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 found many opportunities to do cross -curricular learning. This kit was great for that.

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 were able to try a range of vegetables they had never tried before which was great. They had an amazing attitude towards trying new things.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was a perfect and interactive way to learn vegetables.

“I love love love this kit! The tamariki absolutely love planting and watching their vegetable grow. Thank you so much!”

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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? Measurement of soil quality

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? Good

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

“Children enjoyed watching plants grow. Good discussion held about what happens ndxt”

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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? 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? Used this along side our school lunch program to make connections and encourage healthy eating

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? My students knew very few veggies prior and now know so many

“ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! As a non Green finger myself this was the perfect way to introduce gardening and planting in an exciting non threatening way. We even had parents share tips and tricks.”

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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 links, English links- wrote about how to plant a seed, kept a diary of how the seed was growing.

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? Encouraged talk about healthy eating, what is healthy vs unhealthy, why it is important to eat healthy.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Introduced new vegetables that some children had never heard of.

“Was a lovely task that encouraged conversations about healthy eating.”

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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 completed daily observation logs (writing) in our science books. Science - life cycle of a plant, water cycle, etc. Maths - measurement. Measuring the growth of our plants.

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 had lots of discussions around healthy eating. This kit has motivated the children to eat healthy by enabling them to grow their own veges/herbs and using these at home in their meals.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A great impact. Children were very engaged in learning about the different vegetables and discussing if they have tried them, like/dislike them, etc.

“Loved it! The children had such a great time planting their Little Gardens and completing the activities (code breakers, etc).”

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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, maths, writng and reading

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 lead nicely into teaching about what foods are healthy & why.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They had no idea what some of them were, so a huge impact.

“Little garden 22”

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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? Writing and Maths. Very relevant for these subject areas.

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? Certainly got the conversation started! It was then referred back to our fruit /vege snack time in the morning. More veges were coming to school! Great!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Helped children to learn the names of the vegetables.

“Hi...thank you for this resource. Our tamariki loved planting their seeds and watching them grow. It was lovely to see them interacting and talkibg sbout what they were observing. Being a hands on activity and somethibg our NE could independently do was rewarding. We started this at the very start of Term 4. It certainly encouraged the conversation around healthy veges / eating too.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We completed instructional writing about how we planted seeds(Writing), we used Maths language when watering our plants and whilst planting our seeds, we learnt the names of the parts of a plant and we learnt about what plants need to help them grow (Scie

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 are all really eager to try the vegetables they are growing and enjoyed sharing with the class what their favourite vegetables are currently. They have a good understanding that vegetables and fruit are healthy choices to help our body grow a

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We are still in progress for this one. We know a few more than we did at the beginning but I think the game will help us learn more. We have not yet got stuck into the game.

“Our children have learnt so much about growing plants by using the little garden school kit. They have learnt about the different parts of a plant and have thoroughly enjoyed having the opportunity to plant seeds. They have taken immense pride in earning their badges by watering their plants regularly. The kit had everything we needed to have a successful and enjoyable learning experience. Thank you!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Little Garden League 22 Reviews