Flower power

class growing topic

This topic highlights the importance of flowers. From providing food through to the production of seeds and fruits, to creating colour, scent, pleasure and cultural symbolism in our lives.

  • Location: Outdoors & Indoors
  • School term: Early Autumn, Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer
  • Level of experience: No experience needed
  • Subject(s): English, Maths, Science, Art&DT

Learning objectives

  • How to sow flowers from seeds, either direct in the soil or in pots and how to look after them
  • Learn parts, structure and purpose of a flower
  • The names of some common garden flowers and how they can be distinguished by flower form
  • The relationship between flowers and insects for pollination

Main gardening activity Supporting activity 1 Supporting activity 2 Supporting activity 3
Session 1
 Sow annual seeds direct

Sowing sunflower seeds in paper pots How to make newspaper pots

Beautiful baskets

What is a flower? Flower structure diagram

Session 2
 Weeding and thinning flower seedlings

Flower power of weeds Flowering Weeds Spotter

Pressing flowers and leaves

Botanical bookmarks

Session 3
 Watering plants

Painted pebbles

Pollinator bug hunt Pollinating Insects Spotter Guide

Flower posies The meaning of flowers

Session 4
 Picking and deadheading flowers

Plant power poetry

Draw parts of a flower

Top garden flowers