A practical guide for teaching botany that goes beyond flowers to the trees and leaves students actually observe.
This field-tested approach helps teachers connect classroom science with the natural world. It argues for a broader study of trees and sylva, stressing observation, identification, and hands-on work that fits into the school year and local conditions.
- Learn to balance floral study with tree and leaf examination, including how to use winter-bud and leaf drawings for ongoing learning.
- Explore how to connect botany with other subjects like drawing and literature, enriching student engagement year-round.
- Discover classroom-ready methods to identify common arborescent forms, using simple, repeatable activities without overreliance on long flowering periods.
- Access practical strategies for teacher planning, text selection, and making fieldwork feasible in typical school settings.
Ideal for readers who teach or study high school botany, and for anyone seeking a more practical, observation-based approach to plant science in the classroom.