Observe closely
Notice small changes in leaves, soil, and growth.
Nature & Everyday Life
Nature & Everyday Making
YOUR FIRST FOUR-SESSION UNIT
Design a home for a plant
Through sustained observation, children understand what plants need and design a small growing environment that can be cared for over time.
- Ages
- 5–8
- Format
- 4 sessions · Project-based
- Outcome
- Plant home
ASK · TEST · EXPLAINNOT JUST THE ANSWER
What will children take with them?
Care consistently
Turn a one-time build into a daily responsibility.
Design for life
Choose space and materials around real living needs.
ONE QUESTION · FOUR STEPS
One question, four deeper steps
Every session leaves visible progress and opens a new question for the next attempt.
Meet a new neighbor
Observe a plant and ask questions about growth.
Design the plant’s home
Consider light, water, space, and drainage.
Keep caring and recording
Create a simple care plan and observation journal.
Share the care journal
Review changes and improve the plant-home design.
MAKE
SOMETHING
REAL.
SOMETHING
REAL.
THE FINAL PROJECT
A plant home designed for ongoing care
Children take home a planter, care plan, and observation journal, then continue recording change.
Materials we’ll use
Plant, potting soil, recycled container, pebbles, clay pellets, observation journal
READY FOR THE FIRST TRY?