My Little Garden Journey 🌱 This
Marang Garcia
My Little Garden Journey 🌱
This activity sheet was designed for Red Table Tutoring, a hands-on learning school based in Gaborone, Botswana, that uses gardening as a core part of their curriculum.
The brief was simple but meaningful: take their real gardening activity and turn it into something Montessori-friendly for primary children.
Here's the thinking behind the design:
1) Draw your plant — observation through creation. Children record what they actually see, not what they're told to draw.
2) Did you water your plant today? — A simple yes/no interaction using plant visuals instead of words, making it accessible for pre-readers.
3) What do you notice today? — Encouraging curiosity and independent thinking, the heart of Montessori learning.
4) Count the leaves — Numeracy woven naturally into the activity, never forced.
Every element was designed around Red Table Tutoring's colours and visual identity, keeping it on-brand while making it feel warm, playful and age-appropriate.
This is what I love about instructional design, when learning feels like play, children don't even realise they're learning.
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Posted May 25, 2026
My Little Garden Journey 🌱 This activity sheet was designed for Red Table Tutoring, a hands-on learning school based in Gaborone, Botswana, that uses garden...
