To practice our math skills, we used the balance scale to weigh our pumpkins and measured their height with unifix cubes. After we measured the circumference of the pumpkins with yarn, we measured how tall we were using pumpkins.
After cutting our pumpkins open and scooping out the "guts" we discussed what we found in our pumpkin and wrote about it.
When our pumpkin project was over, we put it outside. A month later we brought it in and used magnifying glasses to study what happened to the pumpkin. We found mold and bugs. The kiddos mentioned more than once that it was "gross" but couldn't pull themselves away.
We added a few chunks of the rotting pumpkin to our Forest Floor Terrarium that already housed the leaves, twigs, moss, worms, crickets and toad that we found during family nature scavenger hunts and trips to the forest out back.
Where does our food come from? The kiddos learned about the hard work that farmer's do. They especially enjoyed the book "Farmer Duck" by Martin Waddell. We acted out the entire story to music!
Little farm animals became a welcome addition to the block area and our dramatic play area became a grocery store.
We finished the unit with turkeys of course and are so excited for our program and feast tomorrow! I can't wait to see all the kiddos on stage with turkey hats thanking Jesus for all of his blessings. I'll post pictures soon :-)
