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Plant Species
These informational webpages can be used for basic identification, simplifying maintenance, and even research projects for the students. Click on the Species Name in the chart below to learn about its:

Description Ecological Benefits  Maintenance Notes Leaves

Flowers Seeds Habitat Requirements  Custom QR Code

When planting in your outdoor classroom or at your home, you should choose native plant species. CLICK HERE for information about why it is important to plant native plant species instead of non-native species.   

 

Caterpillar Garden Blue False Indigo Bronze Fennel Butterfly Milkweed Common Yarrow Passionflower Vine	Pollinator Garden Bee Balm Dense Blazing Star Indian Blanket Lanceleaf Tickseed Narrowleaf Sunflower	Butterfly Garden Foxglove Beardtongue Miss Huff Lantana Red Sage Rose Vervain Stokes Aster
Frog & Toad Habitat Eastern Red Columbine Heartleaf Foamflower Horsetail Joe-pye Weed Lady Fern Lizard’s Tail Wild Ginger	Sensory Garden Autumn Joy Sedum Lamb’s Ear Lavender Rosemary Spearmint	Songbird Garden Black-eyed Susan Cardinal Flower Purple Coneflower

  
Leaf and Flower Shape Charts for Students 
When you review the description of each plant (from the list above) on each species' webpage, you can click on links to learn more details about the shape and arrangement of the plant's leaves and flowers to help you and your students identify each plant.  

Click on the charts below to help your students learn about the different shapes leaves and flower(s) can have and the how leaves and flower(s) can be arranged on the stems of the plant:

• Common Leaf Shapes & Arrangements AND Flower Shapes Charts (PDF can be printed as a one-page handout)
• Common Leaf Shapes and Arrangements Chart (JPG can be displayed on smart board for review)
• Common Flower Shapes Chart (JPG can be displayed on smart board for review)

CLICK HERE for more information about creating and incorporating Plant Identification Signs in your outdoor classroom.

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"Wonders of Wildlife" Species
These informational webpages can be used for basic identification, habitat information, and research projects or Field Investigation Activities for the students.  Click on the Species Name in the chart below to learn about what makes it WONDERful, including its:

Classification Description Adaptations

Life Cycle Basic Needs Ecological Role

For a taxonomic classification chart comparing key traits of common backyard wildlife, CLICK HERE!

 

Amphibians American Bullfrog Bronze Frog Cope's Gray Tree Frog Fowler's Toad Slimy Salamander Southern Toad	Birds Eastern Bluebird Eastern Screech Owl Northern Cardinal Northern Mockingbird Red-bellied Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Invertebrates Black Swallowtail Carolina Wolf Spider Eastern Bumble Bee Little Black Ant  Millipede Monarch Butterfly  Pillbug/ Roly-poly Red Wiggler Worm
Mammals Eastern Chipmunk Eastern Cottontail Eastern Gray Squirrel Eastern Red Bat Little Brown Bat	Reptiles Black Racer Eastern Box Turtle Five-lined Skink Gray Rat Snake Green Anole

 

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