There are so many things children can learn from observing plants and getting actively involved in their care. Because after all, as someone said, human beings are plants with my complex emotions.

It’s also an emotionally safe learning place for children to tackle difficult, traumatic topics such as death. I recently made this short video clip.

But here’s something relevant for everyday life: you can see the cheese plant named Stanislaw curiously reaching down to check out a new friend that is very different from him. Isn’t that what we should be teaching children? To be curious, to learn outside the classroom, and most of all, not to be afraid of differences?

Check out cheese plant books.