I didn't suggest beans because it's winter time, and I wasn't sure about how quickly they would grow dependingon how cool the growing area is and moreover, concern over transporting the seedlings outside from house to school and vice versa. They also need good light.
Peas would have no problem sprouting or growing in cooler temps but need good light. I wasn't sure how well peas would grow inside, and their hollow stems make them really easy to bend and damage.
Mostly, they both need pretty big containers to grow well.
My kids did experiment with growing bush and pole beans in cut off 2L bottles which fit easily on window sills in older daughter's SE facing upstairs bedroom with no supplemental lights. They were spindly and eventually froze due to super cold freezing air during our annual negative single digit dip, but produced a 1/2 dozen pods or so of beans each.
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We ended up going with radishes and watermelon. Funny story. My local Home Depot, where I buy a lot of garden stuff, keeps their bagged potting soil outside in the garden center even during the winter. It's been so darned cold here, the soil was still frozen several hours after sitting in my warm house. Had to get up early the next day to do the planting...