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Pumpkin Investigators

We put on our investigator caps and studied the mysterious pumpkin. We needed to investigate the length of the pumpkin, describe the characteristics of the pumpkin and explore what was hidden in this so called pumpkin. Let me tell you, we were amazed with the discoveries made! We used cubes to measure the length of this pumpkin. We had a wide range of predictions as to how tall the pumpkin was. Soon after we concluded that our pumpkin was 11 inches tall, which was the equivalent to 15 cubes. We used some descriptive words like: large, big, higher to reach, rounded, small stem and lines. The most exciting discovery was learning that seeds sink! Who knew! Our Pumpkin Investigation was a success!

Throughout our Pumpkin investigation we asked our students some questions regarding our pumpkin. These pictures show their answers to the questions. Great job, friends 🙂

Special Guest in Room 1A

We had a very special guest today! Most of our friends got to see a very familiar face! Mrs. Gen! Some of our friends came from Room 3. This was an exciting time for them! They were able to enjoy Mrs. Gen’s Felt Board Ghost Story once again! The friends who came from Room 3 last year immediately remembered the story and those friends who heard and saw the story for the first time, will never forget it! Thank you Mrs. Gen, you rock!

Day 1 of Happy Apple & Pumpkin Day in Room 1A!

We had a sweet and flavorful day today. We had a special snack delivered to us for the first day of Apple and Pumpkin Day. Today’s special snack was our interpretation of an Apple Crisp. This snack consisted of crumbled Graham Crackers, apple sauce, sliced apples and whipped cream. I know, delicious! I’m sure the ‘ear-to-ear’ smiles will sum up the excitement our friends had when they saw the whipped cream gushing out of the can!
We also wanted to thank all the parents that brought pumpkins! They were finally able to paint them today! The kiddos were extremely excited to paint those pumpkins. The great part about this is that they will be able to take them home and display them over the break! We encourage all of our parents to take some time to ask them about their pumpkins. I promise you, those paintings were very intentional!
They also had some apple stamping! We cut apples in half and allowed them to use the halves as stamps to create art! That art will also be sent home for your appreciation soon!
There was one other activity we were supposed to do. We were supposed to have a station for pumpkin carving but to our surprise, EVERY seed inside had started to sprout! Insane! The inside was filled with roots, so our activity turned into a science experiment. We are now observing those seeds grow and we will see where this science experiment takes us! The kids are all forming their own predictions and hypotheses!

A Smashing Good Day!

Happy Apple Pumpkin Day! Our friends in Room 2 had a smashing fun day!

We enjoyed a fun and festive apple graham cracker delight!

Check out some of our beautiful apple and pumpkin themed art!

Today, we dissected a pumpkin together! We explored the seeds and pulp for a sensory experience. We also cut out some shapes to create a jack-o-lantern. We named him Jojo!

Pumpkin pounding was a great way for us to build some fine motor skills!

Oh My Gourdness! We had a blast doing some indoor pumpkin and gourd bowling!

APPLE PUMPKIN DAY ONE

Today we all dressed up in our comfy pajamas, decorated a shiny pumpkin with each child’s photo to take home, used a giant photo mat with our friends pictures to identify each friend. We also explored the inside of a pumpkin as we used our senses to open and smell the pumpkin’s insides, pull the slimy pulp and seeds out and counted them. We read Apple and pumpkin books, sang “Pumpkin Vine,” and indulged in a special “Apple Pie” snack. What a treat!