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Ouma’s Amazing Flowers
Ouma’s Amazing Flowers
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Country: South Africa
Ages: 3-5
Author: Jaco Jacobs
Publisher: Book Dash
Illustrator: Ester Steyn
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About The Story

In this gentle tale, a child explores Ouma’s garden and discovers that every flower is different—shapes, sizes, colors, and smells. Ouma shows how each flower has its own charm, teaching respect for nature and curiosity about the world. The story celebrates diversity in the natural world while highlighting intergenerational bonding and joyful discovery.

Themes

Family & Friends
Nature & Environment

Sub Themes

Grandparents
Amazing Flowers
Showing Caring

Parent-Teacher Guide

Learning Outcome

  • Learn that diversity in nature makes the world beautiful and strong
  • Develop observation skills through noticing colors, shapes, and smells.
  • Appreciate the role of grandparents and intergenerational sharing.
  • Begin to connect diversity in nature to human diversity and inclusion.
  • Internalize Zamasama’s focus: One Common Humanity.

Lesson Plan

  • This lesson encourages sensory engagement, global connections, and emotional expression using the story of rainfall.

Activities

  • What children do : Create a small book showing how every flower can hold a “surprise,” just like in Ouma’s garden.
  • Ages 3–5 :- Fold a few sheets into a booklet (teacher-prepared).
  • - Children draw large flowers and add textures (stickers, tissue, crayons).
  • - Teacher asks guiding questions:- What color is your flower?- Is it soft, tall, or tiny?
  • - Teacher writes down the child’s words.
  • Ages 5–8 :Children design their own pages.
  • - Storyboard scenes showing the family’s resilience.
  • - Kindness Contracts: Create a class inclusion pledge.
  • - Understanding Inequalities: Discuss how poverty affects education.

Story Discussion Guide

Before reading

  • Observe the cover and title. Ask: “What makes flowers amazing?”
  • Invite children to share stories about time spent with grandparents or gardening.

During reading

  • Pause on each new flower: “What do you think might be inside this one?”
  • Encourage sensory guessing (smell, touch, sight).

After reading

  • Reflect: “Which flower surprised you most?”
  • Ask: “Why do you think Ouma wanted to show all these flowers?”
  • Connect emotions: “How did this story make you feel?

Applicable Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 – Quality Education

Encourages inquiry, vocabulary building, and sensory learning.

SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production

Teaches mindfulness in how we interact with nature.

SDG 15 — Life on Land 

Introduces the idea of preserving flowers for pollinators and plant cycles.

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