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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Great links to level 1 science.

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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? A great platform to open up discussions with whanau about healthy lunches. Would also be cool.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Thus was a tough one as not all veges survived the watering growing stage.

“Have used the little gardens kit in the past. I missed the little display stand this year as it was such a great way to group the little planters. The children still enjoyed the little tasks set for them. We have tried several.new foods. We also stepped out and wrote back stories for some of our favorite vege characters.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Lots of opportunities- Maori- Leant names of Fruit and Vegetables in Maori Maths- Measuring the height of plants, Science- Life cycle of a plant

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? It has made the children a lot more aware of how vegetables are grown and the stages of this growth. We learnt a lot about how and why vegetables are important for our health.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It had a good impact. The children learnt between the different types of vegetables and what they looked like.

“A great kit. The children enjoyed growing their plants.”

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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? maths - measurement (length and time) literacy - vocab and spelling, reading inquiry - looking after our environment

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? We did talk a lot about this but it was a topic we had covered earlier in the year when doing Taha Tenana.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Huge. We also had other resources - books, Twinkl print outs etc. We also visited a community garden adjacent to the school.

“This kit was amazing. The children really enjoyed the secret code and the badges. The Little Garden seeds were very popular and we used these for our measurement inquiry. They liked looking after their planted seeds/plants by watering, giving them warmth and light.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths links were good. Children placed their sticker on the day their seedling germinated. Also measured how high they got and compared leaves 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? We have a 'little kai' time where they can have a healthy snack during class time.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They enjoyed looking at the different shapes and colours different vegetables were.

“I had NE class this year and they were so excited about the hands on learning. They gained knowledge about growing and caring for plants. The children got to take home their seedlings to grow in their own 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? Literacy, sustainability, maths (graphing)

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? Children are much more willing to try new vegetables from the garden. They have even been seen sneakily pulling out carrots, having a bite and then putting them back in the ground! Haha

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Improvement overall.

“Fantastic resource to get kids hooked on gardening! They loved that they were apart of a secret club and got to wear a badge. Code crackers were a great resource to use as independent activities at reading time. The seedling kits had a good range of seed types.”

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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? The Little Garden kit provided cross curriculuar learning in Te Reo Maori - Papatuanuku, Science - How plants grow, Maths - statistics English - Writing and Reading, PE & Health - Te Whare Tapa Wha

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 were learning and engaged regarding why we need plants and what the do to keep our body and mind strong - from the actual eating (impact on healthy body) and what gardening can do for your mind (calming, relaxing, reducing stress etc).

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were very excited to look and find out what vege they got - this lead to discussions re: what the vegetable was, what it could be used for and how to grow it.

“The Little Garnden kit was the perfect fit for our Inquiry on plants and wellbeing. Students loved growing their plants and their understanding of "growing plants" and how they can make us healthy and happy was certainly enhanced by your schoolkit. 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? We found some stories about gardening or cooking and there were some stories written. We measured the growth of the seedlings over a period of time.

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 talked about vegetables they liked eating and ones they hadn't tried. We talked about how recipes can use lots of vegetables to make it delicious and we may not even be aware.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? They were familiar with a lot of vegetables but they didn't know what they looked like in seedling stage so that was really interesting for them.

“It was hands on for the kids and engaging. They were excited to see how their seedlings were coming along and it made them think more about the food their families buy from the supermarkets and what they can grow at home. Really worthwhile and in depth conversationd and observations.”

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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? Maths, literacy, inquiry/topic - pretty much anything I could think of could be incorporated into our learning around this kit.

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? We had an assembly with some current Warriors players about health and nutrition - children were proud to show off some of their new knowledge that went alongside what the assembly was promoting.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Many children had very little knowledge about vegetables that weren't in the common few. They were interested in learning about what they were growing and enjoyed tasting some of the vegetables they hadn't previously heard of.

“The children were so excited to receive a parcel and we had some very in-depth discussions about what it could be. When they saw what it was they were eager to share about whanau who had engaged with Little Garden previously. The learning that went along with growing the seeds was tailored to their level and matched perfectly with the follow up activities. Children got so much out of the journey, it was so engaging and worthwhile.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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