How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Math, Science, Literacy - each week we wrote about what we could see, what we thought our little garden may need more of / less of (sun, water), making a diary of the week to week growth. The oral language experience in itself makes this kit a must have!

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? My learners were so excited to try new vegetables when it was time to harvest. Many of my children then went on to plant their own seeds and home and share their knowledge with their whanau. In their lunchboxes, they would examine and talk about which veg

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Very effective in learning and identifying vegetables. There were even a couple I myself hadn't heard of before so it was lovely to be learning alongside my tamariki.

“The Little Garden Kit is a must have for any classroom! My Year 1 children absolutely loved learning about growing seeds, observing the growth and learning about many different vegetables, many they hadn't tried before. It was lovely to see hear them talking about what they could see, sharing eachothers knowledge about what they might need to thrive, what each vegetable tastes like. As our Little Garden began to thrive, we made comparisons on heights which we all found really exciting. Such a fun and engaging activity. I personally love this kit and am looking forward, hopefully, to revisiting this with my new class this year.”

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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? Easily linked to Mathematics (measurement of our seedling's growth) , Writing with procedural writing (how to plant a seed) and creative writing (descriptions about each little garden vege character). Our inquiry was growth so it was perfect for this.

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, the kids were keen to try the veges they had grown although but we had to send seedlings home as it came to the end of the school year so we didn't get to eat them!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Fantastic! Lots of fun games and activities that really grabbed the students attention - especially with all the little garden league characters and they loved the Spot it game.

“Fantastic kit with lots of great resources, games and inspiration - perfect for our growth inquiry!”

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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? The students were able to write about the growth (writing), what things plants needed to grow (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? Many children were willing to try a different vegetable if someone else did and knowing that they could have some of the vegetables in their lunchboxes.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students knew what each vegetable was but not what some looked like while growing.

“Students loved to see their plants grow and how some grow quicker than others”

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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 rulers to measure our plants and collected data on growth - time to show, growth per day. They learnt about the parts of plants (labelling), a plants life cycle and the needs of plants. They also wrote instructions on planting a seed.

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? Our kit plants were sent home to plant as we did not receive the kit till late but we had other vegetables growing in our garden at school which we cooked up. The students were very keen on eating the vegetables and were keen to grow and eat their kit one

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were able to look up their plant online and we played a Kahoot! name that vegetable quiz to help them learn to identify different vegetables. They could identify the vegetables in the kit.

“This is a great kit for engaging students in learning about plants and gardening. They loved the hands on aspect of growing plants and were able to find out about edible plants they didn't know anything about. They were able to look up and find out about these plants and what they were used for (eg. borage). It elicited lots of good learning conversations.”

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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? Maths measurement height, time, volume of soil, water, number Writing diary, reading stories- jack and the beanstalk, science- needs of living things, characteristics of plants, identification of 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? Students took plants home to look after and try

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

“Students had to draw a garden, say what plants need to grow and give some examples of vegetables and fruits to be awarded the badge and belong to the garden club. They loved getting the badge and were fully engaged watering their plants every day.”

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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 - Measurement i.e. regular watering times, measuring plant growth Writing - transactional/ Instructional i.e. daily of growth Art - Observational drawings Health - 5+ A day / Food pryimad Chart / Food Prep Science - Life Cycle of... / photosynthesis

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? My student are now have a willingness to try different foods i.e. encourage to eat veges (raw /cooked) and make comments using our 5 senses / drinking herbal teas (cold mint tea)

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many students didn't know what turnips or radishers were so we used text such as The Biggest Turnip or The goats in the turnip patch - additional resouces such as the computer to look up the name tag on the boxes / local gardner / reference or garden book

“Great programme for children to be active participants and learn the basic skills of being a great gardner for the future. It kept them engaged, motivated and generated plenty of learning conversations. They learnt to nuture the plants to fruition, investigated alternative products such as using our worm pee and natural slug repellents i.e. crushed eggshells”

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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, food tech, writing, 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? There was a discussion about healthy eating. We as a school need to promote growing your own gardens at the home

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The students took them home at a seedling stage, however were able to identify the vegetables by label and determine which vegetables they liked. It would have been great to be able to get the vegetables to a full grown stage to be able to eat them at sch

“Great little kit to use for young ones to plant, watch grow and water their own seedlings. It would be better to start this in the earlier terms. The students took their plants home to put in their own gardens.”

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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? This kit allowed us to explore different maths concepts, writing genres and social science by caring and looking after our plants.b

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 wide range of plants allowed our students to become more aware of a wide range of plants but they weren't able to try a them as they had to take them home before they had fully grown.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? By growing such a wide range of different plants it hasvreally helped our students to recognise and know a much wider range of plants and vegetables.

“The kids loved this kit and really enjoyed planting and watching the seeds grow.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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