Fun, hands-on resources that inspire students to grow, cook and eat their way to healthier habits.
GROW IT
- Upcycle and make your very own greenhouse and grow your own plants with this great Make a Mini Greenhouse resource produced by Earth Cubs.
- This simple Growing, Caring for and Harvesting guide produced by Grow to School is perfect for primary schools wanting children to grow and ingredient that can then be used to cook a wide range of recipes in school.
- Why not sign up for the RHS School Gardening Awards? There are five awards to apply for and as you complete each one, you will receive rewards to celebrate your achievement, including a certificate and digital logo for each level.
MAKE IT
- Can vegetables make an amazing chocolate brownie? Professional footballer Morgan Rogers wasn't so sure! Watch the video to see how surprised he was when our partner it was discovered that the secret ingredient was fresh beetroot – Why not download the recipe produced by Cooking 4 Champions and have a go at making them with your secondary school learners?
- The materials in this Harvesting and Cooking resource produced by One Seed Forward provide excellent suggestions on how to plan for the harvest, review actual results against previous learning about growth and involve the wider community.
- Check out this handy set of quick-reference growing instruction cards, games, activity sheets and more produced by Garden Organic providing a visual tool for any age and ability, covering a range of topics.
EAT IT
- Use this amazing Ripe, Unripe or Overripe resource by Taste Education to allow your year 4 learners to use their sense of smell to explore the way that fruit can smell different depending on how ripe it is.
- Our partner Chilled Food Association have fantastic Lesson plans for Food Teachers with materials about hygiene, tasting food and developing new products.
- Try out these brilliant Food Projects produced by Food – a fact of life, a food education programme delivered in partnership with AHDB and British Nutrition Foundation. Each project delivers learning about healthy eating, cooking, and where food comes from, in an exciting food context.
