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 tied in with art, inquiry and writing.

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 discussed what is good for our bodies and what benefits we can nutritionally from vegetables. They were keen to give new things a go.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It provided good discussion around what vegetables they did know and like to eat. New or interesting ones we were able to Google to find out more

“The kids loved this hands on learning and tied in nicely with our cause and effect focus. They enjoyed watching their seedling grow and being responsible for their own My Little Garden.”

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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? Gave the kids opportunities to be able to take lessons in science as well as promoting healthy eating for our brainfood breaks

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? Got excited to bring foods to school that were related to the food they were growing

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? were able to identify the most common vegetables and were excited to learn more about ones they didn’t know

“So much fun, kids were really engaged in wanting to learn more about how plants grew and how long it took for different varieties of plants to grow. They were encouraged to join in on lessons and gained a lot of knowledge on how to take care of plants. Each plant was named with the seed name as well as their name to encourage them to look after them. They used this as a challenge to see which one grew the fastest”

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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 a report, writing instructions

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? Willingness to eat more vegies

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

“Thank you! The resources provided were such a hit with our young learners. Everyone was engaged and showed lots of interest. Lots of good learning! 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? Procedure writing Measurement activities Life Cycles

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 children have been willing to try different things. They recognise the important role that vegetables play in a balanced diet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children were able to identify a wider variety of vegetables and were introduced to new ones.

“Our children have really enjoyed this pack. It fits well with our 'food of the week' science-based activities and we have been able to use it across curricular areas. We have had children go home enthusiastic about their plants and parents have supported them to create a wee vege garden.”

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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? Healthy eating, writing about our experience.

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 excited to try new vegetables. They have been sent home as we do not have enough time to grow and taste this term.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Students were interested in some of the unusual or new vegetables.

“Students loved planting and watching them grow. They were really into the code cracker.”

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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 made this an inquiry topic for 3 weeks and translated it into our writing and maths lessons, as well as visual arts!

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 are trying to being litter free lunches meaning they are bringing more fresh produce

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It definitely helped but there is still work to be done with my class :)

“We love this unit every year. The kit was detailed enough that my student teacher was able to look at the physical resources and online information and lead it with confidence. Students loved learning about how they could grow fresh produce and hoped to grow more at their homes.”

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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 read different shared stories about plants and gardening. I chose readers about growing plants for guided reading. We looked at the water cycle. l

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 provided our students with healthy lunches so we have had a lot of teaching around keeping healthy by eating a balanced diet.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We saw some improvement with vegetable identification.

“My students were super engaged in with this kit. The resources provided relevant real learning for my tamariki. They were so proud of their badges and a few of my students came to school telling us that their siblings had also been little garden league members in the past. We found out that the majority of the class had gardens at home or at their grandparents homes. We extended the unit by incorporating why bees are important for our environment. Thank you School Kit and New World for this fantastic resource once again.”

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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? Helped to improve targeted students with language and communication needs - gave a wider range of oral language topics to discuss and experience new vocabulary Literacy - opened up avenues to research how to grow and look after plants, write stories abo

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 kit was a great segway into healthy eating. Children felt more comfortable identifying veges and then had first hand experience of growing them. Due to connections made in class with this kit they had confidence to try new things, spotted some of the

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The spot it game was a huge hit in our classroom with ākonga. They loved the competition and also picked up the names of vegetables really quickly. I know have tamariki that will come in and say I have borage/spring onions/ cabbages growing in my garden.

“This is a neat unit to bring into your class that helps to inspire tamariki to get into gardening, how to identify and grow vegetables and enjoying eating/cooking with them in a fun way.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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