How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Revisiting our role as kaitiaki and recording plant experiments including growth measurements

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 made some vege soup in the class and everyone was surprised that with a little bit of salt and pepper they taste much better

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We look at the changes that’s been happening and what they could expect soon. They have used this activity to learn more about other vegetables

“My class was so excited to repot the seedlings and take it home as end of the year presents to their whanau! Thank you for all the amazing kits that you gifted us.”

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Posted 3 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? It supported our Science topic of Growing Plants.

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? Students enjoyed growing and watching the growth. I can not comment on whether this transferred to them eating a wider range of vegetables as I have not received feedback from parents regarding this.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This was somewhat successful. Students enjoyed talking about and engaging in growing the plants but they were not present to see the full growth so we identified that the timing of the project needed to be earlier in the year.

“Thank for the opportunity to be part of the School Kit project. Our class enjoyed planting and growing the seeds. The 'Popcorn' plant was a big hit with our students and a huge success in terms of its growth rate! Thank you very much.”

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Posted 3 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, Healthy eating, Maths-growth and measuring

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? Being exposed to some different vegetables. The children tried foods they hadn't before.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children learnt a lot of different vegetables that they had not come across before.

“Kids were totally engaged and loved the by in with being club members.”

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Posted 3 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 used it for science - fair testing, writing about our plants and then later linked it to the Jack and the beanstalk. It also linked in with health and PE as we talked about healthy eating and exercise as we had also just done our cross country and were

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 are aware of how important vegetables are as part of a healthy diet

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The knowledge of students really grew in this area

“A great kit. Our class really enjoyed it and were very engaged in their learning.”

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Posted 3 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? There were many opportunities for cross curricular learning. For science l, our focus was on minibeasts and the gardens were a great place to find some. We used the kit during for mini lessons in maths - counting, growth over time etc

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 students were keen to grow the seeds and were even happier knowing that they were growing something they could eat

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Some of my students learned a whole bunch of new vegetables. There were many that they had never seen before.

“This kit worked well for my year 2/3 class. The timing was perfect as we had just completed our decorative garden space and were moving into vegetable gardening. We had a good amount of resources and all students were able to plant at least one seed independently. They enjoyed watching their seeds grow and we were able to plant them into bigger pots before sending them home to be planted in the ground or a large pot.”

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Posted 3 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 this a lot in both writing and math

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 definitely have some students an understanding and interest in healthy foods

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students became interested in vegetables and knowing their names and types

“This kit was great I really liked the website with all the ideas from other teachers, this helped me and the other studio teachers create a Term Inquiry around this school kit that the students really enjoyed.”

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Posted 3 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? Children tried following the instructions to involve themselves in their learning, especially for reading and writing. Using measurement while soaking the soil.

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? Through planting and growing vegetables, children were able to successfully sell the vegetables to parents and use the money to buy more vegetables and promote healthy eating habits.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children were able to read and see the pictures of the vegetables. They were able to identify how long it takes to grow each vegetable and extra information to share with their parents.

“Little Garden was a hook activity for the children.”

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Posted 3 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? Kit was able to be used across many different areas including Inquiry, Science, Literacy and Maths.

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 enjoyed growing and eating their own vegetables. Many have grown extra verges at home.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Every child gained some sterile knowledge.

“A very generous kit containing lots of hands on learning, which was then further supported with written activities.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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