Level 3 Container Gardening

This is an introduction to Container Gardening for teenagers and adults with special educational needs. It is a full course and includes student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.
The resource is intended to introduce students to container gardening, including:

• Gardening tools and equipment
• Plant growth
• Preparing and planting

Topics include:

• Gardening vocabulary
• Selecting soil
• Life cycle of plants
• Growth requirements
• Container gardening with vegetables / succulents / roses, etc.
• Gardening safety

These worksheets are designed to cover the following learning outcomes:
1 List the materials, tools and equipment required to grow ornamental plants and vegetables in containers both indoors and outdoors
2 Describe the growth cycle of a variety of summer and winter flowering plants- no differentiation of summer and winter growth cycle
3 Explain the growth requirements of container grown plants and vegetables
4 List the type of plants and vegetables suitable for container gardening
5 Describe the compost suitable for container gardening
6 Prepare containers for planting with attention to suitable lining material, growing media and drainage requirements
7 Select appropriate types of plants and vegetables to match container location and size
8 Plant selected plants and vegetables with attention to positioning, depth and watering
9 Demonstrate the application of communications, team working and quality awareness in a horticultural environment
10 Apply appropriate health, safety and personal hygiene procedures when growing plants

Can this resource be used online?
Yes, it is a digital resource. If you have purchased this resource and would like to use it for online teaching, you have permission to do so. A fillable and printable version is included. Students can type in their answers online, or worksheets can be printed. Teachers can also use the resources for whole-class teaching using a projector or interactive whiteboard.

What is included?
All components are available in the zipped folder, i.e. student worksheets, teaching slides and gardening journal.

Student Worksheets: 94 Pages
Teaching Slides: 85 Slides