science

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? Alongside other activities, we made great connections to healthy eating

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The kit brought out lots of talk about the vegies

“Great hands on, interesting activities for younger learners.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We looked at how big they grew and how long it took them to germinate etc.

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 enjoyed learning about healthy food and the kit supported this learning really well.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was very interesting to see their prior knowledge which was quite good

“They were fabulous and really supported our inquiry unit about plants.”

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Posted 2 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? Science, reading, writing and 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? Satisfaction of growing your own healthy food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Good discussions around vegetables.

“The kids were so excited and engaged to plant the little gardens. It tied in nicely with our topic of caring for our environment. I liked that the box had enough for one each plus some shared ones so everyone was able to take responsibility for their own. At the end of the term they took them home to continue caring for them.”

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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? Maths - time and germination Social Science - Cultural dishes/recipes Geography - where their plant best grows English - reading and writing recipes

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 think the experience of growing a plant and then being able to eat it at the end was something very novel that not a lot of the kids had fully experienced before and this was something they found a lot of joy in.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children already had pretty good knowledge of this. They did enjoy learning about the different herbs though.

“My class were so excited by the prospect of having their own little garden to take care of! There were some plants that they had not heard of before and so they had a great time researching to find out what they were and also figuring out what recipes their plant was included in. The game was really cool and the children all really enjoyed playing it. We found the cardboard cut-out really hard to put together but also didn't need it to continue to enjoy the kit.”

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Posted 2 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? We did a lot of oral language around vegetables and investigated growth of seeds.

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 discussed the vegetables, using phrases like 'this is healthy' or 'this is good for your body'.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children enjoyed talking about the various seeds and what they enjoyed eating. There was discussion around things they liked, disliked and haven't tried.

“Tamariki really enjoyed the process of adding water to the coconut fibre and watching it expand. They eagerly watched their plants grow and had great discussions around the different vegetables. The materials provided in the kit were useful.”

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Posted 2 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? Links to writing and science. We are also looking at bees at the moment so it was easy to link it to pollination.

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 are loving the idea of growing their own food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? So many kids didn't know the names of the vegetables they were planting. Our plants were only planted a couple of weeks ago so they aren't fully grown yet. But once they are it will be exciting to get to try some new vegetables!

“The kids have loved planting their little garden pots. They were so excited about this kit and learnt a lot about plants and their structures.”

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Posted 2 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? Writing Reading Science

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? Plant to table- understanding the source of where food comes from is an exciting concept for 5 year olds. It makes food so much more interesting if you know where it comes from.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A great impact- the children loved the poster of vegetables and often referred to it.

“My class loved this kit- all of the resources were at an appropriate level (Year 1) and we planted the seedlings with our senior buddy class which worked well.”

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Posted 2 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? The kit fitted really well with our living world ‘Farmers’ Market 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 an increased awareness and can explain why it is important to eat ‘healthy foods’ .

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Promoted lots of talking about vegetables and with this reinforcing their knowledge of vegetables.

“The children were really excited about the kit and especially enjoyed looking after their seedlings and learning about the growing process.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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