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How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Keyarn: I can't believe I couldn't taste the corn! It was cool doing lots of cooking. Samuel: It was interesting to find out how using the veges instead of different things made the cake dry or nicer.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The recipe design cards were great because they were pictorial so easy to use for all learning abilities.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Some boys have already said they replicated their favourite cake during their school cooking sessions and at home.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? The students had meaningful discussions about healthy eating and how you need to try to include more vegetables in your diet, with vege cakes being a delicious way to do this.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The disbelief factor! Most of them didn't believe that they could make a cake they liked, with veges in it so they were keen to prove it to family members!

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 100%

How keen were your students to try healthy alternatives in baking at the start of this kit?

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? It can help whānau eat healthier. Many people struggle to eat enough veges. Making cakes with vegetables is a fun and delicious way to get more vegetables into your diet. When tamariki are involved in preparing food, they are more likely to eat it and cooking together can bring whānau together. Spending time together in the kitchen is a great way to bond with your whānau..

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? I think lack of parental knowledge about how to cheaply prepare and then start children on the journey to healthy eating is the main barrier. It becomes more difficult to try to include veges in family diets after children become used to not eating them.

“My special needs students had a fantastic time learning about the science of cake making. It was easy to follow and flexible with it's learning opportunities.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them 'I didn't think you could use vegetables this way! But it is healthier and delicious!. I liked being able to see the reactions while seeing the benefits too!.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? All parts were effective as a whole unit.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That anything is possible!

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Effective for majority.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Ideas and opportunities to share.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Students upskilling sharing with whanau about opportunities for healthier eating.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? cost.

“Kids were engaged throughout the entire experience! Linked well with our science focus of chemical reactions. Allowing students to use the resource in a range of ways. It was well resourced and I had everything I needed. Thank you!”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them “My brother didn’t even know he was eating vegetables “ “ I got to try some new food and it tasted good in my cake”

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Lesson ideas were helpful to guide the direction

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Experimenting with cooking is fun

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very much

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? They all took some of their baking home to share with whanau

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 40%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Keep incorporating it into our discussions at school

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Money, convenience, open mindedness,

“The students were amazing that a vegetable cake could actually taste good. They had fun experimenting with different ingredients and different textures. This was a rich learning experience.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them "Don't use our recipe - unless you like cakes that taste like meat!" "Can we bake more often?"

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Electronic scales - so very helpful for the precise measurements - as 4 classes were working on this unit, we were able to pool our scales and each group could have a set for use when they were doing their cake trials. The recipe formula was a great foundation for innovating from.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Basic kitchen skills for some and opportunities to guide and lead for others. An. understanding of various sceintific components behind the making of cake as well as ways they can innovate with recipes - both this one and in other recipes after finding suitable substitutes.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? It was great as students had to explore alternatives and with those alternatives - consider the nutritional benefits of them.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Understanding of suitable, healthier substitutes - healthier options, kitchen hygiene, kitchen skills.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? As mentioned earlier, but also that the students can be involved in meal preparation and planning.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? time constraints - busy families, costs.

“This kit formed the basis of our Term 3 Inquiry. Students became scientists, bakers, creators, designers, and team players as they worked through the various aspects of this kit. It was great to see students experience different roles and as a teacher, to see students take the lead or share skills who don't often get opportunities to shine.”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them Students took home a lot of knowledge and had whanau email back to say they attempted it at home too!

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The kitchen scale and the actual recording sheets

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? Promotes healthy eating

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? very

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? students taught their whanau how to make it

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 90%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? knowledge shared with whanau

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? access to it / money

“Incredible box with everything you need! Kids loved it”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I liked the chemistry learning I didn't think I would like some of the things but I did

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? handouts

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? substitutes and testing

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? excellent

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? more aware of ingredients

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? substitutes using vegetables

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? money

“Excellent students engaged highly motivated throughout unit”

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Posted 2 years ago

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them I liked trying to to make beetroot cake. It tasted yummier than it looked. I didn’t think it was going to taste nice but it was not horrible.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? Vegetable use for n baking and looking at substitutions.

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? That vegetables can be used in sweet things and be used in different ways.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? Very. Had children ask to take the recipe home.

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? Sharing the recipe at home.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 70%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? We invited families in for a morning tea and students wrote about their experience as well as getting feedback from the tasters.

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Choice in what is being made

“This was a great lesson to enjoy with the kids at the end of term. They learned a lot about vegetable substitutions as well as trying new things and everything else that comes with baking like fractions etc.”

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Posted 2 years ago

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy eating in your classroom?

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Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them My mum said because the muffins had vegetables in them we could make them at home. We ate them all in 1 day. I liked finding out about the vegetables you could put in cakes. Some were yummy but some were yuck. I don't like carrots but cake was really nice.

Which kit components were the most impactful and why? The chemistry information because it gave the students a real insight into the reasons why some ingredients worked better than others and how the process of baking actually worked. It was interesting that once the students had learned and understood the scientific vocabulary they used it all the time. E.G. carbon dioxide rather than saying bubbles. The recipe review sheets were also great as it allowed the students to have a focus on how to effectively review their recipe rather than just commenting about the taste. It made them think at a deeper level

What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners? The "scientific" process and how to consider making things healthier without compromising taste etc.

How effective was this kit in promoting healthy food in your classroom? One of the students commented - " I didn't know beetroot was yum"

What learning from this kit can students take home to impact their family's wellness and health? The discussions and talking together about the cooking in class and the options available to them.

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What percentage of your students were familiar with tinned veges/fruit from use at home? 50%

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How can the learning in the kit go beyond the classroom to improve whānau wellbeing? Giving students the t5ools to support their whanau. One of the students said we should invite our parents to come and cook with us. (something to consider in the future)

What barriers do your students face to access healthy eating? Cost of healthy ingredients and knowledge on how to coo them and use them.

“The students worked in groups when making the vegetable cakes and they became focused on using different vegetables than any of the other groups. The best part was how students involved their whanau in their decision-making about what vegetables they could try and what would work best and why. It even led to some experimenting at home and bringing samples to school. Chocolate cake with beetroot was a real hit which turned into muffins and different options for icing. Cream cheese was voted the best.”

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Posted 2 years ago