Food Growing Resources
Choose from curriculum guides, lesson plans and a range of other resources to support you to teach through food growing.
Curriculum guides
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Year 1
Year 1 curriculum guide.
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Year 2
Year 2 curriculum guide.
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Year 3
Year 3 curriculum guide.
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Year 4
Year 4 curriculum guide.
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Year 5
Year 5 curriculum guide.
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Year 6
Year 6 curriculum guide.
You can also download the complete booklet (Curriculum Guides Year 1-6) here.
Lesson plans
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Maths lesson
Sowing seeds in raised beds – measuring and estimating.
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Literacy lesson
Planting out seedlings - instructional language.
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Science lesson
Harvesting crops - plant life cycles.
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Design and Technology Lesson
Crop Protection - design and build structures to protect crops from pests.
How to guides + videos
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Sowing seeds in raised beds
Step-by-step instructions on how to sow seeds in raised beds.
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Sowing seeds for the greenhouse
Step-by-step instructions on how to sow seeds for the greenhouse.
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Planting out seedlings
Step-by-step instructions on how to plant out seedlings.
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Propagating Herb Cuttings
Step-by-step instructions on how to propagate herb cuttings.
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Propagating Strawberries
Step-by-step instructions on how to propagate strawberry runners.
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Watering your plants
Step-by-step instructions on how to water your plants.
Activities + Games
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Heroes and Villains
Learn about common animals we find in the garden and decide if they are good (a hero) or bad (a villain) for the garden.
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Postcards from the garden
Draw and write about your discoveries in the garden.
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The Edible Detectives
Identify different vegetables, herbs and fruits and learn how to group them based on which part we eat.
Crop Guides - Edible Flowers
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Calendula (Marigold)
Growing guide.
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Nasturtium
Growing guide.
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Violets
Growing guide.
Crop Guides - Herbs
Crop Guides - Vegetables
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Beetroot
Growing guide.
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Carrots
Growing guide.
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Courgettes
Growing guide.
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French beans
Growing guide.
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Peas
Growing guide.
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Pumpkins
Growing guide.
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Radish
Growing guide.
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Salad leaves
Growing guide.
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Tomatoes
Growing guide.
Gardening advice
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Composting Poster
Find out what to put in your compost bins.
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Tool labels
Quick guide to help identify your tools.
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Weed ID poster
Find out which weeds are safe for your compost, and which ones are not.
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Wormery Poster
Find out what to feed you worms.
Thanks to the support from Bulb and All Saints Educational Trust, all our educational resources are free to download.
Other resources we recommend
Looking for more outdoor learning/school gardening information? Check out these external resources, from Garden Organic, Woodland Trust and more.
Click here