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 opportunities to engage the children in literacy, numeracy, health and the arts.

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 loved making their Hulk smoothies and couldn't quite believe there was spinach in there as they tasted so good!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? A small impact - we brought in a few vegetables for the children to taste and identify.

“We really loved using the Little Garden League Kit in our classroom. It was a lovely opportunity for our year 8 Big Buddies to support our Year 0-1 children in completing the application form, planting the seedlings and code cracker activities. The children enjoyed taste testing our Hulk smoothies too!”

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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? We used magnifying glasses to investigate the seeds, roots and shoots, the kids were enthralled. We wrote letters to thank New World and have been reading about Seed Savers in the School Journal. We used the graphing activity to keep track of sprouting ti

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 not touched on this aspect so much yet in the time we have had available but will look into this more once the vegetables are grown and ready for eating. This will definitely be an important part of the topic. The kids are so excited to watch thei

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? At present the children have just learned the names of some less common vegetables. We are looking forward to seeing the vegetables grow and investigating some recipes to taste them. Some kids in my class said they only ate 1 or 2 vegetables so we are loo

“A really fun kit! My Year 3/4 class got right into the secret club idea. They loved the badges and inviting other people to join the club. A great way to give them ownership of the project. They are determined to get kids to love vegies :)”

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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? Links to health (health eating), Maths (measurement), visual 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? The children were interested to try some new vegetables after solving the final code cracker. Some mentioned having tried new foods at home during the duration of the kit. I liked having a really clear link to encourage healthy eating and celebrate health

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Limited - Vege patch match helped a little, but I didn’t notice significant change in this area

“My class really enjoyed this school kit. They loved the responsibility of looking after their own plant (and the excitement of checking for growth each day!) Lots of learning around how plants grow and a small amount of interest in learning about different vegetables. I didn’t realise that many children in my class had used this same school kit 2 years ago, so it was a shame that it was all exactly the same with no slight variations. This did make the children less engaged than they might otherwise have been. I love that everything you require is provided!”

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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 were able to incorporate our school values of Care, Commitment and Community - which guide all of our learning through each day.

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? Lots of sharing and discussion based around our home life and who has gardens and what they like to eat. Also lots of discussion - at Brain Break each day, about the importance of having a healthy snack to help move the energy through our bodies.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students definitely know which vegetables they are looking forward to harvesting!

“This is the second time I have used the Little Garden Kit and the content is even better this time round. Just loved the addition of the badges to promise to help others to grow, protect and taste veges! Our Year One students are just so proud and stood taller as they carried home their seedlings to protect and nurture them over the upcoming holidays. Thanks so much for an excellent resource.”

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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? Able to link in with our school lunches which has been awesome to encourage the eating of vegetables with 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? This is the first year with school lunches and Little Garden, so found it helpful with making links for the kids and then also alredy being able to eat some of these things as they were ingrediants within our kai.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Was helpful alongside our school lunches.

“Such a great resource. The kids loved being in the secret club and watching things grow.”

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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 included science and many maths (measurement and number) concepts as well as 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? It has improved their understanding and hopefully this will be shared at home but it is an area where we could have communicated directly with whanau.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Being able to crack the code gave the children motivation to learn more vegetables.

“A wonderful kit which we enjoyed sharing with our tamariki. The included resources helped us build a sense of excitement with the suggestions and secret messages. Our tamariki loved they fact that they were a member of a secret club tasked to save the world!!”

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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? Lots of writing - we had a writing focus on 'change' and this worked in 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? Yes

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Lots, they are excited to try new veggies at home with their families.

“As always, my class absolutely loved this school kit. They each had their own plant and they all grew! They are so excited to take them home and plant them over the holidays.”

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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? Information technology making slides

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 weren’t at the stage where we ate any vegetables unfortunately.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Kids learnt about their own vegetables which was good

“A fun unit! The kids loved growing their gardens and creating comics and slides about their chosen vegetables. Great to get their hands dirty and engaged in the task!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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