If incorrect, the card goes to the bottom of the pile. Player 2 then takes a turn, and so on until all the cards have been claimed. A double or triple set of the cards could also be created and then used in the same game, or in a matching game where each person in the class gets a card and then has to find a person with the same type of leaf. Critical and Creative Thinking , Personal and Social Values and Skills . This activity provides students with the opportunity to compare their observations of leaves with their knowledge of leaves and determine if there is correspondence between the two.
Students also have close interpersonal contact during the game.
Grow some plants in the classroom. In addition to house plants such as geraniums, coleus, and ivy, it is possible to grow grass, corn, beans, radishes. Individual students or groups could select which seeds to plant, and then take responsibility for the care and watering of those plants. Journals or graphs could be used to record growth, dates and amounts of watering, and so on. Some hints for care of plants in the classroom are found in the introductory section of this Curriculum Guide, and in numerous reference books.