I love growing flowers and plants. The whole process of either starting something beautiful from a seed or cutting is a thrilling and enjoyable exercise for me. For five years I ran a fair sized greenhouse business from my property. I would offer about 7,000 flowers and 10,000 vegetable plants each growing season.
During the time I did this, my children were in the elementary school age range. I made the most of this by inviting their classes out to have a field trip at my greenhouses This was a perfect field activity to mirror their science class. They had subjects concerning photosynthesis. the anatomy of flowers and the way the plants drew nourishment and moisture from the earth.
I was able to cover all of this and illustrate the concepts to them during their field trips. Since I had familiarity with what my kids studied it was easy to directly relate my show and tell to their knowledge, while adding in some extra information.
I also made sure to include some hands on activities for the kids to be a part of the process. With children of my own and a love for the little ones I have so much experience dealing with them that I understand all talk and no play can be so very boring. I made sure I had some plants they could transplant into little pots to take with them. I hope I sparked an interest in some of them about plants and growing their own.
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That sounds like an all day fun trip…not just a five minute…that is a field trip I would want to chaperone. Thank you for the ping back.
I enjoyed the field trips immensely. I love having kids around and showing them new things.
That is such a wonderful learning experience. As a grandparent I salute you for your efforts and want you to know you are appreciated.
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Good share 😀 Sharing something you’re interested in and being able to teach during the process that helps with the growing up of kids is an amazing feeling.
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