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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? So much! Especially measurement and vocabulary!

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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?

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Links to instructional writing, reading about the various vegetables, maths - counting and adding, Science was a big focus learning about how things grow and what they need.

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? There was definitely an awareness of how all of these vegetables are healthy and good for you. Not too sure if there was an increase to try some!!

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This reinforced some vegetables the children already knew about and introduced some new ones.

“Many of the children had done these before but thoroughly enjoyed doing them again. We have previously grown bean plants so they were keen to grow some more 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? Te Reo language for some vegetables.

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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

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).

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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?

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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? Lots. Science, art, te reo maori, writing, reading

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? Once children learnt More and grown them Themselves they were more open To trying new veggies.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It gave them the opportunity to do something hands on And something that was their own and real.

“Children enjoyed planting their chosen plant. We are going to add them into our School garden once they are big enough. Great for the children to learn about parts Of plant, life cycle steps as well as learning About the different vegetables. Awesome all round learning.”

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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? We began with what plant we received and wrote about which plant we would like to try and why. For maths, we charted (graphed) the approximate spouting time and recorded when they actually sprouted. We measured how tall they grew. We tried to read more ab

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? It allowed my students to be willing to take the chance of trying new things. By trying these things they are now more willing to have them in their diet. They often go out to the garden and snack on what is growing.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? This allowed the students to actually recognize quite a few vegetable they had never been exposed to. When finished all students were able to recognize most pictures of the plants. Having the characters made them more excited about identify it.

“Overall, this kit worked very well for my students. They were engaged with all of the learning we did. They all loved planting their plants and watching them grow. They love exploring the garden and trying new things and always want to see what there is new to eat.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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