Flower kingdom project (preparatory group) on the topic. general education boarding school
The florarium, as the name implies, is a plant terrarium. This is the name of various flower arrangements or individual plants placed in any glass containers: ordinary glasses, aquariums, bottles, jars with lids, decanters, and so on.
If you strictly follow the definition, then the florarium is "a plant composition in a glass container." But most often they are simply called “bottle gardens”, although it is not at all necessary to use bottles.
By the way, florariums are great for decorating small apartments, as they are quite compact and take up much less space than massive flowerpots or tubs with tall plants. The flowers in the aquarium will look no less picturesque than the fish. Perhaps your child has already experienced the passion for aquarism, but the vessel remained? Use it to create a florarium! 
Compact florariums take up a minimum of space on a windowsill or table, and look much more spectacular than an ordinary cactus pot
How to equip a florarium
The arrangement of the florarium includes several stages:
Choosing the right container. Its dimensions should correspond to the area of \u200b\u200bthe room itself. Location selection. Florariums can be floor, table, wall and suspended. It is not at all necessary to place a plant terrarium by the window - you can take care of artificial lighting or choose shade-loving plants. By the way, its composition will also depend on the location of the florarium. So, if he stands against the wall, then small details and flowers should be placed in front, and high ones in the background. At the bottom of the florarium, there must be a layer of drainage - sand or expanded clay, otherwise the plants will constantly be in the water and disappear. A plastic grate can replace such a layer. Soil is poured over the drainage layer, better purchased, prepared. The choice of ready-made soil mixture depends on the type of plants you plan to plant. The soil layer usually does not exceed 5–10 cm. After planting, the florarium is decorated using elements such as shells, pebbles, pebbles, snags, pieces of glass, and so on - the choice of details depends only on your imagination. If you're building a really large planted terrarium, take this task seriously. If your glass container will be closed, you should take care of the presence of devices such as a thermometer, hygrometer, fan and artificial lighting. This will help you control the temperature and humidity in your indoor greenhouse, as well as provide your plants with fresh air and light. If the florarium is settled in a bottle with a narrow neck, it will be convenient to fill the soil and the drainage layer through a thick paper funnel, and the plants will have to be planted with long tweezers.
By the way, if your plant terrarium is large enough, the flowers in it can not be planted in the ground, but arranged in separate pots, having built shelves, installing ladders and the like.
The container itself can also be additionally decorated, for example, with acrylic paints or varnish, which will give the composition an additional charm.
As an option, you can consider arranging a florarium-showcase on the windowsill. In this case, the window glass itself will play the role of one wall of the terrarium. True, if the window faces south, not all flowers will be able to survive under the sun. And it will be difficult to take care of the window itself. But impress passers-by with a beautiful garden in the window. 
The arrangement of such a simple florarium in an open flask or aquarium does not take so much time. Having trained and prepared, you will cope with this in just half an hour - this is how much time it usually takes to transplant a flower into a larger pot.
What plants should be chosen for the florarium
The choice of plants for the florarium depends on its size, location and features of the container. So, for a plant terrarium that will stand away from windows and other light sources, forest cacti, for example, zygocactus, popularly known as Christmas or Decembrist, as well as ferns, are suitable. For a florarium located in a sunny place, it is better to use orchids, bromeliads and other flowering plants that are suitable for greenhouse conditions.
If your "bottle garden" will be dry, with proper soil, you should choose agaves, succulents, crassula, euphorbia, cacti - these plants do well without frequent watering and can withstand dry wintering.
Wet florariums suggest the presence of moisture-loving flowers, such as fittonia and violets. Of course, moisture-loving and “dry” plants, shade-loving and adoring the sun's rays, should not be mixed in one container.
A good choice for a plant terrarium would be a miniature bush of azalea, cyclamens, uzambar violets, begonia, different types crotons, cryptanthus.
And if you love the exotic and are ready to feed your flowers with live insects, choose sarracinia or sundew for the florarium - they will feel at home in the greenhouse atmosphere of the “glaze”. 
Mosses and lichens can also become inhabitants of florariums. They are unpretentious, take up a minimum of space, so they can grow even in a small glass or glass.
Features of care
The main advantage of florariums is that the glass container provides the flowers with a special climate, protects them from drafts and temperature changes. Plants in such "green" terrariums need to be watered less often, but the container itself needs careful care - the glasses will have to be washed several times a month, as they leave traces of drops, and the florarium will look unkempt. In addition, you should observe the irrigation regime and provide ventilation so that the glass does not fog up. 
