Welcome to the Teacher Patch


The teacher patch grows a mix of learning resources and plant adventures to use in the classroom, outdoors or as homework activities; they are designed to complement a guided session at the Garden or are flexible to work with your own lesson plan. Currently growing in the teacher patch are two primary programmes which are free to access - select one of them below to start exploring! 

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Age: Primary 1-3 [5-7 years] 


Edward Bear invites your pupils and their teddies on a magical sensory adventure, to learn about the wonders of nature and discover how living things obtain the necessities of life.

Life of Plants

Age: Primary 4-7 [8-12 years] 


Introducing you to the work of the Botanic Garden and what it takes to be a plant scientist. Explore the parts of a flower and what they do. Investigate the lifecycles of plants and recognise the different stages of their development throughout the seasons.