We are pleased to be able to share some of our Garden to Table gardening, cooking and education resources to support families during this lockdown period.
You can view recent posts and categories on the right of the screen.
All across NZ funding bodies are closing to new applications, corporates are putting a hold on their donations, and generous, individual donors have become our lifeline. Garden to Table doesn't receive any government funding, although our work, building resilience and life-skills in children, has never been more important.
We are making our resources freely available, but would be grateful for any donation you are able to provide to help us continue our work with over 16,000 primary school children each week. The Donate button is at the top of the screen.
Stay well and kia kaha.
COOL AS A CUCUMBER, HOT AS A CHILLI – MINDFULNESS
Wednesday, 13 May, 2020 | Linda Taylor
The transition back to school may be difficult for some of our children, and the garden at school and at home can be used for much more than just
growing and harvesting vegetables. It is a great space for chilling, calming down, practicing mindfulness and taking a break.
This resource is developed primarily for teachers and, importantly, other school staff, to offer some tools and ideas for using the garden space as
a place to benefit students in small groups or 1:1. However these ideas may also be helpful for children who are anxious about going back
to school.
Please read through the resources below, developed and curated by our Curriculum Development Manager Victoria, to help your
child feel as cool as a cucumber, even if they start off as hot as a chilli!
This is only a part of the full, curriculum-linked resource, which is available to teachers on our Garden to Table Membership pages and also via our google
classroom. If you are a teacher and would like to know more about the full resource, which includes links to the Health and Physical Education
learning area, and Key Competencies, please contact us at info@gardentotable.org.nz.
These ideas are not new, and a quick internet search will provide many more ideas and graphics that will help, but we have gathered, collated and modified
the material to help you use your school gardens as a place of calm.
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The transition back to school may be difficult for some of our children, and the garden at school and at home can be used for much more than just\n growing and harvesting vegetables. It is a great space for chilling, calming down, practicing mindfulness and taking a break.
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This resource is developed primarily for teachers and, importantly, other school staff, to offer some tools and ideas for using the garden space as\n a place to benefit students in small groups or 1:1. However these ideas may also be helpful for children who are anxious about going back\n to school.
Please read through the resources below, developed and curated by our Curriculum Development Manager Victoria, to help your\n child feel as cool as a cucumber, even if they start off as hot as a chilli!\n
This is only a part of the full, curriculum-linked resource, which is available to teachers on our Garden to Table Membership pages and also via our google\n classroom. If you are a teacher and would like to know more about the full resource, which includes links to the Health and Physical Education\n learning area, and Key Competencies, please contact us at info@gardentotable.org.nz.
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These ideas are not new, and a quick internet search will provide many more ideas and graphics that will help, but we have gathered, collated and modified\n the material to help you use your school gardens as a place of calm.
