Barnardo's Big Bean Challenge
This practical activity challenges children to plant and care for their own runner bean and watch it grow into a beanstalk. This gives the children a sense of responsibility whilst also learning about the things plants need in order to grow. It also helps them learn key curriculum concepts such as measuring.
We've provided lots of resources you can download and use to plan your lessons below:
- Lesson plan (age 4-7) (PDF)
- 'Growing your bean' worksheet (PDF)
- Lesson plan (age 7-11) (PDF)
- 'Bean survival pack' (PDF)