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
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90 minutes
KS1 Habitats: Minibeasts
What connects carnivorous plants and minibeasts? Take a journey of discovery and investigate Kew’s more ‘unusual’ inhabitants.
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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.
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90 minutes
KS1 Plant hunters
Follow in the footsteps of Darwin and become a modern day plant hunter in the beauty of Kew’s diverse botanical gardens.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.