This is an introduction to Container Gardening for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.
The resource is intended to introduce students to container gardening, including:
Gardening tools and equipment
Plant growth
Preparing and planting
Topics include:
Gardening vocabulary
Selecting soil
Life cycle of plants
Growth requirements
Container gardening with vegetables / succulents / roses, etc.
Gardening safety
These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
1 List the materials, tools and equipment required to grow ornamental plants and vegetables in containers both indoors and outdoors
2 Describe the growth cycle of a variety of summer and winter flowering plants- no differentiation of summer and winter growth cycle
3 Explain the growth requirements of container grown plants and vegetables
4 List the type of plants and vegetables suitable for container gardening
5 Describe the compost suitable for container gardening
6 Prepare containers for planting with attention to suitable lining material, growing media and drainage requirements
7 Select appropriate types of plants and vegetables to match container location and size
8 Plant selected plants and vegetables with attention to positioning, depth and watering
9 Demonstrate the application of communications, team working and quality awareness in a horticultural environment
10 Apply appropriate health, safety and personal hygiene procedures when growing plants
Can this resource be used online?
Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.
What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.
Student Worksheets: 94 Pages
Teaching Slides: 85 Slides
This is an introduction to Horticulture for teenagers and adults with additional educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides and a gardening journal.
The resource is intended to introduce students to plants and the basics of gardening, including:
Gardening tools and equipment
Common plant types
Planting
Safety in the garden
These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
(LSH1) Identify common gardening tools and equipment, e.g. lawnmower, gardening gloves, rake, spade, trowel
(LSH2) Recognise a number of common plant types, e.g. trees, shrubs, conifers, bedding plants
(LSH3) Identify different parts of a plant, e.g. root, stem, leaves, fruit/flower
(LSH4) Grow a plant from seed or bulb
(LSH5) Plant up, e.g. a garden/bedding plant, a hanging basket or container
(LSH6) Practice essential care skills under close supervision for, e.g. a lawn or flower bed or plant
(LSH7) Take adequate safety precautions as directed
Topics include:
Identifying garden tools and their uses
Garden activities
Trees, flowers, shrubs
Parts of a tree / plant
Plant parts we eat
Life cycle of plants
Preparing for planting
What plants need
Photosynthesis
Planting seeds / bulbs / seedlings / transplants
Maintaining plants
Protective clothing
Safe gardening practices
Can this resource be used online?
This resource is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.
What is included?
All the components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.
Student Worksheets: 108 Pages
Teaching Slides: 93
This is an introduction to Life Science for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides.
The resource is intended to introduce students to life science, including:
Sorting objects and life forms
Plant and animal life forms
What living things need
Topics include:
Living and non-living things
Plant or animal
Common plants and animals
Animals in your country
Habitats
Field Trip
Parts of the body
Life stages
What plants and living things need
Healthy diet
These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
Sort familiar objects and life forms into live/animate, dead/inanimate groups
Sort familiar objects and life forms into plant or animal kingdoms
Identify some plant and animal life forms in a familiar local habitat
Use language appropriate to young and mature life forms
Name the parts of own body and that of a familiar animal
Identify some essential factors for healthy growth and development of plant or animal forms.
Can this resource be used online?
Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.
What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides.
Student Worksheets: 105 Pages
Teaching Slides: 135 Slides
This is an introduction to Horticulture for teenagers and adults with additional educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides and a gardening journal.
The resource is intended to introduce students to horticulture, including:
Types of trees, shrubs and plants
Garden tools and their uses
Garden safety
Planting
What plants need
Topics include:
Parts of a tree, flower and shrub
Hazardous plants
Planting conditions
Planting ideas
The weather
Life cycle of a plant or flower
These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
Identify some common trees & shrubs
Using a range of common gardening tools and equipment
Plant a vegetable or flower bed
Name conditions that help plants grow and flourish
Described the four main stages of the life cycle of a plant
Describe some functions of a plant leaf
Show safe working practices in the garden
Can this resource be used online?
This resource is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.
What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.
Student Worksheets: 138 Pages
Teaching Slides: 107 Slides
This is an introduction to Life Science: Habitats for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets and teaching slides.
The resource is intended to introduce students to plant and animal habitats, including:
Types of plants and animals
Types of habitats
Vertebrates and invertebrates
Living or not living
Flowering and non flowering plants
Topics include various types of habitats:
In the mountains
In the rainforest
In and near the river
In the desert
In an urban environment
In the polar regions
These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
Sort familiar living things into groups of plant and animal kingdoms.
Sort familiar living things into vertebrates/invertebrates.
Identify a flowering and non-flowering plant.
List plant and animal life forms in a local habitat.
Name some characteristics that enable living things to thrive in a local habitat.
Can this resource be used online?
This resource is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use them for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.
What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets and teaching slides.
Student Worksheets: 78 Pages
Teaching Slides: 55 Slides