Primary

Discover our free resources, opportunities and grants for primary level; including posters, activity kits, competitions and CPD.

Our three Linnaeus-inspired values are:

Going outside and exploring in nature makes us happy and healthy
Out understanding of the natural world requires recording and sharing
Learning about life on Earth is vital to sustaining its future

Linnean Learning aims to support others to adopt these values by providing of free resources, training opportunities and educational grants.

Welcome to our primary area! Click on the tabs below to explore our resources and opportunities.
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Who was Linnaeus?

Carl Linnaeus is famous for his work in taxonomy: the science of identifying, naming and classifying organisms

Fabulous Fungi Resources

Join us to discover the hidden world of fungi

New Portrait Competition

Every year we invite young people to create a new portrait that Carl Linnaeus would really like.

The Linnean Society's Our Local Nature grant scheme

Grants for youth-led projects in the UK, aiming to empower young people to enact the changes they want to see, increasing access to local natural spaces and improving understanding of the local biodiversity

The Special Species Game

Create your own Special Species and send them in!

The Linnaeus at Home Book

Explore the world outside with this activity book for parents

Animated Videos

Our creative videos explore the fascinating world of Carl Linnaeus, taxonomy and whole organism biology. The stories, specimens and objects shared in these videos are entirely unique to The Linnean Society of London.

Free Posters

Download or order any of our posters for primary, secondary and beyond highlighting key figures and concepts in natural history.

Fact Sheets

Our fact sheets include mini-biographies of prominent scientists past and present.

Teacher CPD

Our CPD sessions for teachers aim to nurture curiosity in the natural world through opportunities which are nature-based and student-led. We encourage interdisciplinary learning by connecting natural science with art, literature and history.

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