Extra Curricular Primary Resources

How can I help my children with the vocabulary associated with gardening and an allotment? Help your children learn and understand the vocabulary associated with gardening and looking after an allotment with these Twinkl Vocabulary Cards. Create an engaging display with these labels full of words linked to a 'My Allotment' topic. Perfect for a gardening club or when learning about how we grow our food and where food comes from. This resource is suitable for KS2 children to learn new vocabulary,

How can I get my children involved in planting and growing vegetables? Many children live in urban areas and rarely experience planting and growing their own vegetables. This allotment activity pack is ideal for guiding children through the process of planning, planting and nurturing their own vegetables, while considering the seasons and making their own compost. Great as part of a topic on 'where does our food come from?' or for an extra-curricular gardening club.

Our Harvest Time Crop Calendar has a monthly overview, allowing KS2 children to reap the rewards of their nurtured crops and their hard work.

This PlanIt Planning Overview provides a basic outline of the lessons, resources and learning intentions provided in the PlanIt KS1 Design and Technology 'Fabric Bunting' Unit packs.

How can my class label their seeds and crops that they have planted in an allotment? Use this Twinkl Allotment Planting Labels resource to keep track of the seeds you have sown and the crops you have planted in your allotment. Cut out, complete and laminate these handy labels and then, position them in your gardening plot next to your fruits and vegetables and there will be no surprises when it comes to harvest time! Perfect for an extra-curricular gardening club.

How can I get my children to plan their own allotment? Use these Twinkl worksheets to plan your own gardening patch, sketching out the shape and recording the dimensions. This resource is most suitable for KS2 pupils who can then use the 1cm squared paper to create a scale drawing of the allotment on which they can mark out and label their chosen planting beds. Could be used as part of an extra-curricular gardening club.

A selection of ideas, plans and guidance for starting and running an extra curricular art club.

A lovely set of craft instructions, including a list of equipment and step by step instructions with photographs.

How do I help children keep track of what they have planted in their allotment? A handy diary template to track the sowing and growth of plants on an allotment. Most suited to KS2 pupils, this diary allows pupils to record observations and measurements of the crops grown on an allotment plot, while also detailing the tasks, sowing and planting accomplished month by month. An ideal activity to use in a gardening club.

How can children plan what to do and when on their allotment? Use these handy cards to plan your activity on your allotment each month. A year of gardening is at your fingertips in this useful KS2 Allotment resource. This set of Fact File Cards provides children with a detailed month by month description of how to care for their allotment plot, cultivate crops, deter pests and reap the rewards of their hard work. Happy gardening!

All you need to know to start and run an after school club for those children keen to play with interlocking building bricks.

Guidance and plans for starting and developing an Italian Club in school. Aimed at KS2 but elements could also be used in KS1.