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Free gardening resources for schools
Gardening advice
Free gardening resources for schools:
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Royal Horticultural Society
www.rhs.org.uk
RHS campaign for all schools to have a garden, and upon free registration, they will provide each school with a free start up kit, free seeds every year, newsletters and rewards for progress.
The Great Plant Hunt
www.greatplanthunt.org
The Great Plant Hunt develops children's understanding of the natural world and is an ideal free resource to help you teach the primary science curriculum. A Darwin treasure chest containing seeds, a teachers' resource pack, a Darwin story book, a plant identikit, magnifiers, posters and more was sent to every primary school in the UK in March 2009.
The Woodland Trust
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk
The Woodland Trust is offering 'Free Trees for Schools' for Autumn 2011. Schools can register to receive a free 'edible trees pack'. Each pack contains 30 saplings made up of species such as Dog Rose, Elder, Cherry Plum and Hazel. The Woodland Trust also offer resources for linking trees to the curriculum as well as free activity packs for teachers and resources for schools.
Tree Appeal
www.treeappeal.com
Tree Appeal offers schools the chance to apply for free saplings.
Grow your own Potatoes
www.potatoesforschools.org.uk
'Grow your own Potatoes' is a project that teaches primary school children about potatoes. Schools can register to receive a free potato growing kit - registration for 2011 is now closed but schools can register for 2012. The website also offers teacher resources such as lesson plans and worksheets, as well as links to the curriiculum and healthy eating advice.
Gardening Advice:
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British Ecological Society
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
Provides resources, in-depth information and advice, focussing on learning outside the classroom and information for those schools interested in the construction and management of ponds and hedges.
Gardening with Children
www.gardeningwithchildren.co.uk
The website contains stimulating ideas for the class and a collection of helpful factsheets.
Garden Organic
www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Garden Organic offers advice on growing your own fruit and veg, how to make your own compost, things to do in your garden each month, as well as factsheets, activity sheets for schools, growing cards and resources for teachers. The growing cards include information on vegetables, fruit, herbs, edible flowers etc., and include details such as: when to plant, harvest and prune, and what equipment you will need. The growing cards can be found here
Growing Schools
www.growingschools.org.uk
Growing Schools is designed to support teachers in using the 'outdoor classroom' as a resource across the curriculum for pupils of all ages.
Kew Gardens Education Department
www.kew.org
The Kew Gardens website contains teachers resources for a variety of subjects and all key stages.