This morning we had orange wagon wheel noodles in the Touch and Feel pool. The kids tried to guess how we were going to use them for art today. We counted and compared the pasta.....but no one could figure out what pasta had to do with pumpkins!!!
Ms. Michelle came today! The kids each took a turn at four different stations. At one station they searched for spiders and insects in spiderwebs. This was not a big hit with kiddos....they were scared and said it was "super spooky". At another station they played with pumpkin putty and slime. There were kids that loved this station....and there were some that were clearly unimpressed with the messy finger play! The favorite station was the one where they walked with Shrek feet or bounced on a ball with Ms. Michelle. At the last station they tossed bean bags and balls into the spooky shape house. We rotated through all the stations and practiced taking turns and staying in our assigned area....which was especially tempting, when you were assigned to a station that wasn't your favorite!
Our story today was "Pumpkin Patch" by Margaret McNamara. Mrs. Connor's class took a field trip to a pumpkin patch. Katie was determined to find the perfect pumpkin. She thought she found it, until her classmates made fun of her pumpkin on the bus ride home. But when she got home, her dad helped her learn that her pumpkin was the best....it made the best pumpkin pie.
After reading the story we talked about how pumpkins grow. After planting a pumpkin seed in dirt, just like all the other plants we have learned about, a vine begins to grow. The first thing you see on the vine are yellow flowers. Then it starts to grow green pumpkins. But....they aren't ready to be picked until they get bigger and turn orange. We compared some facts about pumpkins to what we learned about apples. They are different in some ways....and alike in some ways!
Tomorrow....we are off to the pumpkin "patch"! It should be a wonderful trip to pick out a class pumpkin!
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