Key Stage 1

Resources suitable for pupils in Year 1 and Year 2

Amazing Adaptations

Resources to support learning on adaptations, plants and habitats

Flower Power

Resources to support learning on flowers, pollination and plant lifecycles

Colour in Nature

Resources to support learning on colour in the natural world and creating natural artworks

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Encourage students to look closely at the natural world around them and seek out fallen treasures

Look, stop, draw

Improve your students' observational skills and get them looking closely at plants with this quick and simple activity

Magic Spot

A simple activity to support outdoor learning and connection with the natural world

The following resources and activities link specifically to the Garden and its amazing plants. Use to support a self-led visit to the Garden to structure your trip and explore our site:

Observational Walk

Use all your senses to explore the Garden stopping at some interesting points along the way

Amazing Adaptations: journey through the glasshouses

Make your way through the glasshouses at CUBG and discover plants from all over the world

How Big? Measuring the largest trees in the Botanic Garden

Compare two magnificent trees: the Giant Redwood and the Cedar of Lebanon

Native Tree Trail

Navigate with a map to common British trees within the Botanic Garden learning about them and their identifying features

Global Tree Trail

Navigate with a map to six trees within the Botanic Garden learning about them and their geography

Cambridge University Botanic Garden: from the air

Fly high above the Botanic Garden and see it from a different perspective in this short drone footage