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.

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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.