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Outdoor classrooms are home to many plant and wildlife species. The information below will help you and your students identify and learn more about these species.
Click on the links below for more details:
Common Plant Species | Common Wildlife Species
These informational webpages can be used for basic identification, simplifying maintenance, and even research projects for the students. Click on the Species Name in the chart below to learn about its:
When planting in your outdoor classroom or at your home, you should choose native plant species. CLICK HERE for information about why it is important to plant native plant species instead of non-native species.
Sensory Garden
Autumn Joy Sedum
Lamb’s Ear
Lavender
Rosemary
Spearmint
Songbird Garden
Black-eyed Susan
Cardinal Flower
Purple Coneflower
When you review the description of each plant (from the list above) on each species’ webpage, you can click on links to learn more details about the shape and arrangement of the plant’s leaves and flowers to help you and your students identify each plant.
Click on the charts below to help your students learn about the different shapes leaves and flower(s) can have and the how leaves and flower(s) can be arranged on the stems of the plant:
CLICK HERE for more information about creating and incorporating Plant Identification Signs in your outdoor classroom.
These informational webpages can be used for basic identification, habitat information, and research projects or Field Investigation Activities for the students. Click on the Species Name in the chart below to learn about what makes it WONDERful, including its:
For a taxonomic classification chart comparing key traits of common backyard wildlife, CLICK HERE!
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