Activities
There are lots of ways to engage and learn with Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
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This page contains free downloadable resources for schools, parents and guardians to do with children of all Key Stages. These resources can be used at school or at home but also contain activities to come and do self-directed at the Gardens and learn on site.
The different categories below tell you what area of the curriculum the resources correspond to and what Key Stage they are for. Some resources can be adaptable for different Key Stages and abilities.
These resources are designed to help support learning in school and at home and embed a range of knowledge including Sciences, History, English and the Arts through Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
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If you would like to:
Know more about being able to visit Sheffield Botanical Gardens with your school or to ask about using the Gardens for learning (including information about using these resources on site, useful information for planning your visit, booking the Dorothy Fox Education Centre and other materials you could use provided by us)
Develop resources with us specifically for your school and curricular needs
Developing an A-Level site study using our resources and site
Please get in touch with us with by email: laura.alston@sheffield.gov.uk or phone: 07825 079 196
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Do activities with an adult. Leave everything as you found it. Do not eat anything you pick up outside and wash your hands after picking things up. Stick to paths and mown grass areas in urban greenspaces.
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We welcome all feedback on our resources. If you do use any of them and would like to give us feedback then please fill out this document and send it back to laura.alston@sheffield.ac.uk
National Education Nature Park Resources
These activities from the National Education Nature Park, a free programme for nurseries, schools and colleges in England who are working together to create a network of green spaces and boost biodiversity across the country.
The Wonder of Urban Plants
How much do you know about the benefits of plants in the urban environment? Use these resources from the University of Sheffield to learn all about how plants can be used in our towns and cities to help with the impacts of climate change.
The Wonder of Urban Plants for A-Level
How much do you know about the benefits of plants in the urban environment? Use these resources from the University of Sheffield to support your A-Level Geography.
Botanical Poetry Activity for Grownups
Author Nik Perring will show you how to craft a poem based on the Botanical Gardens…
Botanical Poetry Activity
Author Nik Perring will take you through how to write a poem based on the Botanical Gardens!
Plant Finder Bingo
Can you identify all these plants around the Botanical Gardens? Use the bingo sheet when you are on site at the Botanical Gardens or outside to find the plants and complete the tasks, see if you can find a whole row!
Botanical Bingo
Can you find all of these things around the Botanical Gardens? Use the bingo sheet when you are on site at the Botanical Gardens or outside to find the items, see if you can find a whole row!
More things to do…
If you would like to explore more of the local area head across Ecclesall Road to Sheffield General Cemetery. The Cemetery was built at the same time as the Botanical Gardens by some of the same people! Sheffield General Cemetery offers a great set of self-directed educational activities which can be found here: Education - Sheffield General Cemetery (gencem.org)
Both Sheffield Botanical Gardens and Sheffield General Cemetery offer an Arts Award Discover in a Day which can be booked by emailing laura.alston@sheffield.gov.uk find out more here.