Wild About Wildflowers!

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Wild About Wildflowers! is a free, standards-aligned activity guide developed by the Florida Wildflower Foundation to help students and learners of all kinds discover Florida’s native wildflowers. Designed for grades 3 and 4 but adaptable for other ages and settings, it is a practical resource for classroom teachers, environmental educators, nature center staff and anyone who wants to bring Florida’s botanical world to life.

Nine units progress from the anatomy of a single flower to the broader ecological and cultural roles wildflowers play, with each offering hands-on activities, vocabulary, discussion questions and curated resources. View or download individual units below.

Getting Started
UNIT 1 Parts of a Wildflower
UNIT 2 Wildflower Life Cycle
UNIT 3 Pollination
UNIT 4 Seed Discovery
UNIT 5 Wildflower Adaptations
UNIT 6 Plant and Animal Interactions
UNIT 7 Wildflowers are Important
UNIT 8 Wildflower Identification
UNIT 9 Learning Wildflower Names
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