Sensory sensations

class growing topic

Use these garden based activities to explore all the senses - sound, sight, touch, taste and smell. This topic is focused on getting outdoors, using plants and investigating nature. 

  • Location: Outdoors
  • School term: Early Autumn, Early Summer, Late Summer
  • Level of experience: No experience needed
  • Subject(s): PSHE, Art&DT

Learning objectives

  • Investigate different materials found in the garden
  • Explore sound in the garden
  • Create art from the garden
  • Learn to sow seeds and take cuttings
Main gardening activity Supporting activity 1 Supporting activity 2 Supporting activity 3
Session 1
 Sow sensory plants from seed

Taste the fruit and find the seed

Rain stick

Sensory nature game

Session 2
 Get your hands dirty

Make a rainbow

Natural portraits

Wonderful wind chimes

Session 3
 How to prick out seedlings into modules

Calming lavender bags

Art from the garden

Music in the garden

Session 4
 How to take semi-ripe cuttings

Home-grown perfume

Guess the herb

Draw a sound map