Plants are living things that require food and water, love and attention. Not only do they add a touch of happiness to our life and relax us, they also filter the air we breathe. Giving our children their first house plant can teach them some very useful life lessons.

One of the activities carried out in the eTwinning project ”We are Valuable with Values” was about our responsibilities to protect and care about plants and to support and secure our health. We, students from Ghelari Secondary School, Romania,  held an activity and we share it with you in the link bellow. Children took part in educational lessons and activities about photosynthesis, propagation and other science-based learning.

Children like both pets and plants. They need to understand their plant’s requirements for survival and they need to show responsibility and accountability in tending to that plant’s needs. That have to make sure to water their plants weekly, or taking their plant(if it is an indoor plant) outside for the weekends to give it fresh air and a little help from the sunlight, or fertilising it seasonally.  

it’s never too early or too late to encourage children to own and care for plants, so he or she might be motivated to grow vegetables for the family dinner table and take care of their families” health.

https://youtu.be/ELIbaJ7x0-4