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 process of planting and caring for them for writing and also read books about gardening and 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? Most of my class talked about having vegetable gardens at home and how they grow and use these vegetables for their Kai. For students who didn’t have gardens they they were interested in the growing and watching them flourish into eatable food. Through ta

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were excited that they knew some of the vegetables and also all students learnt about new vegetables.

“Once again my class enjoyed planting their seeds and caring for them until we planted them outside in our containers which have a mix of vegetables and flowers. We will use the vegetables later in the time and include these in wraps for my class to enjoy.”

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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 linked this successfully with our sustainability unit and it worked well.

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? Talking about where food comes from and how trying new things is so good for us.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They kids loved using the cure names and identities of the veges to learn about them.

“My class have thoroughly enjoyed planting, observing and discussing their Little Gardens. The joy they got when they saw their seedlings sprout was priceless and even more so when they spotted roots coming through the bottom of the pots! They learnt lots more about vegetables and combining the kit with our sustainability inquiry has worked well, looked at waste and cooking our our food. The fact you could use the box to make the post box made it a great way to re-use it and they kids loved the card game and 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? writing, art, pe, maths,

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? knowing vegetables and fruits and identifying the number of fresh fruit and veg they have each day

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A lot - the characterisations of the vegetables helped our NE to engage with this

“Really engaging - colourful, great resources”

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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 used it in science and as writing experiences too.

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? Still a bit nervous to try new things but willing to give it a go.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was helpful and having the "founding mebers" poster was great because they looked it that when the played the Veggie patch match game.

“The kids loved the little garden league! They checked on their plant growth every morning when they came into class. They watered and cared for them.”

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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? Yes I e used it mostly for science this time around but we have done many things around it in the past

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Learners already have a fruit break but are more willing to discuss food in an ongoing way. They also loved watching Timelapse videos which would be so cool to make with them in the future

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was great for engagement and learning - filling this in after hours on my phone isn’t great I can’t read the whole question. They didn’t know many of the vegies but were excited to grow them. School purchased some garden beds for them which was great t

“We really enjoyed this learning and adding to our Science knowledge about plants. This is my favourite kit to date, so easy to use and learner engagement at a high. The learners loved their badges and often wear them on their uniforms.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This fitted in well with our manaakitanga learning about caring for plants and animals, and lead us into healthy bodies this term

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 has inspired many children to join our garden club where they learn about garden to table

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students enjoyed telling us about the veges that they noticed at supermarkets now

“The tamariki have loved their learning from this resource and we enjoyed the extra materials included to support 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? We were able to incorporate digital technology by researching the different vegetables and finding pictures of what they look like once they have grown.

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 very excited to try new vegetable following the introduction of this kit

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were able to identify quite a few more vegetables.

“The students really enjoyed the Little Garden school kit. The timing was awesome for our green week at school.”

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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? Literacy - especially oral language through actual experiences growing plants; discussion and giving opinions - likes/dislikes. Written language - the need to label pots, and read the labels. Numeracy - language required to describe differences between pl

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 is an ongoing theme (yet to fully cover this in class) and definitely relates to healthy eating options. As mentioned above, the school lunch scheme offers a variety of healthy vegetable options and new tastes for the children.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A wide range of knowledge amongst the tamariki. Some knew many but not all, others knew just a few. We used books and online pictures to identify the vegetables we were growing. Hopefully by continuing the growing process, the children will see what is pr

“We only began planting our seeds in Term 4, but we are well underway now. I work part-time now in a shared junior block. Play-based learning is the focus. Tamariki have chosen to plant with me, write names on pottles (we put each pot into a yoghurt container) and label them. ‘Chief waterers’ have kept the seedlings moist and taught others to do so. Lots of discussion around the differences between the seeds and now the plant variations. They have learnt that plants need the sun and water. It has been entertaining hearing the reactions to the roots coming through the cardboard punnets. ‘Looks like a man’s scraggly white beard.’ Plant vocabulary has been used, describing and comparing the different plants, ie roots/stems/leaves/tall/skinny/ pointy etc. Likes and dislikes of vegetables have been discussed. The children had varying knowledge of the names and tastes of vegetables. It will be interesting to introduce the final products. We have started to transfer the seedlings into bigger pots and then will use our newly built wooden planters next. It has been a great learning experience. The natural ‘gardeners’ have become apparent. Great to see responsibilities being developed but also the joy of new learning and discovery. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to help our tamariki learn.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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