Orchids in a plant terrarium will feel just fine, becoming the best interior decoration. 
Taking care of the “bottle garden” is not so difficult - it should be watered carefully, trying not to flood and not leave extra splashes on the walls, wash regularly using a bottle brush for bottles with a narrow neck, and also wipe the glass from the outside from dust.
Ideas for arranging a florarium
If you want to create not just a plant terrarium, but a thematic composition, I offer you the following ideas:
Desert in a bottle. For such plant terrariums, sandy soil is used - a layer of about 10 centimeters. Sand should be pre-sifted. One or two beautiful pebbles will serve as a decor. On such soil, cacti, spurges and agaves will feel comfortable.
The mountains. Experts advise making such a florarium high so that a fairly wide layer of soil can be laid. Pebbles and stones are laid out on top of the ground, a real alpine hill is formed, only a miniature one. Ficus, ivy and succulents are suitable for a mountain plant terrarium.
Jungle. For a forest florarium, mixed soil should be used: peat and leafy soil, you can add a little coarse sand. In such a plant terrarium, you will have to maintain high humidity. The florarium-jungle is planted with plants almost completely - low on the front edge and high on the back wall. For this version of the “garden in a bottle”, moisture-loving plants are suitable, for example, Liviston palm, pilea, coleus, asplenium.
"The Lone Knight" In such a florarium, a single plant will live, preferably bright and flowering, for example, a beautiful orchid or a lush violet bush.
Thematic composition. If you add such details as a model of a ship, a house, a miniature wattle fence, animal figures to the plant terrarium, you will get a composition on the theme of "sea", "village", "forest edge" and so on - it all depends on your imagination and the availability of the necessary decorative items. 
Desert florarium. All that was needed to create it was sand, a few pebbles and plants that do not need abundant watering. 
The composition in the plant terrarium will be perfectly complemented by figurines, figurines and other decorative details. 
From three or four small florariums, you can make a whole composition that will decorate your table or window sill. It will turn out a real "bottle garden".
As you can see, it is not so difficult to equip a florarium, and even inexperienced flower growers can do it. Meanwhile, such compositions look very original and can become a highlight of interior design. In addition, it is easy to care for a plant terrarium, and a desert florarium does without watering for a month. So you can safely go on vacation - the flowers behind the glass will perfectly wait for your return.
The material is a week-long project with the final stage in the form of the "Flower Kingdom" entertainment. This project integrates different educational areas. It is being implemented in summer period. Contains detailed guidelines for music directors and educators.
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"Flower Kingdom"
Weekly integrated lesson plan and summer fun for older preschoolers.
Target: expand and generalize children's knowledge about colors;
To give children pleasure and aesthetic experience.
Leisure activities "Flower Kingdom" is the result of the work of an educator and musical director with children in regular classes. For an exciting joint spending of this time, the group announcesFlower week.Then the parents, inspired by this idea, will be able to get involved, help and take part in various activities of the group. Each day of the week, accordingly, should also be interestingly named. The option could be like this.
Monday - Color Day(Children come in multi-colored beautiful dresses, suits and socks). We examine colors with children, remember what flowers of the same color are - this is an introduction to the content of the flower week. A German folk song about colorful dresses and flowers can be learned and performed right in the group."Colourful Desires"
On a walk, the Monday idea can be continued, like playing with colorful paper pinwheels. Let the children run freely and experience the delight of movement and colors. These emotions are very important!
At the music lesson, the “Procession of Flowers” to the music of I. Strauss is being learned. An impromptu game "Flowers and Butterflies" is given(with paper butterflies).Rotating and sparkling butterflies are the best way to continue the game with turntables.
Tuesday - Day of the search for flavors.Aroma is often the main reason why we love and even adore flowers. Work with this sensory perception is practically not carried out with children in the garden.
Part of this day is spent with children in the yard near flower beds, where children can smell flowering plants, grass, leaves, look at garden flowers, remember their names. The teacher can draw the children's attention to the breeze and draw attention to the fact that it also has a smell - this is the general smell of Summer! This work can be continued in a group: is there a smell in the paper, in the palm, in the pencil, in the clean towel? Children will be surprised to discover that almost all objects have their own special, very delicate aroma.
Before lunch or daytime sleep, children should read G. Andersen's fairy tale"Flowers for little Ida".
