Find some fabulous support materials to help farm educators deliver exciting curriculum linked activities all about food production, farming and environment.
There is also useful information about how to link up with other farmers dedicated to delivering care farming opportunities.
Resources ideal for Primary school children
- A year in Farming provides educators with a general overview of the busy farming year in the UK. The calendar is perfectly designed to help children learn about British seasonal produce, and make links between British food production, farming, and the environment in a clear and easy to understand diagram.
- This Natural Mobile resource produced by Social farms & Gardens using items collected during a scavenger hunt around the farm and is a creative way to highlight the diverse range of landscapes conserved by farmers.
- A brilliant way to teach young children about habitats is with this Animal Café Activity produced by Grow to School, simply choose an animal, think about habitats, diet and survival requirements and then create miniature cafés to fulfil the needs of their chosen animal.
- What's in the Sock produced by TastEd is a super way to get children excited about discovering new foods, or could easily be adapted by putting mystery objects inside that relating to themes on the farm.
- Using a story book is a brilliant way to introduce a wide range of farming topics to young children, this Books and Activities to Share Outdoors produced by LEAF Education contains 11 carefully chosen picture books and 35 activity suggestions perfect for teachers, parents, farm educators and forest school leaders!
Resources ideal for Secondary school children
- Check out this newly launched Practical Farm Resources for Secondary Learners booklet produced by AHDB in collaboration with LEAF Education. The activities aim to connect students with real-world agricultural practices, highlighting the importance of sustainability, biodiversity, and farm management.
- These amazing free resources produced by our partner Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) are a fantastic way to enhance a school visit. Resources range from identification posters and technical guides, to marketing and sticker packs. Topics include UK farming, red meat, dairy and cereals.
- This series of Biodiversity Activities has been produced to accompany farm and countryside visits highlighting the environmental work done by farmers today.
- Assessing soil health and soil biological activity is made easy with these resources designed to help teenagers analyse soil. Students don't have to use any complicated equipment with the soil score card, alternatively they can use the guide to measure microbial activity using equipment like a microbiometer.
- Check out this newly launched 5 Minute Guide provides all the information a farmer requires to become a care farm co-ordinator, starting with no prior knowledge, to becoming involved in the exciting growth of Social Care Farming nationwide. Also check out this Care Farming for Education page produced bySocial farms & Gardens
