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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We measured the speed with which different seeds sprouted and how much water we needed to give them (maths) along with taking responsibility for watering them and decorating the sticks for our pots that held the little vegetable labels. We wrote about our

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? Helped expose them to veggie names, got them excited about the process that comes with growing veggies, sharing their cultural ways of using various veggies.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? There were a number of discussions around vegetables and this was great for exposing those children with very little knowledge in this area to various vegie names, and helping others who do know some names use their knowledge to help others.

“This was such a great kit! The kids loved planting the little gardens and we had the bunting on display and wrote the little letters, posting them into the letterbox and then having the badges 'mailed' to our school in reply to the letters! The kids felt a sense of achievement to get their badges. I was surprised that some of the children in my class knew lots about vegetables, but others knew very little - it was a great way to get discussing different vegetables, what plants need to grow and what healthy humans need to grow too!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We wrote a shared story about what we did.

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 was reinforced as we share a vegetarian diet when we eat lunch at school.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This reinforced the range of vegetables the children knew about

“The children were enthusiastic and enjoyed planting the seeds sheets. We have been watching them grow. Only one doesn't seem to want to play ball and come through.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Through exploring science, math strand (tally), and using as an amazing literacy support tool.

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 share when they had tried a new vegetable at home or brought one to school for our brain food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Learners were discovering new vegetables they had never heard of.

“Amazing use of hands on learning!”

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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 writing and measuring. We even did some comparing and contrastng with growth of seedlings.

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 awareness is developing, we are a healthy food school and have Kids Can as well as School lunches so all of these put together support awareness.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Once they were able to play the games, some students were able to identify the vegetables from their pictures.

“My students really love the mystery and being part of a secret club aspects of this Kit. It has been wonderful to see how they are nurturing their little seeds, and the added bonus of growing vegetables for their whanau.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Science - what plants need to grow Maths - comparing heights and times Literacy - writing letters and reading 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? The students have taken their plants home and wrote a letter to their whanau what to do for their plant. They looked at a recipe each of how to use their plant in cooking.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? My class learnt a few new vegetables such as the bok choy and also herbs such as thyme.

“My class loved planting and learning about what was needed for their little garden. Posters were made and comparisons of which plants grew first and highest were made. It was good having a few extra as a couple didn't come up. The one thing I would do differently would be to put a little wooden toothpick/iceblock stick behind the sign because as soon as we watered them they fell over.”

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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? Led itself well to measurement in Maths which related to time - to find out how long it took for the seeds to sprout, measure the height of the plants; Literacy reading, discussions - Oral language, Science - investigations

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? Most of the kids were already aware of healthy eating. This activity was a great reminder to eat nutritious food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most kids knew the names of some vegetables and also new names of vegetables were exposed as a few of them had never heard of it or seen it.

“The amount of suspence at the beginning the story of the 24 brave seedlings were a good hook to gain students interest and to raise curiosity.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We referred to our growing kits in health discussions, writing, maths counting and measuring, reading. We talked about how gardening can be a peaceful, calming task that can help if you are stressed or want a break 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? We have harvested some of the vegetables and had a syndicate sharing where they made there own sandwiches. All at least tried a nibble of something they hadn't had before. As a school we are pushing healthier eating so this ties in nicely.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We grew to seedling stage then the kids took home to plant in their own gardens. Too excited to leave at school. However, our school has had 3 big vege gardens donated, built and planted by Bunnings in term 3 so we could look at each of our plants and har

“We loved the resource and the opportunity for hands on learning. The chn diligently checked every day for progress and compared the different veges as they popped through. They wanted to take them home to show off and plant every day. The chn loved the whole pack and were proud of their badges. Only a couple didn't come through but we had spares from another class. Very cool 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 - measuring seedlings and exploring vocab such as tallest, shortest. Writing - explaining what we had planted and sharing the how to steps Science - what seeds need to grow

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 it has helped promote a better awareness of a wide variety of vegetables. If it encourages the students to actually try the vegetables then that is another big thumbs up!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This kit really helped students think outside their usual vegetables of carrots and potatoes and made them realise that there are a wide range of vegetables available to explore.

“This was such a fantastic kit for a Junior classroom! The students were fully engaged from the initial set-up of the application box through to taking their seedlings home, and planting them in their gardens at home. They loved learning about the different herbs and vegetables. The kit offered such a lot of different ways to engage with learning about growing healthy food sources and showed students just how easy it can be. Thank you.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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