Grow your own lunch

class growing topic

Learn how to grow easy, quick vegetables which can be eaten as part of a healthy lunch. Pupils will learn what vegetables can be grown in school and harvest them for a celebration feast. 

  • Location: Outdoors
  • 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 and look after fruit and vegetable plants
  • Read and understand seed packets
  • How to prepare soil and use tools safely
  • Harvest, eat and share crops
Main gardening activity Supporting activity 1 Supporting activity 2 Supporting activity 3
Session 1
 Get the soil ready for planting

Garden explorer

Soil texture test

What shall we grow?

Session 2
 Sowing in pots

Seed packet jargon

Measuring sticks

Signs and labels for the garden

Session 3
 Plant out young plants

Milk bottle watering can

Weed 'wanted' poster

Draw a map of your garden

Session 4
 Harvest time

Beautiful baskets

Design a celebration poster

Design a lunch menu