Taking Care of Your Environment, Inside and Out
Caring for the Plants Around the House or Classroom
It's natural for children to want to do real work: polishing shoes, cutting and arranging flowers, folding napkins, peeling potatoes, sewing on a button, .... the list goes on and on. These are all things a young child is likely to see older people (older children and adults) doing. In order to take part in the same work a young child has to first master the simpler components of these jobs. For instance, a child has to practice pouring in order to pour his own milk and prepare his cereal at breakfast. Or a child needs to be able to walk while carrying a tray if she is to be able to carry a food prep work from the shelf to a table.
This work, Care of Plants, is no different. Many of us have indoor plants at home or in the classroom (Aldi's has a great selection!), and they need regular care. In this first video, I demonstrate how to check the soil to see if the plant needs to be watered and then I trim off and remove dead leaves.
It would be easy for this work to lead into a simple science lesson, but it also important on its own. Please be careful: some plants are toxic to children and to pets!
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