Christopherus Unit Studies: Main Lessons for Homeschoolers Botany Material for you to use to put together a botany block or an extended study of this subject. Includes 6 full-page illustrations (5 color). 38 pages, 8½"x11", in clear-fronted report cover - $17

This unit study is based on the Waldorf 5th grade Botany Main Lesson. It is written with children of about 10 to 13 in mind but there are also sections on involving younger (and older) siblings. For those looking for an abundance of ideas on working with younger children in nature or in the garden - as well as more on the Waldorf approach to science for older children - please see our From Nature Stories to Natural Science.

Questions and Answers about this book

Q: Do I have to have a backyard to use this Unit Study?

Well, it would certainly help, both by making things easier and more meaningful if your child’s botany studies were based on the plants in his garden, but this is by no means crucial. I give many suggestions which city folks or suburbanites with limited greenery can use. A trip to the florist’s, a couple of window boxes, a terrarium, a visit to a botanical garden and trips to the park can all be used to create a very rich botany block.

Q: Is this book based on Northern plants and climates? I live in (the desert, on a mountain, by the beach, in Australia...)

Yes, it is, because that’s what I am familiar with and can therefore speak about with some authority. However, my main purpose in writing this study was to show people how they can design their own botany block based on their locality and, therefore, I believe this book will be of use to homeschoolers wherever they live. We live in Wisconsin, USA so we don’t have much seaweed at hand to study – but we can still talk about it and then focus more on the plants we do have! The same could be done by anyone, whether you’re surrounded by redwoods, palm trees, alpines or mangrove swamps.

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