Welcome to the Countryside Classroom Home Education Hub

Here you can find a wealth of free, downloadable resources to help with teaching and learning at home on the themes of food, farming and the natural environment. We have resources for all ages, on a wide range of topics, and for use indoors or outdoors.

Our full bank of resources are available here, but we have also selected some that we think are especially relevant to home education, and will be adding to these in the coming weeks.

Home education outdoor activities Home education indoor activities

We will also be creating regular blogs, with particular themes, and signposting relevant resources. See these below.

We hope you enjoy our resources and would love to hear how you get on with them. Use #CountrysideClassroom to show us how you get on!

Home Education Blog

CRAFTING AND DRAWING

Get creative with these canny crafting and colouring ideas

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FARMING FORTNIGHT 5th - 16th June

Primary and secondary schools from all over the UK are encouraged to have a fortnight focus on British farming and food production.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB -ENGLISH

English

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SUPER SOIL

Sample some of these super soil activity ideas to inspire your learners!

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Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales

Help children to learn about how food is produced, how red meat can be part of a healthy balanced diet, encourage skills in cooking, and discuss the traceability and sustainability of food.

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WONDERFUL WOODLAND

Use these terrific resources all about trees to inspire children to take an interest in woodland management.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Use these exciting resources and fun activity ideas to inspire children to get outdoors over the summer break.

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SEASONAL ARTS & CRAFTS

AMAZING ARTS & CRAFTS IDEAS

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GREEN FINGERS

Encourage your learners to become green fingered and create a space to grow produce and attract wildlife with this fantastic selection of gardening resources

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BIRDY SURVEYS

Watching birds is a fantastic, fun and free activity. Be inspired with this brilliant range of birdy related activities.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Investigating bugs and bees

Explore the diverse and fascinating world of minibeasts with our varied resources

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CRAZY COMPOST

Use this collection of resources to find out how to compost, why it is so important to do and what amazing creatures enable composting to happen.

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SPRING INTO ACTION

Help children spring into action with this splendid range of resources all suited to the season.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Summer activities

We may not venture far this summer, but we can all make jelly, make a paper boat and make up stories; and enjoy learning something new together

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CONSIDERING CAREERS?

Considering careers that involve food, farming or countryside.

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EASTER REVISION

Use these fantastic food, farming, and environment themed Easter revision activities to help prepare for the forthcoming GCSE and A Level exams.

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HOW DO YOU CHOOSE YOUR FOOD?

Help children think about how to choose their food and enable them to make some healthy recipes.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - ART & DESIGN

Amazing Art Activities

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Where food comes from - wheat and bread

Discover how wheat is grown and harvested, and how bread is made

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - CARING FOR YOUR WELLBEING

Wonderful Ways to Improve your Wellbeing

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SETTING UP A SCHOOL GARDEN

Look here for all the information you need to set up a school garden.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Cooking

Find recipes designed for cooking with children - from toddlers to teenagers - and pointers to the many learning opportunities in the kitchen.

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WORLD BOOK DAY

World Book Day is on Thursday 2nd March, why not use some books themed around food, farming and the environment to inspire your learners, find some brilliant ideas for activities here too!

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EASTER REVISION FOR GCSE

Help your child prepare for their forthcoming assessments with these worksheets and exam style resources.

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SEASONS GREETINGS

Why not get festive with these super seasonal activities to keep children busy over the Christmas period.

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Summer Activities for Secondary

Sample some of these super summer activity ideas to inspire your secondary school age children to be creative.

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COOKING & BAKING

Crazy outdoor cooking and brilliant indoor baking ideas.

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Celebrate World Book Day Outdoors

Celebrate World Book Day Outdoors.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - CAREERS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Check out these cool careers resources

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WORLD BOOK DAY

Why not discover reading with these wonderful world book day resources all linked to food, farming and the countryside?

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - HUMANITIES

Helpful Humanities Resources

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - MATHS

Try these marvellous Maths resources

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FARMING FORTNIGHT 6th - 17th JUNE

Farming Fortnight is a fantastic two-week event all about farming and food production.

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Summer Activities for Primary

Sample some of these super summer activity ideas perfect for inspiring primary school age children to learn outdoors.

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CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS

Keep children busy over the festive break with thes​e creative Christmas arts​ and crafts​ ideas.

