Houseplants 101: Grow, Care & Thrive
Featuring the Jade Plant | The Nature Academy at Ken’s
Discover the wonderful world of houseplants and learn how to help them thrive! 🌿🪴
Part of The Nature Academy at Ken’s, this hands on learning experience introduces students to the fascinating world of houseplants, how they grow, what they need to survive, and how to care for them successfully.
Young learners will explore the basics of indoor plant care while discovering how light, water, soil, and environmental conditions affect plant health. Students will put their knowledge into practice as they get to know one of the most popular and resilient houseplants, the Jade Plant!
Through engaging activities, guided instruction, and hands on planting, students will learn how to recognize what plants need, understand how they respond to their environment, and develop the skills and confidence to care for their own houseplants.
This isn't just a planting class. It's a complete learning experience designed to encourage curiosity, observation, responsibility, scientific thinking, and a lifelong appreciation for plants and the natural world.
What Makes This Class Special
🌱 Hands On STEM Learning
Students learn through planting, observing, investigating, and interacting with real plants and growing materials.
📚 Educational Science Connections
Explore plant biology, growth, adaptation, and environmental needs through engaging activities that support applicable Alaska Science Standards.
☀️ Houseplants 101: Understanding Plant Care
Discover how sunlight, watering, soil, drainage, temperature, and humidity all work together to keep houseplants healthy and growing.
🪴 Meet the Jade Plant
Get to know the Jade Plant (Crassula ovata), a fascinating succulent known for its thick, water storing leaves and tree like appearance. Students will discover how Jade Plants adapt to dry conditions, why they need well draining soil, how to recognize overwatering, and what makes them unique among houseplants.
🔍 Encourages Scientific Thinking
Students will learn to observe plant health, identify signs of stress, ask questions, and make thoughtful decisions about how to care for their plants.
👐 Designed for Sensory Learning
Real plants, soil, roots, and other growing materials create a multisensory learning experience that goes beyond worksheets and screens.
What Students Will Learn & Experience
The basic needs of houseplants and how plants grow
How to choose the right location and lighting for indoor plants
Proper watering techniques and why overwatering can be harmful
The importance of soil, drainage, and healthy roots
How succulents, including Jade Plants, store and conserve water
How to recognize signs of healthy and unhealthy plants
Hands on planting and care of their very own Jade Plant
How to continue caring for their plant at home
Take Home Learning Experience
Every student will leave with their very own potted Jade Plant and the knowledge needed to help it thrive!
Students will also gain practical plant care skills, a better understanding of plant science, and a living project they can continue observing, nurturing, and learning from long after class ends.
Educator Developed
The Nature Academy at Ken’s educational programming is developed by an experienced educator with a Bachelor’s degree in Education, Master’s degree in K through 12 Mathematics, PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, and graduate research focused on sensory learning.
Each class is thoughtfully created to combine academic concepts with the kind of hands on discovery that makes learning memorable.
Perfect For
Homeschool families • Supplemental science learning • Nature studies • Hands on learners • Beginning plant enthusiasts • Curious young gardeners
🌿 The Nature Academy at Ken’s
Growing Curious Minds Through Hands On Learning
Learn it. Touch it. Grow it. Discover it.
October 27th 12 pm