Monday, October 5, 2026

Notes on Practical Botany

We are beginning our study of Botany! In Waldorf, this is a major grade 5 topic. I have a LOT of resources in my stash already, which can be really overwhelming. So I've decided to just think about one plant at a time.

Since we are focusing -- if at all possible -- on plants that are located near us and doing something interesting at the present moment, I'm going to organize these notes by month. (I'm in the temperate forest in the Northern Hemisphere, so it's early Autumn right now.) We have two Botany MLBs which we will keep out and available all year, in case a plant near us unexpectedly starts doing something interesting. They are tricky that way!

Our two MLBs are divided into two parts each, so four chapters in all:


MLB #1

Botany Basics

Tree Identification


MLB #2

Special Plants - Medicinal

Special Plants - Edible


I even got different MLBs (one with onion skin and one without... both green of course) so that it's easier for the children to tell them apart while we are adding in our information. I'm excited to see how the books come together!


Many thanks to Ms. Megan for the Botany books she's lending us this year:


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