How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? lots of opportunities for cross curriculum integration. Maths graphing and measuring. Art, reading and writing

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? Children were keen to grow and show their whanau about the vegetables

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children learnt about root vegetables and which ones were easy to grow

“Children were engaged and excited to learn about veges”

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Posted 3 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? It certainly helped with maths (measuring), science and technology (building a frame for pea 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? As well as looking at the food pyramid we talked about processed and natural food and where food comes from. We have a fruit/veg break in the morning and now all students bring some in to eat.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It certainly helped students identify different types of vegetables they hadn't been exposed to and to see what types they like.

“My small class of year 0's had a great time learning about the food pyramid and this kit helped with identifying vegetables and learning what plants need to grow. We grew the little gardens in class and then these were taken home to plant as they were getting too big. We also planted many in our school gardens.”

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Posted 3 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? Writing about our plants and learning experiences. Measurement in maths using everyday language.

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? Made them aware of growing food and trying new vegetables. Our class ears very much jock and highly processed foods from packets in their lunchbox so this was a good experience.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children were fascinated by the popcorn plant. They learnt many vegetable names during this kit.

“Our class loved the packs and was an amazing experience to watch our seeds turn into plants and learn about what we pants need to grow. We are now harvesting some of our vegetables.”

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Posted 3 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? Measuring of growth incorporated maths brilliantly as well as writing about our vegetable growing experiences. We researched together about the differing vegetables and were then able to cook together with them too! Science, maths, literacy and the ARTs a

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? Massively - because they all now know the real value of vegetables (health benefits etc) but they also aren’t scared to try new vegetables now because they have and have discovered that that in fact quite like them.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Massive impact. Students could see the difference in growing quickly so loved that being juniors. They really enjoyed taking responsibility for their pod and measuring and watering etc.

“Absolutely loved it - students and teacher!.”

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Posted 3 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? So much! Especially measurement and vocabulary!

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! And combined with our Ka Ora, Ka Ako lunches in schools we are hearing and seeing kids talking about growing and eating home grown kai!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Heaps! The large picture cards and hands on activities really promote this!

“Such a fantastic hands on kit! The tamariki loved planting the seeds, predicting what their seedling will look like and then what the plant will produce!! So much I intrigue and excitement!”

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Posted 3 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? Science links, lifecycles of a plant, stats,

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 should have planted the little gardens in term 3 as we couldn't finish them off this late in the term to try them out. We could try different veges on the list from the supermarket next year as an extension to this terms garden growing. As the kids did

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Added a lot more interest to planting the gardens and to lifecycle learning too,

“Our class really enjoyed the idea of being part of the little gardens club. They were excited when they knew which kit we had and enjoyed starting off and watching their plants grow. They enjoyed the competition of whose plant was growing the best. They learnt about what plants need to grow and learnt a bit about photosynthesis. They enjoyed the badges and drawing the pictures of their plants. They all look forward to watching their plants grow at home. Thank you.”

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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 explored the science of growing plants and explored what was needed to grow healthy plants. We discussed carnivores, omnivores and herbivores. We learnt the te reo names of some of the vegetables.

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 year two children were already fairly knowledgeable about healthy eating with a very positive attitude towards eating fruit. We focussed on the importance of a balanced diet and incorporating more veggies into it.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children were all reasonably good at identifying different vegetables, but had no idea about the herbs so that was a great learning opportunity.

“My year two learners found this school kit super engaging. They couldn't wait to set up a special place in the classroom and start growing the plants.”

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Posted 3 years ago

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

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Very High

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Te Reo language for some vegetables.

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? Most children were keen to try new vegetables during our feed and read times.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Very successful. We had a tasting session too.

“The kit was great and introduced a lot of new vegetables to the children. A great variety of resources.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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