category Free Inquiry

SO I DID NOT SUCCEED IN LEARNING TOO many names of native plants AS I GOT FOCUSED ON TRYING TO LEArn names of PLANTS AND FLOWERS I crossed pathS WITH ON MY WALKS AND ADVENTURES. I DID FIND AN INDIGENOUS… Continue Reading →

SO for my kindergarten practicum, I learned that I will be helping teach about Plants and seeds, so I decided to make a post with some fun seed activities! Here is a little video with some fun ideas – It… Continue Reading →

  Several of my classmates are close to experts about a lot of local plants and generously offered to share their knowledge! i had hoped to make videos with at least Fred and nisa, but unfortunately, the term got crazy… Continue Reading →

SO I decided to try the plantnet app again with some flowers and plants. They are not local indigenous plants (some are invasive) as they are just ones I came across that I liked while out walking seeking plants and… Continue Reading →

I wanted to put together a list of book resources to use when teaching K/1 students about plants! So here we go: PICTURE BOOKS: ‘Lola Plants a Garden’ by Anna McQuinn (Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18511407-lola-plants-a-garden https://www.russellbooks.com/books/lola-plants-a-garden-lola-reads-1580896952/ Little Seed: A Sprouting… Continue Reading →

As I didn’t have the best luck with Plant ID applications specifically for trees I decided to try a book. I settled on “Wild Trees of British Columbia” by Sherman G Brough as it would have many of the trees… Continue Reading →

In my struggles to learn to identify trees, (still working on it), I took time to look at some elementary school lesson ideas around trees and nature. I also decided to bring in some experts, (my 5 and 8-year-old nieces),… Continue Reading →

So as part of this journey, I decided to start looking at Plant ID apps to help me learn about local plants and trees. I was hoping to get something that was free and I looked at several reviews. Most… Continue Reading →