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KEY STAGE 2

This Key Stage 2 blog is dedicated to those of you who teach or home tutor 7 - 11 year olds, you will find a wide range of curriculum linked activities that are all linked to food, farming and the countryside.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Games, puzzles and simple makes

Ideas for games to play, puzzles to solve, and simple things to make - all with a food, farming or countryside theme

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BIODIVERSITY

Spring into action with these brilliant biodiversity activities!

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Growing veg

This week's blog features growing vegetables at home, and on the farm

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Learning with nature

Ideas and activities to last the whole summer, using the natural world for both formal learning in school subjects and informal learning for personal development

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WILD WATER

With World Water Day approaching on the 22 nd March, why not spark your students' interest with these wonderful worksheets, activity packs, field work advice and free training opportunities!

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - SCIENCE

Super Science resources!

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Countryside Classroom Passport

Print out this perfect summer activity booklet and challenge young children to investigate a wide range of topical issues.

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Farming Fortnight Week 1

Farming Fortnight is a two-week odyssey through British farming, providing ten snapshots of this vital and fascinating industry. Originally developed for use in schools, the materials are equally suitable for discovering the world of agriculture with children of all ages at home.

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SUPER SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Check out this spectacular range of activities perfect for keeping children engaged over the summer holidays.

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FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

Check out these fabulous resources all about food preparation and nutrition.

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TastEd

Check out these resources brought to you by our terrific new partner TastEd, an organisation that provides support for schools and early years providers to deliver sensory food education.

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Activities for spring

Free, themed resources for teachers and parents to use for home education

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HOME EDUCATION HUB - CULTIVATING & PROPAGATING

Pick up some tips on cultivating and propagating in your home or school garden

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Sustainability

Activities and investigations exploring the topic of sustainability, with an emphasis on farming and nature.

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SUPER SCIENCE

Sample these super science actvities

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AUTUMN ACTIVITIES

Autumn offers lots of opportunities for enjoying the great outdoors and some fun ways of bringing the outdoors inside!

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Science and maths

A variety of activities that don't feel like school but still result in lots of learning.

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AUTUMN ACTIVITIES

Embrace the beginning of the Autumn period with these seasonal resources.

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WORLD EARTH DAY

With World Earth Day approaching on the 22nd April why not use this wonderful range of resources to raise awareness about taking action to save the planet?

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Where food comes from - milk, butter and cheese

All about dairy farming and the foods it produces.

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Farming Fortnight Week 2

We hope you enjoyed the first week of Farming Fortnight, learning about farm animals and crops. Week two follows a similar format, with topics from cows to careers

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THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC

Explore the uses and the problems caused by plastic waste with this exciting range of resources perfect for engaging pupils about an important environmental issue.

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COP26 - CLIMATE CHANGE

Help your students learn more about the causes , effects and solutions of global climate change with this new Global Farming series produce by LEAF Education.

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HEALTHY EATING

Feed children's hungry minds and bodies with these healthy eating resources

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EYFS

Do you teach or home school 4 - 5 year olds? If so this delightful range of resources dedicated to early years foundation stage will be just the thing to deliver the curriculum in a fun and exciting way!

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Countryside crafts

From printing with cauliflower florets to the ancient skills of weaving and feltmaking, this selection of simple projects has something for everyone.

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OUTDOOR LEARNING

Find out about all the exciting ways you can deliver the curriculum outdoors.

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Use these resources to help deliver some inspiring lessons all about environmental issues and their solutions.

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Chilled Food Education

Imaginative teaching resources and inspirational career ideas from the Chilled Food Industry.

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GET GROWING

Learn how to transform your school grounds and get growing with this great selection of resources designed to get children of all ages learning outdoors.

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EARTH CUBS

Countryside Classroom are delighted to welcome a new partner Earth Cubs , an organisation passionate about supporting teachers and parents to positively prepare primary school aged children for a sustainable future.

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PLASTIC POLLUTION

Peruse these resources all about plastic pollution and what we can all do to reduce the use of plastic.

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OUTDOOR CLASSROOM DAY

Take learning outdoors this week to get fresh air and learn about nature!

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Farming videos

Want to know the difference between beef and dairy cattle, how a combine harvester works, or why sheep have to be shorn? You’ll find the answers in these short, engaging videos providing a snapshot of the world of farming

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KEY STAGE 1

Do you teach or home tutor 5 - 7 year olds? If so this collection of curriculum linked activities about food, farming and the countryside are dedicated just for key stage 1 .

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HOME EDUCATION HUB: Cooking

Find recipes designed for cooking with children - from toddlers to teenagers - and pointers to the many learning opportunities in the kitchen.

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