Spring Seed Sowing

class growing topic

Learn the science and skill of seed sowing.

  • Location: Outdoors & Indoors
  • School term: Early Spring, Late Spring
  • Level of experience: No experience needed
  • Subject(s):

Learning objectives

  • Learn that seeds are part of a plants lifecycle
  • Understand what is needed for seeds to grow


Main gardening activity Supporting activity 1 Supporting activity 2 Supporting activity 3
Session 1
 Sowing in pots

Seed sowing glossary

What shall we grow?

How to make an origami seed packet

Session 2
 How to prick out seedlings into modules

How to make newspaper pots

Sowing sunflower seeds in paper pots

Germination race

Session 3
 Get the soil ready for planting

Direct seed sowing

Seed packet jargon

Decorate a plant pot

Session 4
 How to pot up plug plants

Flowering Weeds Spotter

Weeding and thinning flower seedlings

Signs and labels for the garden