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 did a little bit of measurement with this kit. Measuring water. Measuring growth.

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? Some parents reported improved eating habits and more open minded attitudes towards trying new vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Plants went home before vegetable had grown but they did enjoy using the card game which helped with vege identification.

“The kids my class loved this kit. They have had varying levels of success with their vegetables. Some parents have reported that their children have tried new vegetable because they grew them.”

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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? As we only had 1 kit in our MLE, we added the activities to our 'can do' during each teacher's literacy programme. Students began the germination of their pots during Inquiry. We also had Te Reo activities and science activities about growing in our rota

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? I'm sorry this was not part of our inquiry. We will keep the resource to use at another opportunity. Thankyou for the kit, we have had fun and learnt how to care for plants.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? We didn't use the kit for this purpose as it was not part of our Inquiry focus. We used the vegetables indentifcation for writing based on the picture book 'The Day the Plants fought back' Some literacy groups had access to game from their 'can dos'.

“As we only had 1 kit in our MLE of 63 children, we added the activities to our 'can do' during literacy programme. Our local New World provided further plant pots so that every student took a seedling home. We completed the kit with literacy activities.We didn't use the kit for a healthy eating focus, as this was not part of our Inquiry focus Tūrangawaewae - the place we stand Greenacres school. We are celebrating 50 years since our school was built.”

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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? The kit was well set up. The main curriculum areas we covered were Science, Maths, English and Te Reo.

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 tamariki learnt more about growing our own vegetables. They were more willing to try new foods when in a class setting, but it's hard to measure how much their awareness improved. It definitely opened up discussions about vegetables though.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? It was new for some of the tamariki to see vegetables grow, so this was great.

“The tamariki loved the Little Garden League! It timed in well with Spring growing. They especially loved the 50ml measuring and the transfer to bigger pots.”

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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? Te Reo Māori Art

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? Encouraged students to try eating new things

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Huge! especially for some children who don't eat a lot at home

“excellent resources, very engaging”

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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? Writing, art,Te Reo

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? Raised awareness and interest in how easy it is to grow healthy food.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Children definitely learnt a few new vegies and herbs.

“The kit was excellent, thank you.”

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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? Maths, measurement (how tall did each plant get) statistics - graphing, how many days did it take for each plant to sprout. Science, looking at fruit and 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? We didn't really get into this part of the packet, as we had done this earlier in the year, so only briefly touched on it.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Most of the class knew which each vegetable was already, but it was interesting for them to see the difference in how each of the plants looked while they were growing.

“The plants are excellent, the class really enjoyed planting them in their pots. They also really enjoyed watching them grow, and how different plants grew at different rates. The story that went with the plants was great too.”

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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? Science: how a seed grows into a plant, what does it need to grow

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 talked about eating vegetables after planting the seeds and whenever we check on them. The children got very excited about harvesting and eating vegetables.

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? Lots of new learning for the little ones

“This was a big hit for my new entrant kids! They love the fact that they are growing a plant themselves and enjoy seeing the seedling grow every day. Checking on the seedling is the first thing in the morning when they come to school. They have been so responsible with the watering as well! I still have some spares and will definitely do this with some new students next year!”

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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? We linked this to our garden to table moving to how we prepare and cook the vegetables. We wrote stories using the different vegetable characters.

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 definitely know more about eating healthy and nutrition but whether that transpires into actually eating better I don't know

How successful was this kit in promoting student ability to identify vegetables? The children were definitely able to identify identify more vegetables afterwards

“The children really loved learning about different vegetables and it was great to have the different characters to make this more exciting/interesting. The children got really involved in caring for the plants and watching them grow.”

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Posted 3 years ago

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