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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Had we let them grow a bit more we could have measured our success with Maths. It would also be a great link to science and what plants need in order to grow.

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In what ways has this kit improved student awareness of nutrition and healthy eating? Students are really keen to try their vege. Great to try something new.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? I found a Kahoot online. It was very interesting to see who knew and who didn't. It was easy to identify what children helped parents in the kitchen.

“Great Kit, students really excited with the back story and 'happy to help'”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? yes, tamariki were able write about the process of how to plant a seed, as well as inquire into the process of growing a seed. Even my reluctant writers were excited about writing what they had done.

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? Open the minds to the variety of vegetables that there is. A lot of my students were just familiar with one kind of lettuce, so seeing that there is a variety made them feel excited about trying and tasting the different ones. Tamariki also learned abou

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? great impact! some of the vegetables or herbs tamariki were unaware of - after planting and seeing their seeds grow they became excited to find ways they could prepare and cook them.

“My class ABSOLUTELY LOVED the little garden kits! They were easily engaged with the concept of being a part of a garden league.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The game has been very popular and useful during our Literacy sessions. A Great energiser by playing musical veggies- when the music stops each student fins a partner with something the same or different on their card. It was a great way to learn the vege

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 have been motivated to try new vegetables to grow and hopefully get to eat!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Huge! I had assumed they would be able to recognise so many more. This has increased my awareness of their needs and we are doing lots of direct teaching around it.

“Growing and Learning in Colville”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Graphing and statistics in maths, comparing, measuring Plenty of opportunity for writing, reading and oral language Science - what makes soil suitable for growing, how plants grow, garden design Technology - viewing time lapse clips

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? Plenty of discussion around healthy eating which morphed into what was suitable in lunchboxes. Children now seem to have more vegetables packed

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Lots of discussion about different kinds of vegetables, their identification and what they taste like. Would have liked to continue with a recipe book but am leaving at the end of this term.

“Loved the resources and the secretive introduction. Children were totally absorbed by it! They loved the code breaking and having their own code breaker card and badge. Some great ideas provided e.g. in having visitors with a vegetable item somewhere visible on their person and vegetable jokes went down a treat. Children have been really engaged in noticing and measuring the shoots and made some great observations when viewing time lapse video clips - their confident use of associated language was a treat!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy - reading about plants, writing about seedlings, plants, Science - living world, Maths - measurement, counting, problems relating to 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? Trying new vegetables in the school lunches, students talking about what is healthy

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The vege patch match game helps so much with this! They are able identify so many now and they love saying all the new vegetable names

“We loved this kit so much! There is so much great learning and excitement.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of science and maths involved too

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? We had done a healthy eating unit earlier in the year so this was a great follow up to that

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

“The children loved the kit, although is was quite late and I hope that they survive the holidays so we can plant them when they are big enough in the school garden. Good resources that came with the kit and online. The badges at the end will be a surprise for the class at the end... Thanks Team looking forward to doing it again next year!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The children wrote about their little gardens. Lots of oral language opportunities with them. Maths - measurement (water) when first planting the seeds and also as it grows. Language - taller, shorter etc when comparing the plants growth. Art - drawing th

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 the different vegetables and why they are good for you.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Great to talk about why some grew faster than others. Lots of talk about the different vegetables.

“I love the little garden kit as the children love it and there is so much other teaching that can go with it.”

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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 did measure the depth that the seeds had to be planted. We also created and drew vegetable people which the chn loved doing. We alos compared germination times which was interesting.

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? Chn are more open to try new vegetables especially as they have grown them. They have brain food each day which has to be either fruit or veges, they are beginning to try new choices and are more confident in giving it a go!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? I did find some pictures of the vegetables and the plants that they grow on - the children had to match them so that created a lot of discussion. The video clips were great to show how the vegetables grow, especially the ones under the ground.

“My class of Year 3's loved learning about the LGL. They were enthusiastic and eager to learn about different vegetables and where they grow - under, on top or along the ground. We also talked about what part of the plant that we eat. Some chn did try new vegetables that they hadn't eaten before as a result of knowing more about them. They loved planting their little pots and were so excited to check them each day to see if they had germinated! We listened to the stories on the website and particularly liked Oliver's Garden, probably as we have an Oliver in our class! The chn really enjoyed watching the time lapse clips of plants growing and the clips of the tortoise eating the fruit. The code crackers were great and they worked together to work out the message, they loved the fact that they were all part of a club and the badges were the cherry on the top. They arrived just in time and were a good way to round off the term. The chn all took their plants home today ready to plant in their own gardens and hopefully some will try their vegetables once they have grown. This was a fabulous kit with great ideas that engaged the children and they all learned something. They thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Little Garden League. Thank you so much!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Little Garden League 22 Reviews