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Question
What differences do you find between a flower and a bud?
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Solution
A flower is bigger than a bud. A bud shape is pointed and smaller in size, while a flower is larger and open.
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Here are some pictures of flowers. Mark a (✓) on the flowers which you recognise. Write their names too if you know.
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From the pictures given above, and other flowers that you know, give names of two which
| grow on trees | ______ | ______ |
| grow on bushes | ______ | ______ |
| grow on creepers | ______ | ______ |
| grow on water plants | ______ | ______ |
| bloom only at night | ______ | ______ |
| bloom in the day and close at night | ______ | ______ |
| Which flowers can you recognise by their scent, even with your eyes closed? | ______ | ______ |
| Which flowers bloom all year round? | ______ | ______ |
| Which flowers bloom only in certain months? | ______ | ______ |
Children who can bring flowers may bring one or two flowers to class. Remember that you must collect only fallen flowers. Do not pluck any flowers. Make groups of three or four children and look at one flower carefully -
- What is the colour of the flower?
- What kind of a scent does it have?
- What does it look like – a bell, a bowl, a brush or anything else?
- Do these flowers grow in bunches?
- How many petals does it have?
- Are all the petals joined together or separate?
- Outside the petals, can you see any green leafy structure? How many are there?
- Inside the petals, in the middle of the flower, can you see some thin structures? Write its colour.
- When you touch these, do you find a powdery thing on your hands?
Do you know that flowers can be eaten as well? Many flowers are cooked as vegetables.
Can you think of a colour of which there is no flower?
Have you ever read or heard any songs about flowers?
Collect songs, poems, etc., on flowers. Write them down and put them up in the classroom.
Are any special flowers used on certain occasions/festivals by your elders? Make a list of different occasions and the flowers used at each.
| Occasion/Festivals | Name of flower |
You could do this in groups of five or six each.
- Collect flowers that have fallen from trees or plants and bring them to the class.
- Spread these flowers neatly between the sheets of an old newspaper.
- Make sure that the flowers do not touch each other.
- Now put a heavy object on the newspaper. Leave it pressed for ten to fifteen days at one place.
- After this, take out all the flowers very carefully and prepare a scrap book. You can take a used notebook or old newspapers for this.
- You can also use these dried flowers to make pretty cards.
