Key Stage 1 sessions
Our Key Stage 1 sessions are designed to inspire and engage pupils of 5 to 6 years. We aim through inquiry-based learning to encourage curiosity and fascination about the world, plants and its people.
Overview
Our Key Stage 1 sessions are taught by experienced teachers in groups of 15 pupils. The sessions last 45 or 90 minutes.
Browse our 90 minute sessions
90 minutes
KS1 Habitats: Minibeasts
What connects carnivorous plants and minibeasts? Take a journey of discovery and investigate Kew’s more ‘unusual’ inhabitants.
90 minutes
KS1 Maths in the great outdoors
Pupils will develop confidence and mental fluency in number, measurement, shape and space in the natural environment.
90 minutes
KS1 Plant hunters
Step into the role of a Kew Plant Hunter and discover the incredible variety of plants growing at Kew.
90 minutes
KS1 Plant scientists
Become a Kew horticulturist and unlock the secrets of seeds: learn how plants grow from seeds and the factors needed for this to happen.
90 minutes
KS1 Seasons and weather at Kew
Investigate the weather associated with the different seasons at Kew and its effects on plants.
Browse our 45 minute sessions
45 minutes
KS1 Amazing plants
Pupils are taken on a multi-sensory journey through the Gardens to experience some of Kew’s most amazing plants.
45 minutes
KS1 Colour and seasons at Kew
Immerse yourself in a world of colour, as you explore the magnificent plant and tree life of Kew Gardens through the seasons.
45 minutes
KS1 Super spines and climbing vines
Are you suited to living in the rainforest or desert? Find out the special ways plants survive in these two very different habitats.