Wednesday - Day of forest and wild flowers.If possible, such flowers should be collected and brought to the garden in the morning in the form of a small bouquet, in which there may be different blades of grass. This day can be devoted to learning small verses and guessing riddles, looking at pictures in books, photos on the Internet, playing flower bingo.
On this day, a poem by E. Fargen must be read"Flower Invasion"His second verse, which lists the various names of flowers, is useful to memorize with children.
You can invite the children to take a picture book. The one who is wearing a drawing of a flower must show it to the guys and together guess what kind of flower it is. All of these forms of work will help children remember the names and appearance of flowers.
At a music lesson on this day, a dance game with multi-colored paper ribbons is being learned."Violet, ranunculus, chamomile, cornflower"to the music of M. Glinka's waltz. Song "Dandelion and Buttercup", round dance game "Wreath".
Before a daytime sleep, the stories of M. Prishvin "Golden Meadow" and N. Pavlova "Yellow, White, Purple" are read.
Thursday – Day of flower surprises and gifts.This day is heldBouquet Festival.The boys, on the "secret" task of the teacher, bring tiny bunches of 3-4 wildflowers in the morning and give each to their girl (no one should be left unattended). All small bouquets are placed in one beautiful tea cup.
On this wonderful morning, everyone can come to Kindergarten with a bouquet that will be made at home with mom. Each bouquet can have its own name. Bouquets can be viewed together with children in a group and admire the beauty and perfection of flowers. The educator must clearly understand that the main goal of this type of work is not intellectual knowledge, but EXPERIENCE OF FEELINGS, since only they lead children to understanding and memorization.
Bouquets can be made up of both garden flowers and field flowers with the inclusion of decorative elements. Originality and invention in the preparation of such a bouquet should be noted especially. Family bouquets are first placed on the tables, and then for each bouquet, along with the children, there is a special place in the group.
In the classroom for drawing and manual art workyou can make applications and drawings: bouquets in vases, daisies, cornflowers, fantastic flowers, teamwork, for example, a meadow of colorful butterflies that look like flowers.
Friday – Day of flower games and generalizations.All games that are present in the scenario must be learned on this day:“Live Lotto”, “I know five names of flowers”, round dance “Gardener”.
It is necessary to consolidate children's knowledge about colors in games.
garden flowers: rose, lily, peony, calendula, pansy, garden chamomile.
Wildflowers: buttercup, clover, cornflower, bluebell, meadow chamomile, mouse peas.
forest flowers: violet, lily of the valley, forest bell, forget-me-not.
On Friday, when the children are full of flower impressions, it is very useful to do group writing.fairy tales "In a certain kingdom, in a flower state."Sit on the carpet in a cozy, trusting circle. The teacher should be able to catch any tiny initiative of the children, "process" it, immediately turning it into a fairy tale canvas that weaves together further and further. If children experience difficulty somewhere, the teacher needs to help unfold the plot, or, on the contrary, help to finish it. A fairy tale should not be long, because its authors are small children! Treat their first sprouts of writing with respect and admiration.
The importance of this type of work is not in the result (the fairy tale itself), but in the creative process, which over and over again should leave a feeling of joy and flight in the souls of your children.
On this day, the musical director repeats the round dance game "Wreath", songs, a game with butterflies and a procession of flowers, the movement of which is already familiar to children. It is also necessary to play a dramatization about a caterpillar once.
In the afternoon, with children, a large beautiful wreath is made from artificial flowers for the round dance game "Wreath".
Educators also need to make beautiful flower wreaths for themselves. One of the teachers plays the role of Flora, the ruler of the Kingdom of Flowers.
Saturday and Sunday- Anticipation of the holiday.All children, both boys and girls, are given a weekend task with their parents to make a flower headdress for the Flower Ball. It is easy to make hat compositions from multi-colored corrugated paper with the use of paper ribbons, flowers, any decorative elements. Such a headdress can be absolutely fantasy and not depict any particular flower. Several samples can be placed in the corridor of the group.
Monday - entertainment Flower Kingdom.Duration 35-40 minutes. Monday morning - looking at hats before entertainment.
Scenario of entertainment "Flower Kingdom".
