Description
Enhance your KS1 curriculum with the Gardening & Growing KS1 Enrichment Collection, a ready-made collection carefully curated by Early Excellence specialists to enrich your outdoor environment and provide practical Science, Design & Technology opportunities for young children. This durable collection has been designed to be used alongside the Gardening & Growing Resource Collection 3–7yrs to further engage KS1 in outdoor learning, offering resources to develop observation, measurement, investigation and recording skills.
The collection includes a three-section root view planter, life cycle boards, clipboards, measuring equipment, magnifying glasses, jumbo tweezers and a bean plant life cycle. The collection enables children to observe and measure plant growth, investigate life cycles, and record their findings in a practical, real-world context. Young learners can monitor root and shoot development, compare plant heights, sequence life cycle stages and document observations using labelled diagrams, numbers or words. These activities link directly to the KS1 National Curriculum, supporting learning in Science through understanding plants, growth, and living things, and in Design & Technology through planning, constructing, and evaluating investigations.
Children can work independently or with peers to plan and carry out investigations, measure and observe changes, and reflect on outcomes, enhancing critical thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. The open-ended nature of the resources encourages repeated investigation, fostering curiosity, observation and thoughtful evaluation.
To extend outdoor learning further, this collection can be paired with the Exploring Nature KS1 Enrichment Collection or the Investigating Weather & Seasons KS1 Enrichment Collection. By combining collections, practitioners can create a rich, dynamic outdoor classroom that develops scientific enquiry, measurement and recording skills while encouraging independent and collaborative learning.
Explore the full range of Gardening & Growing Resources to enhance your early years or KS1 outdoor classroom, creating an engaging and inspiring environment where children can learn, explore, and thrive.
Learning opportunities
- Investigating how plants grow and change over time through observation, questioning, and discussion
- Developing scientific enquiry by making predictions, testing ideas, and recording outcomes
- Exploring measurement through comparison of size, height, and growth over time
- Building attention to detail by closely observing, handling, and describing natural materials
This Gardening & Growing KS1 Enrichment Collection includes:
- 1 Explore and Discover 3 Section Root View Planter, W35cm x D10cm x H28cm
- Set of 4 figurines showing four stages of development of a green bean – seed, germinated seed, seedling, and plant
- 3 A3 Life Cycle 4 & 5 Stages Board
- 3 Jumbo Tweezers
- 3 Soft Grip Magnifying Glass, 19cm x 9cm x 22cm
- 3 A4 Clipboard
- 3 Wooden Centimetre Ruler (30cm)
- 3 Tape Measures, L150cm
- 3 Mini Boardmarker Black, single
- Suitable from age 5 and over
Storage Solution
Keep your provision organised and accessible with the Gardening & Growing KS1 Storage Solution, designed to perfectly store this collection and support easy self-selection in busy early years environments.
Variations
Many resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown; quality and value are guaranteed. Secondary images used for representation purposes only.
