Teachers can you help?

[StarlightMcKenzie]

DS came home with a pot of soil with a small shoot at the end of term.

He has ASD and is totally unable to tell me what it is, and I have not contact with his classmates due to distance of his special school.

So, what is it?

(And, is it likely that his barely out of school herself teacher is playing a joke and it's smokable?)

If it is only 2 round leaves, it is a dicotyledon. You can't tell what it is yet as those are the "baby" leaves which all plants have to help them grow proper leaves. It is part of the embryo growth into "infant" plant. The next pair of leaves should be the 1st proper ones and then you might be able to tell what it is.
The cotyledons look very similar from species to species, some are a bit thinner some are rounder, but if you are not and expert it is almost impossible de determine even more on a picture.

So wait a bit.
My guess would be on some fast growing species, like sunflowers, beans, peas..., has sashh said.

There's 5 of the little sprouts now, perhaps 6.

It really sounds like a sunflower seedling
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Hi Starlight:

you may have already done this - but check the school bag. Usually there is a little booklet along with the plant or a set of instructions which explains the task.

As an aside, because this kind of thing (homework with no instructions) happens a lot - just e-mail the general enquiry school e-mail with your questions and ask them to pass it on to the teacher.

It's a beautiful way of making the point that communication between school & home was poor.

Forgot to add:

When DDs have had a plant to grow - they've usually been asked to water the plant (daily) [best that you supervise this or the poor thing(s) will drown] & every so many days measure how big it is and make a drawing (noting any changes).

If curiousity is killing you - use a pencil to carefully lift up one of the seedlings (odds are the seed will still be attached to the young plant at this stage) so you should be able to work out if it is a bean or a sunflower very quickly. Then just gently return to position and tap in.

If it is a sunflower get a stick for support and use twine/ ribbon to loosely tie the plant to the stick (just a lose circle resting on a set of opposing leaves - it will go up the stick as the plant grows).

HTH

5 or 6 different plants?

is it likely that his barely out of school herself teacher is playing a joke and it's smokable?

Why was the dig at young teachers necessary? It doesnt matter if it wasnt meant as a dig, thats how it comes across.

Peas?

Ds once brout a pumpkin seedling home. We ended up planting it and getting a massive plant, over six feet long! We got out own pumpkin that Halloween. I was very proud.