Year of Food and Farming

Growing

Take part in the Year and get growing

Growing is a simple, convenient and fun way to help children understand where their food comes from. That’s why the Year of Food and Farming wants children and young people to make a pledge to grow something.

Growing can support primary teaching on the life and living process from early years to 11. In particular, it supports teaching about how things grow, where food comes from and the importance of a balanced healthy diet. There are also opportunities to relate growing activities to many other curriculum areas. You might want to think about making graphs to chart progress in ICT, measuring growth through maths activities, or producing posters in art and design.

There are growing activities that can take place indoors and others suitable for outside spaces. There is plenty of advice available and even packs to support growing.

If you’re feeling adventurous, you might even be want to rear an animal and watch it ‘grow’. There are resources to offer help and advice on setting up a school farm. As an alternative, you and your pupils could watch eggs hatch in the classroom. However, any activity involving animals needs careful consideration.

Find activities and information to help you grow something here:

• Offers to grow with schools on our Megamap
• Resource bank

You’ll find further inspiration here

• The Royal Horticultural Society’s Campaign for School Gardening
• British Potato Council's Grow Your Own Potatoes
• 'Getting your Hands Dirty' pack
• Growing Schools Garden
• Garden Organic
• Growing Schools
• Food for Life Partnership Mark for schools
• B&Q growing kits for primary schools

Year of Food and Farming aspiration No. 1:

Every pupil will undertake a growing activity during his or her primary school years.

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