Encourage your learners to become green fingered and create a space to grow produce and attract wildlife with this fantastic selection of gardening resources:
Ages 4 - 6
- Be informed and inspired by schools of all kinds describing their gardening activities, and the benefits they bring with these super School Gardening Stories.
- Use these Community Growing Initiative materials developed by One Seed Forward to help you through the processes of designing a garden with pupils.
- Try out this excellent Maths in the Garden e-booklet redesigned by LEAF Education for home educators containing maths activities for primary children with a focus on your garden.
Ages 7 - 11
- Whether you're starting out in your garden or developing an existing area, the Royal Horticulture School Gardening Awards can help!
- This Gardening Games resource by Garden Organic has six indoor and outdoor games to help children learn some of the basics of gardening such as tool use and crop families.
- This colourful and informative calendar-style Year Planner for the classroom designed by Growing Schools is packed full with tips and advice to encourage outdoor learning through growing food in schools.
Ages 11 - 16
- Do you have learners with special needs that would benefit from taking part in activities such as gardening out on a care farm? Then take a look at this Care Farming in Education page put together by our partner Social Farms and Gardens.
- Use this super step-by-step guide to making a Mini Propagator for cuttings or seedlings using two plastic drinks bottles.
- Check out this great Growing Fruit Trees in School Grounds booklet by Learning Through Landscapes. Low-cost and easy to grow, your pupils will soon be eating the fruits of their care and labour.