For entertainment, you must try to really turn the music hall into a realm of flowers. The hall should be buried in flowers! Now almost everyone has artificial flowers at home, they are also in groups. Artificial flowers brought by parents from home to decorate the music hall will serve as excellent visual aids. There should really be a lot of them so that they can be placed in several vases - floor and table in the music room. It is also necessary to fill the music room with the aroma of a rose by applying rose oil to 8-10 shreds of fabric and placing them in different places.
"We admire." Children enter the music hall, stop in the center around. The teacher says that they all ended up in the Kingdom of Flowers and offers to take a closer look at this kingdom:
Oh wait guys
Turn around, look!
How many flowers are there, look
Left, right, ahead!
And along that path, like,
Someone is coming to us.
And what a beauty! Like a colorful meadow shines! - O! This is the mistress of flowers Flora coming to us!
To the music of the waltz, Flora appears, dancing, enters the circle and says:
Flora: My riches are our flowers,
Aren't they unearthly beauty!
Now I will show you my kingdom
And I will tell you many miracles about him!
Children, together with Flora, go around the hall, look at the flowers and remember what they are called. The Waltz of the Flowers by P. Tchaikovsky sounds in a quiet background. Having examined all the flowers in the hall, Flora invites everyone to a forest clearing (general circle).
We dance "Violet Buttercup".Muses. M. Glinka, waltz from op. Ivan Susanin. This impromptu dance begins as a game: flora invites children standing in a circle to pay off in order: Buttercup, Violet, Chamomile, Cornflower. Everyone should remember their flower, and then go to four baskets with paper ribbons of the corresponding color and take one in each hand.
Children move improvised by type: solo-tutti. For the first part of the music, only Buttercups enter the circle and dance freely, for a brighter repetition, everyone dances at the same time. At the end, everyone returns to the circle. Further - only Violets, then all together, then - only Daisies, then all together, then - only Cornflowers, then - all together. At the end of the dance, the children sit on chairs.
"We declare." The teacher offers to please Flora with verses that the children have learned about flowers. Children read P. Sinyavsky's poems.
Poppy . The bee told us
And the moths to the bee:
Softer than silk
The poppy has petals.
Bell. at the hour when its beauty
Insects love,
He treats them with dew
From a dark blue cup.
Buttercup. Dissolved buttercup
Sunny color.
He looks like a ray
It looks like summer.
cornflowers . Pieces fell from the sky
magic blue,
And the cornflowers fled
On a carpet of grass.
Kashka . Grasshoppers and butterflies,
Bugs and cockroaches
Hurry to fill the jars
Honey juice of porridge.
Chamomile.
Bugs and insects are friends with her,
And a bee, and a bird, and a river.
Chamomile's dim outfit -
But a heart of gold.
Violet.
On a shady forest clearing
Violet met with me.
I will not pick a violet -
I'd rather draw her.
"Let's eat." Children sing for Flora a little song "Dandelion and Buttercups".
"Playing" "Live Lotto".10-12 people take part in the game. each participant is given a picture with the image of his flower, which he must remember. Children sit in a circle (on the floor), hold a picture in front of them so that everyone else can see it.
Flora says: “I was in the garden, but there was no rose. What flower was missing? The rose should answer: "The rose was there, but the violet was not." The violet picks up: “No, the violet was there, but somehow I didn’t see the buttercup.” Each child, after their words, puts the picture face down on the floor in front of them. The game goes on without stopping until all the children put their pictures. At the festival, the game is played twice so that all the children of the graves can participate.
"We play with the ball."The game "I know five names of colors": hitting the ball on the floor, each child calls five names of any colors. If he succeeds, he gets a candy. This game is very exciting.
“Sing and play” “Wreath”.Musical game "Wreath". This is a round dance game that you first need to learn simply as a round dance so that children can sing it, connecting it with movement. The game begins with the leading girl, who, while singing each of the verses, moves inside the circle and gradually collects a “wreath” for herself: she comes up and takes the hand of anyone she wants. The selected children follow the leader in the next verses until all the flowers are collected according to the text of the song.
In the last verse, the children take a large beautiful wreath with their left hands and spin around inside a large circle. As a simpler option, the following can be used: children form a circle (wreath) and perform a round dance inside a large circle. The game is repeated at the festival 2 times.
"Let's solve riddles"Flora invites children to solve riddles about flowers:
What is my name say:
Often I hide in the rye,
humble wild flower,
Blue-eyed? .. (cornflower).
Look at the fence
The queen of the garden blossomed.
