Taking Gardening Club - Spring 2 Outdoors

Deciding on planting areas

Session aim: To work as a group to decide on planting areas.

In this session, children will work together to explore your school grounds and decide on where best to plant your future crops.

Preparing the soil

Session aim: To have prepared the soil and sown radishes.

This session aims to help children understand more about different types of soil and those that are best for growing, as well as getting their first crop in the ground!

Chitting the potatoes

Session aim: To have started the process of chitting new potatoes.

Get your children active and moving with the fun outdoor gardening themed games included in this session! They'll also learn more about how to get their potatoes ready for planting.

Sowing nasturtiums

Session aim: To have sown nasturtiums.

In this session, children will be planting the beautiful flower nasturtium to take home as a gift for someone special, while also leaving some in your school grounds to bloom in the summer.

Planting potatoes

Session aim: To have planted potatoes.

In this session your children will be given the opportunity to complete their assigned maintenance jobs in the garden as well as plant their chitted potatoes in the ground.

Harvesting radishes

Session aim: To have harvested radishes.

In this final session of your Spring 2 Gardening Club, your children will have the opportunity to reflect on their experiences and harvest their first crop of radishes to try.

Crop instruction cards - Spring 2

Crops included: Radish, Potatoes, Nasturtiums

These crop cards are to be used in combination with your Spring 2 after school club gardening pack. They contain everything you need to be able to sow, grow and harvest successfully with your children in your school garden or grounds and are suitable to be used with children across the primary age range.

Mrs Davies

Amazing resources which have really helped our school be more confident in using the outdoor space to enhance the children's learning. Great, fun, easy to follow lesson plans, which link directly to the key objectives!

Sharon Taylan

The Alfresco planning hub is a fantastic resources with lesson that are easy to pick up and teach. I use them both as full lesson, lesson starters and intervention session for an LSA. Would highly recommend.

Karyn Weglarz

I am a member of the Planning Hub and I love the variety of lessons provided. Most lessons need only simple materials that I usually already have on hand. I love taking my students out with these lessons.

Amy McTague

Brilliant resources, easy to follow and adapt for learners, clear progression!

Laura Walton

The online planning hub is a lifesaver. I teach in KS1 and the children always ask when we are going outside and parents always say how excited the children are about their outdoor learning. It is exactly what I was looking for and have now been using it for several years. Thank you for such a brilliant resource!

Gardening Club - Spring 2