Materials
fresh or artificial flowers
pencils
drawing paper
colored pencils
flower identification book (optional)
Instructions
1. Take a walk outdoors to pick wildflowers, or use a variety of artificial
flowers.
2. If desired, show the children a flower guide and explain how the flowers
are sorted.
3. Have the children sort the flowers by color, leaf shape, and size. Discuss
similarities and differences between the flowers.
4. Count the petals on each of the flower types and sort them. Tell the
children that scientists use the color, leaf shape, and number of petals to
identify different flowers.
5. Let the children use colored pencils to draw the flowers.
More to do Math: Graph the flowers.