Not a tulip or a mimosa
And in the thorns beauty ... (rose).
golden and young
Became gray in a week
And two days later
Bald head.
I'll hide it in my pocket
Former ... (dandelion).
Flutters in a colored cape
To the envy of any ballerina.
Many sharp petals -
Red, yellow, white, variegated.
Look at me,
I am called ... (carnation).
wonderful flower,
He is like a bright light
Lush, important, like a pan,
It is called ... (tulip).
Long, thin stem
Above is a bright light.
Not a plant, but a lighthouse -
This is bright red ... (poppy).
Yellow-gold flower
Like a fluffy chicken.
Withers immediately from frost
Our sissy ... (mimosa).
"We play in the orchestra." "Waltz Joke" by Shostakovich.Flora goes to the center with a bell, rings and invites the children to take small bells to play with them (not the whole group, but 8-10 children can take part in the orchestra).
Flora: blue bell,
Play with me
Call me on your bell
A modest meadow flower!
Flora conducts the orchestra.
"The Tale of the Caterpillar". Improvised staging.Flora tells this wonderful fairy tale to the children at the holiday. Children (5-6 people), clutching at the waist, depict a caterpillar that moves gradually from one delicacy to another. The staging requires minimal preparation (one rehearsal in the hall to clarify the movement from treat to treat).
“Once upon a time there was a caterpillar. One morning she woke up and felt very hungry. She crawled along the grass and ate 5 strawberries. But she was also hungry. She then ate 2 large apples but was still hungry. Then she ate 5 plums, 2 pears and another piece of cabbage. But everyone was also hungry. Then the caterpillar ate a pile of leaves, the remaining apples, gnawed through all the pears and even an orange that came across to it along the way. She became fat, clumsy, curled up in a ball and fell asleep sweetly. But when morning came, there were no caterpillars in the garden. Instead, a multi-colored miracle fluttered and flew in the air - the caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly!
A girl appears in the hall with large paper butterflies in her hands:
I'm not just a butterfly
I am a piece of summer.
Everyone says: "Honey,
Pretty like a flower!"
Game "Flowers and Butterflies". Muses. V. Selivanova "Joke". AT
An even number of children take part in the game: one is a flower, the other is a butterfly. "Flowers" squat down, spread out. "Butterflies" fly in all directions, rotating paper butterflies in their hands. At the end of the music, on the last chord, they squat down near the selected flower. When the game is repeated, the children change roles.
"Entering the King and Queen of the Rose". Muses. I. Strauss. March of Radetzky.Queen Rose (a girl in a pink dress with a small crown on her head) and the King solemnly walk around the hall and stop in the center. Queen Rose, having said her words, becomes in the center the first couple for the procession:
Rose: I am Rose, queen of all flowers,
I am worshiped by narcissus and gladiolus,
Everyone fears my thorns
That my stem is wrapped around like a belt.
I'm announcing a flower ball here
And I ask everyone: so that everyone dances!
"Procession of Flowers". Muses. I. Strauss, Radetzky March.This is the culmination and the end of the entire flower festival. At the same time, this is the most massive and requiring some preparation number of entertainment. After the words of the Rose Queen, Flora invites the children to dress up for the festive procession (it is necessary to help the children quickly put on their hats and line up in pairs behind the King and Queen). The girls are paired with the boys. In their right hand, the girls hold a fan, closed for the time being, which will be used in the second part of the procession.
"Magic Transformation"Flora comes to the center with a big beautiful cake with a lot of sweet flowers on top and says:
All the flowers are tired, the ball is over
And our carnival is over.
Cake for you
And for the sweetness of communication!
To bring joy -
Here is the sweetness for you!
Poetic material for group work.
E. Fargen (translated from English)Flower Invasion.
Francis with a mischievous bang,
In golden freckles
Quiet Cathy, who looks
From under fluffy eyelashes,
And Laughing Paulie
Sideways in Panama -
bunches of wildflowers
They bring me every day.
Carnations, poppies, snapdragons,
Eyed daisies.
Water lilies, bells,
Bunches of fragrant porridge,
Bindweed, peas and jasmine,
Broken from the bushes...
And in my house is colorful
And crowded with flowers.
Thank you Francie, Paulie, Cat!
All the banks are already full
I have water lilies in bowls,
In water lilies - digitalis,
A bouquet sticks out of the teapot
Night blindness...
I have nothing to eat and drink from - I smell flowers!
Summer meal.
