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 - we described what we thought we might grow. Used the puzzles for decoding and problem solving as well as planning for where to plant in the garden.

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? Students were very eager to eat vegetables they had grown. We're still waiting to harvest but they are still keen

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most of the students knew some of the veges. The Te Reo names were a good challenge though.

“What a fun and engaging way to spark an enthusiasm for gardening and growing. The code breakers were a huge hit and the activities that went alongside the programme”

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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 opportunity for writing and the kids loved the code breakers. They were quite challenging for my year 1s but they persevered.

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? It supported the learning we were doing for our school inquiry into Te Whare Tapa Wha, particularly looking at out Tinana and how we can support that by eating healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was a great opener to talk about what they have tried and things they might want to try.

“The kids had so much fun planting, for some it was their first time and they have loved watching them grow.”

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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 did fiction and non-fiction wiritng.

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 had fun thinking of what vegetables they had/hadn't tried before and talked about how we could cook them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Not too much. My students were already able to identify most vegetables or at least 'radish' but not the particular types

“This was a lot of fun and my kids LOVED it. They were so excited to write their letters and be approved to be a member. The badges were a real hit as well!”

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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 the growing of seeds to lead into our writing topic, Jack and the Beanstalk. We are extending this into performance art doing a play/movie of the story.

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 intended to have a salad and soup making experience, however this did not eventuate. We actively encourage students to eat vegetables and fruit during out brain breaks. We have seen students who normally don’t have any fruit or vegetables bringing a sm

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We used our kit to look at the world around us and how we were able to impact it. The children looked at plants which survived and ones that didn’t and talked about why. We did and experiment to see what would make the same seed grow the fastest and discu

“Students enjoyed planting and watching it grow. I found it hard to access the online information for the kit and would prefer a paper version inside the kit itself.”

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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- we counted all the seedlings we planted many times.

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 are yet to eat any of the vegetables we have grown but have talked about all the vegetables they eat at home and how we need 5+ a day.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were very surprised to see popcorn- grown from a plant! They hadn’t heard of many of the vegetables!

“Thank you so much we are loving the school kit! We had a day of planting a few weeks ago and now have heaps of seedlings ready to plant in the big garden. The children also loved getting the badges.”

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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? This led to one child designing and building signs for the garden. Others drew a plan for a garden once the seedlings were big enough to plant out.

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 will need to wait until the vegetables are ready to harvest to see how this goes.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many children learnt new vegetables and were also able to identify the seedlings as they got to know the leaf shape.

“Our eco gardening team used this kit as part of their programme. It gave them an opportunity to bring others into their projects as there were enough little gardens for everyone.”

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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? Optimal growing condition, worms and their role, science links, writing reports, maths simple data collection

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? It has promoted discussion.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A positive impact

“Lovely to receive a full set of Little Gardens and to be able to look in detail at each vegetable and optimal growing conditions and how to care for plants. Student engagement started high then waned as a lot of the children were growing to home too. As always some children carried on the task on behalf of others.”

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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? Science, maths, literacy, personal responsibility (learning to care for something consistently)

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 coupled really well with the recent introduction of school lunches to our school- encouraging students to identify and try vegetables in their lunches that they may not have had before

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Increased awareness of different vegetables- having the vegetable characters really helped my students engage with this

“Really enjoyed the Little Garden Kit! Even though we started after the promotion had launched, the kids were very into the secret club. All of the resources provided were excellent, easy to use and engaging. After planting our seedlings, they became one of our ag day projects and were judged as part of our indoor exhibits.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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