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- Discovering Nature in Your Neighborhood
- Creating Art with Nature
- Dripping Faucet Art
- A Water Tale
- A Bee's Day Adventure
- A Nesting Tale
- A Leaf's Journey
- A Pot Plant Investigation
- A Tree Investigation
- A Silent Sensory Walk Outdoors
- A Silent Sensory Walk Indoors
- A Creative Flower Study
- A Web Safari
- Discovering Lumbricus Terrestris
- Art and Lumbricus Terrestris
- Animal Vision Exploration
- Outdoor Underfoot Sensory Exploration
- Indoor Underfoot Sensory Exploration
- Story of an Insect's Grassy Home
- Grass: Story of a Magical Mat
- A Sensory Plant Growing Adventure
- Historic Building Stone Exploration
- Sidewalk Rock Hunt
- Capturing Nature in Verse
- Weather Watcher Challenge
- Cloud Explorer and Sketcher
- Moon Watcher
- Daytime Moon Investigation
- Outdoor Weed Investigation
- Online Weed Investigation
- Reflections on Nature
A Sensory Plant Growing Adventure
Hey, young Gardener! Welcome to the plant-growing adventure! Discover the magic of nature by starting a sensory garden. Learn about plants' life cycles and engage your senses with vibrant colors, fragrant scents, and fascinating textures. Grab your gardening tools and get started.
What You'll Need:
- Curiosity
- Small plants, such as a potted herb or flower
- Pot or container
- Potting soil
- Garden gloves
- Watering can or spray bottle.
- Nature Journal, and pencils
- Braille slate and stylus
- (Tactile) drawing paper
- Favorite drawing tools
- Tactile markers
- Tactile tape measure or ruler
- Internet access for research
- Screen reader (if available)
- Optional: family member or friend to assist
Instructions:
Step 1. Choose Your Plant:
Pick a small plant that you'd like to grow in your home. It could be a herb like basil or a colorful flower.
Step 2. Research Your Plant:
Use the internet as your guide to uncover details about your plant, Like where it originally came from. If it's a flower, is it an annual (a plant that lives for a year)? If it's a herb, what are its culinary uses?
Step 3. Plant Your Seedling:
Gently plant your seedling in a small pot or container filled with potting soil. Take your time and make it snug. Make sure you wear gardening gloves when using potting soil.
Step 4. Water Your Plant:
Give your plant a drink of water, but only a little. Use a watering can or a spray bottle if you have one.
Step 5. Sensory Observation:
Use your senses to explore your growing plant. Feel the soil, touch the leaves, and notice its fragrance.
Step 6. Describe Your Plant:
Write and draw about the plant as it grows in your Nature Journal, braille slate, or on (tactile) drawing paper. If you have low or no vision, pay attention to how it feels and the sensations it provides.
Step 7. Growth Journal:
Keep a growth journal. Write or draw about your plant's changes each week. How does it look, feel, or smell as it grows?
Here are a list of things you may want to document:
Step 8. Share Your Discoveries:
Wow, you've made a significant commitment to caring for and growing a plant. Let your family, friends, and others important to you know about your sensory plant-growing experience. Your indoor gardening accomplishments may inspire others to embark on their own green adventures.
Conclusion:
As you continue caring for your plant, you nurture its growth and your understanding of the natural world. Keep observing, learning, and sharing your plant's journey with others. You're on a fantastic green adventure with so much more to discover!
Image credit: Photograph by Ashiq Munna
Pick a small plant that you'd like to grow in your home. It could be a herb like basil or a colorful flower.
Step 2. Research Your Plant:
Use the internet as your guide to uncover details about your plant, Like where it originally came from. If it's a flower, is it an annual (a plant that lives for a year)? If it's a herb, what are its culinary uses?
Step 3. Plant Your Seedling:
Gently plant your seedling in a small pot or container filled with potting soil. Take your time and make it snug. Make sure you wear gardening gloves when using potting soil.
Step 4. Water Your Plant:
Give your plant a drink of water, but only a little. Use a watering can or a spray bottle if you have one.
Step 5. Sensory Observation:
Use your senses to explore your growing plant. Feel the soil, touch the leaves, and notice its fragrance.
Step 6. Describe Your Plant:
Write and draw about the plant as it grows in your Nature Journal, braille slate, or on (tactile) drawing paper. If you have low or no vision, pay attention to how it feels and the sensations it provides.
Step 7. Growth Journal:
Keep a growth journal. Write or draw about your plant's changes each week. How does it look, feel, or smell as it grows?
Here are a list of things you may want to document:
- Daily Growth: Describe the changes you observed in your plant today. Did it grow taller, develop new leaves, or change any other way?
- Comparing Progress: Compare the size and appearance of your plant today with when you first planted it. What differences do you notice?
- Sensory Check: Use your senses to explore your growing plant. How does it feel, smell, or even taste (if it's an edible plant) now compared to when it was a seed or seedling?
- Daily Care Routine: Write about how you care for your plant. Did you water it, give it sunlight, or talk to it? How do you think this care is affecting its growth?
- Observations on Surroundings: Have you noticed or felt any bugs on your plant? What damage do you think they might do?
- Growth Measurements: Using a ruler or a tactile tape measure, note the height of your plant.
- Artistic Interpretation: In your Nature Journal or on (tactile) drawing paper, get arty, draw, or paint a portrait of your plant. Be as creative as you like! Highlight any specific details you find interesting.
- Personal Connection: Describe your feelings about watching your plant grow. Do you feel proud, excited, or curious about its progress?
- Challenges and Surprises: Write about any challenges you've faced in caring for your plant or any unexpected changes you've noticed in its growth.
- Future Predictions: Based on your observations and knowledge, predict how your plant might continue to grow in the coming days or weeks.
Step 8. Share Your Discoveries:
Wow, you've made a significant commitment to caring for and growing a plant. Let your family, friends, and others important to you know about your sensory plant-growing experience. Your indoor gardening accomplishments may inspire others to embark on their own green adventures.
Conclusion:
As you continue caring for your plant, you nurture its growth and your understanding of the natural world. Keep observing, learning, and sharing your plant's journey with others. You're on a fantastic green adventure with so much more to discover!
Image credit: Photograph by Ashiq Munna