If you feed a cow
summer flowers,
She will make you happy
Delicious gifts:
Chamomile kefir
clover cheese,
In also bell
Fresh milk. (V. Orlov)
Butterfly.
I'm not just a butterfly
I am a piece of summer.
Everyone says: honey.
Pretty like a flower!
I don't sit idle
I flutter all day long.
I'll sit down and fold my wings -
I rest for an hour. (I. Tokmakova)
Lily of the valley and buttercup.
Ah, if only the lily of the valley
I could call
Silver ringing
The whole forest would ring.
And if buttercup
called out the sound,
That warm gold
The whole meadow would buzz.
And the fairies came out
In the silence of the night
To this music
Dance in the moonlight! (J. Reeves, translated from English)
Wreath.
Come to us quickly, blue cornflower.
- We weave, we weave, we weave a wreath,
White porridge, come to us flower!
- We weave, we weave, we weave a wreath,
Buttercup yellow, come to us flower!
- We weave, we weave, we weave a wreath,
Scarlet rose, come to us flower!
- What a cat, what a cat, we wove a wreath,
That's how good he is, our motley wreath!
Colored desires.
- Ze, ze, ze, all dresses are green,
Ze, ze, ze, I wear green.
That I am friends with grass blades.
- Be, be, be, all white dresses,
Be, be, be, I wear white.
That's why I can tell you
That I am friends with rum-daisies.
- Si, si, si, blue all dresses.
Si, si, si, I wear blue.
That's why I can tell you
I'm friends with the bell.
- Zhe, zhe, zhe, all yellow dresses.
Zhe, zhe, zhe, I wear yellow.
That's why I can tell you
That I am friends with buttercup.
- Pyo, pyo, pyo, all colorful dresses.
Pyo, pyo, pyo, I wear colorful.
That's why I can tell you
That I am friends with flower-flowers.
Dandelion and bluebell.
Dandelion, dandelion, rises with the sun.
Dandelion, dandelion with the sun will fall asleep.
Bluebell, bluebell little flower,
Bell, bell thin stalk.
Yellow flowers.
buttercups, buttercups, buttercups, buttercups,
We know you too!
Project
"Kingdom of Flowers"
Prepared by: biology teacher
highest qualification category
GKSOU "Special (correctional)
general education boarding school
VIIIview of the city of Kameshkovo "
year 2012
"He who loves flowers cannot be evil"
Hungarian proverb
Project foundation
Amazing world of flowers! Thousands of flowers adorn the earth. Flowers are life itself. They have their own language, their own fragrance, the power of beauty, their own history, legend, fairy tale, their own holidays. They have their own goddess - Flora - the goddess of flowers. Flora's head is decorated with a wreath, and in her hands is a bouquet of flowers.
We are so close to flowers that sometimes we don’t even think about how amazing and perfect creation they are. It would probably not be enough for a person all his life to learn the innermost secrets of the magical kingdom of the goddess Flora. But if you have attentive eyes, even the most silent flowers can tell a lot about themselves. But how? Flowers speak only in fairy tales. In life they are silent. But this silence is very eloquent.
The choice of the theme of the project was not accidental. Studying all kinds of plants in biology lessons, it was the diversity and beauty of the flower world that attracted the attention of children. There was an irresistible desire to learn as much as possible about these beautiful and gentle creatures living in the kingdom of Flora. At least look out of the corner of your eye through the crack of a magical door leading to this amazing country. Help, protect, and most importantly, tell others about how beautiful and majestic this world is.
As a result of long discussions and disputes, we decided that we should collect information and show a presentation about those flowers that please the human eye longer than others, about autumn stars that adorn our already deserted gardens, and came to the conclusion that the main factors determining the long-term flowering of some plants are:
time and place of planting in flower soil;
Respectful and careful attitude to each individual flower;
proper cultivation, watering and care of plants;
Possession of the necessary information about those plants that grow in your garden.
Objective of the project: to teach children to love nature, to instill a love of art, to educate children in philanthropy, to instill respect for work; to form in children clear ideas about the diversity of the flower world, about organizing the correct and careful handling of flower plantations.
Project objectives:
· expand the knowledge and ideas of children about the flower world of our Motherland and other countries;
to form in children an interest in getting to know new types of flowers;
To promote the development of children's creative abilities, the ability to work together, coordinating their actions.
