The greenhouse was a riot of pink flowers today, which Leda felt was appropriate with all the Valentine’s cheer about the castle this week. She’d always enjoyed puffapods for what they were, which was mostly just pretty and fun over anything particularly challenging, but she hoped the students would at least be entertained by a new plant.
The puffapods were lined up along the benches, along with containers for seeds. Leda indicated for students to stand in front of the pots as they began to arrive.
“Alright guys, pick a plant to stand with, today we’ll be learning about and harvesting puffapods.” Leda pointed to the large pink seedpods near the center of the plants. “See these pods? We’ll be collecting their seeds today, like so,” the redhead said, giving a pod from the plant in front of her a quick sharp twist, gratified when it came away from the stem easily so she could hold it up. With some pressure from her thumb, Leda broke the pod open, revealing the shiny seeds inside. "After that just scoop 'em out into your bucket and you're set."
“When I give the okay, you’ll start harvesting your own puffapod, but try to be gentle with the seeds, they’re a bit volatile. For example, if you would?” Leda said, walking around with her harvested seeds to show the class, and coming to stop in front of one of the students. “Go ahead and throw a few of these onto the table, would you?” She offered, eager for a fun demonstration. When the student dropped the seeds, they readily burst into large flowers. “It’s a lot of fun, but try to refrain from wasting too many if you can,” she said, nodding encouragingly to one of the students who reached out to investigate the newly flowered seeds.
“Alright, go ahead and get harvesting. Once your plant’s all harvested, bring me the seeds and you’re free to go I’ll give a few extra points to whomever thinks they’ve gotten the most, but you’re welcome to take any flowers you end up with as well. Happy Valentine's,” Leda said, putting away her remaining seeds and settling at the front of the class to observe.
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The puffapods were lined up along the benches, along with containers for seeds. Leda indicated for students to stand in front of the pots as they began to arrive.
“Alright guys, pick a plant to stand with, today we’ll be learning about and harvesting puffapods.” Leda pointed to the large pink seedpods near the center of the plants. “See these pods? We’ll be collecting their seeds today, like so,” the redhead said, giving a pod from the plant in front of her a quick sharp twist, gratified when it came away from the stem easily so she could hold it up. With some pressure from her thumb, Leda broke the pod open, revealing the shiny seeds inside. "After that just scoop 'em out into your bucket and you're set."
“When I give the okay, you’ll start harvesting your own puffapod, but try to be gentle with the seeds, they’re a bit volatile. For example, if you would?” Leda said, walking around with her harvested seeds to show the class, and coming to stop in front of one of the students. “Go ahead and throw a few of these onto the table, would you?” She offered, eager for a fun demonstration. When the student dropped the seeds, they readily burst into large flowers. “It’s a lot of fun, but try to refrain from wasting too many if you can,” she said, nodding encouragingly to one of the students who reached out to investigate the newly flowered seeds.
“Alright, go ahead and get harvesting. Once your plant’s all harvested, bring me the seeds and you’re free to go I’ll give a few extra points to whomever thinks they’ve gotten the most, but you’re welcome to take any flowers you end up with as well. Happy Valentine's,” Leda said, putting away her remaining seeds and settling at the front of the class to observe.
To receive an O:
- Roleplay the lesson
