Fruit harvesting calendar

This activity supports learners to make a fruit calendar to show the season when fruit is grown and harvested in the UK. It can support discussion around why different fruits grow at different times of the year, and whether this affects what fruits we eat and what fruits we can buy at the supermarket.

~ 1 hour

EYFS

KS1

KS2

Preparation

What you need

fruit catalogues or magazines with pictures of fruit
paper plates or paper
pencils, pens, glue and scissors
examples of preserved fruit such as jam, chutney, dried and tinned fruits
download the Fruit Harvesting Calendar below

Location

Indoors

Resources

Fruit Harvesting Calendar Activity.pdf 885.95 KB

Step by step

Ask learners to think about fruit that grows in this country. Make a list of their answers.
Go through the list of UK grown fruit one at a time. Discuss with the group when they think the fruit is ready to eat, or ‘in season’.
Use fruit catalogues, the Royal Horticultural Society website and gardening books to find out when the fruit is in season.
Divide a paper plate (or draw a circle on an A4 piece of paper) into four quarters. Label each section a different season – spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Cut out photos of the fruit and place in the right season section on the calendar.
The seasons could also be divided into months and then place the fruit in the right months. Check the calendar is correct before sticking the photos in place.

Curriculum links

This activity can be used to support curriculum knowledge and skill development in science, art & design and PSHE, alongside enhancing nature education, with age appropriate adaptations.

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