Stage 1. Preparatory
1. Definition of the topic, purpose, content of the project, formation of groups.
2. As a result of the brainstorming “Casket of thoughts and ideas”, the groups “Flower growers”, “Flowers”, “Home residents” were identified.
3. Choice of directions in the work on the project:
Group "Flowers"
· Preparing a story about proper care for garden flowers.
· Talk to experts and knowledgeable people about how to keep cut flowers longer.
Group "Flowers"
· Preparation of reports on some types of persistent autumn flowers.
· Staging a scene.
Group "Residents of the house"
· Decoration of a flower exhibition (children's drawings, photographs, flowers grown by one's own hands).
· Setting up the school.
Stage 2. Planning
Target: development of an action plan, distribution of roles, tasks in areas of activity; study of information sources (books, encyclopedias), conversations.
Stage 3. Collection of information
Target: analysis of the action plan and the data obtained, clarification of further steps for the implementation of the project.
Stage 4. Intermediate discussion
Work with the collected material, its design.
Target: analysis of the achieved results.
What did you learn while working on the project?
How did you do your job?
· Do you have any ideas to continue the project?
Stage 5 Project implementation
Purpose of the stage : direct implementation of the project.
1. Biology lessons on the topic "Diversity of the flower world."
2. A series of extra-curricular and optional activities: "In the kingdom of Flora",
"Flowers - weather forecasters", "Plants known and unknown", "The flora of the Vladimir region", "Flower etiquette", "Flower why", "I was born a gardener".
3. A conversation with biology teachers of city schools, with amateur gardeners about interesting species and names of flowers, about the history of their appearance in our country, about the proper cultivation and care of late flowering plants.
4. Excursion to the "Winter Garden" MOU secondary school No. 1 in Kameshkovo.
5. Holding a drawing competition "The Magic World of Flowers" among school students.
6. Holding the contest "Autumn Bouquet".
7. Carrying out a contest of songs and ditties about flowers.
9. Compilation of collections: “Riddles about flowers”, “Flowers in poetry”, “Legends about flowers”, “Proverbs and sayings about flowers”, “Amazing from the life of flowers”.
10. Composing and staging fairy tales “In a certain kingdom, the Flower State ...”
11. Stage 6 Project presentation
Target: present the collective work of school students.
Project presentation
The florarium, as the name implies, is a plant terrarium. This is the name of various flower arrangements or individual plants placed in any glass containers: ordinary glasses, aquariums, bottles, jars with lids, decanters, and so on.
If you strictly follow the definition, then the florarium is "a plant composition in a glass container." But most often they are simply called “bottle gardens”, although it is not at all necessary to use bottles.
By the way, florariums are great for decorating small apartments, as they are quite compact and take up much less space than massive flowerpots or tubs with tall plants.
The flowers in the aquarium will look no less picturesque than the fish. Perhaps your child has already experienced the passion for aquarism, but the vessel remained? Use it to create a florarium!
Compact florariums take up a minimum of space on a windowsill or table, and look much more spectacular than an ordinary cactus pot.
How to equip a florarium
The arrangement of the florarium includes several stages:
- Choosing the right container. Its dimensions should correspond to the area of \u200b\u200bthe room itself.
- Location selection. Florariums can be floor, table, wall and suspended. It is not at all necessary to place a plant terrarium by the window - you can take care of artificial lighting or choose shade-loving plants. By the way, its composition will also depend on the location of the florarium. So, if he stands against the wall, then small details and flowers should be placed in front, and high ones in the background.
- At the bottom of the florarium, there must be a layer of drainage - sand or expanded clay, otherwise the plants will constantly be in the water and disappear. A plastic grate can replace such a layer.
- Soil is poured over the drainage layer, better purchased, prepared. The choice of ready-made soil mixture depends on the type of plants you plan to plant. The soil layer usually does not exceed 5–10 cm.
- After planting the plants, the florarium is decorated using elements such as shells, pebbles, pebbles, driftwood, pieces of glass, and so on - the choice of details depends only on your imagination.
- If you're building a really large planted terrarium, take this task seriously. If your glass container will be closed, you should take care of the presence of devices such as a thermometer, hygrometer, fan and artificial lighting. This will help you control the temperature and humidity in your indoor greenhouse, as well as provide your plants with fresh air and light.
- If the florarium is settled in a bottle with a narrow neck, it will be convenient to fill the soil and the drainage layer through a thick paper funnel, and the plants will have to be planted with long tweezers.
