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The Flower Shop
The Flower Shop
Initial Activities
It is a good idea to sow some seeds several weeks beforehand so that the children
will have some plants and flowers of their own to include in the shop (chives, spring
onions, lettuces, sunflowers, marigolds, not potatoes/tomatoes (leaves), nasturtiums
(seeds) or hyacinths as these are poisonous.
Arrange a visit to a local flower shop/market stall and ask the children to do the
following:
a) Plan the route, draw a pictorial map, and on return, check the plan against the
actual journey taken
b) Take photographs to tell the story of the journey and the visit; display the
photographs in sequence to tell the story of the journey and the visit; ask the
whole class to label significant features while individual children list their
special memories
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c) Buy some flowers and compare the cost per flower for different flowers. List
the flowers bought. Draw the flowers carefully and label parts of the flower.
Count the numbers of flowers in different bunches.
d) Survey the customers what are they buying? Why are they buying? Using the
data collected from the survey, draw graphs using ICT as appropriate. Talk
about different types of anniversary
e) Question the shopkeeper where do the flowers come from? Who buys the
flowers? Talk about the answers to the questions posed to the shopkeeper.
Mark on a map where the flowers have come from
f) Survey the different flowers available and use the data collected from survey
to draw graphs using ICT as appropriate