By the way, if your plant terrarium is large enough, the flowers in it can not be planted in the ground, but arranged in separate pots, having built shelves, installing ladders and the like.
The container itself can also be additionally decorated, for example, with acrylic paints or varnish, which will give the composition an additional charm.
As an option, you can consider arranging a florarium-showcase on the windowsill. In this case, the window glass itself will play the role of one wall of the terrarium. True, if the window faces south, not all flowers will be able to survive under the sun. And it will be difficult to take care of the window itself. But impress passers-by with a beautiful garden in the window.
The arrangement of such a simple florarium in an open flask or aquarium does not take so much time. Having trained and prepared, you will cope with this in just half an hour - this is how much time it usually takes to transplant a flower into a larger pot
What plants should be chosen for the florarium
The choice of plants for the florarium depends on its size, location and features of the container. So, for a plant terrarium that will stand away from windows and other light sources, forest cacti, for example, zygocactus, popularly known as Christmas or Decembrist, as well as ferns, are suitable. For a florarium located in a sunny place, it is better to use orchids, bromeliads and other flowering plants that are suitable for greenhouse conditions.
If your "bottle garden" will be dry, with proper soil, you should choose agaves, succulents, crassula, euphorbia, cacti - these plants do well without frequent watering and can withstand dry wintering.
Wet florariums suggest the presence of moisture-loving flowers, such as fittonia and violets. Of course, moisture-loving and “dry” plants, shade-loving and adoring the sun's rays, should not be mixed in one container.
A good choice for a plant terrarium would be a miniature azalea bush, cyclamens, uzambar violets, begonias, various types of crotons, cryptanthus.
And if you love the exotic and are ready to feed your flowers with live insects, choose sarracinia or sundew for the florarium - they will feel at home in the greenhouse atmosphere of the “glaze”.
Mosses and lichens can also become inhabitants of florariums. They are unpretentious, take up a minimum of space, so they can grow even in a small glass or glass.
Features of care
The main advantage of florariums is that the glass container provides the flowers with a special climate, protects them from drafts and temperature changes. Plants in such "green" terrariums need to be watered less often, but the container itself needs careful care - the glasses will have to be washed several times a month, as they leave traces of drops, and the florarium will look unkempt. In addition, you should observe the irrigation regime and provide ventilation so that the glass does not fog up.
Orchids in a plant terrarium will feel just fine, becoming the best interior decoration
It’s not so difficult to take care of the “bottle garden” - you should water it carefully, trying not to flood and not leave extra splashes on the walls, wash it regularly, using a brush for bottles with a narrow neck, and also wipe the glass from the outside from dust
Ideas for arranging a florarium
If you want to create not just a plant terrarium, but a thematic composition, we offer you the following ideas:
- Desert in a bottle. For such plant terrariums, sandy soil is used - a layer of about 10 centimeters. Sand should be pre-sifted. One or two beautiful pebbles will serve as a decor. On such soil, cacti, spurges and agaves will feel comfortable.
- The mountains. Experts advise making such a florarium high so that a fairly wide layer of soil can be laid. Pebbles and stones are laid out on top of the ground, a real alpine hill is formed, only a miniature one. Ficus, ivy and succulents are suitable for a mountain plant terrarium.
- Jungle. For a forest florarium, mixed soil should be used: peat and leafy soil, you can add a little coarse sand. In such a plant terrarium, you will have to maintain high humidity. The florarium-jungle is planted with plants almost completely - low on the front edge and high on the back wall. For this version of the “garden in a bottle”, moisture-loving plants are suitable, for example, Liviston palm, pilea, coleus, asplenium.
- "The Lone Knight" In such a florarium, a single plant will live, preferably bright and flowering, for example, a beautiful orchid or a lush violet bush.
- Thematic composition. If you add such details as a model of a ship, a house, a miniature wattle fence, animal figures to the plant terrarium, you will get a composition on the theme of "sea", "village", "forest edge" and so on - it all depends on your imagination and the availability of the necessary decorative items.
Desert florarium. All that was needed to create it was sand, a few pebbles and plants that do not need abundant watering.
The composition in the plant terrarium will be perfectly complemented by figurines, figurines and other decorative details.
From three or four small florariums, you can make a whole composition that will decorate your table or window sill. Get a real "bottle garden"
As you can see, it is not so difficult to equip a florarium, and even inexperienced flower growers can do it.
