Pumpkin Play

The Bunnies had so much fun exploring pumpkins before Halloween. We covered so many math, science and literacy concepts that I couldn't begin to list them all! Each photo is described below so you can see how many ways we can incorporate one thing - a pumpkin - into our learning.

• At the woodworking table, the Bunnies had opportunities to hammer nails into our pumpkin.
• Our orange glittery playdough was absolutely perfect for making pumpkin faces. We used our regular cookie cutters and our imaginations to create silly pumpkins.
• Quite a few people used the warming tray to make pumpkins with a huge orange crayon.
• Squash, small pumpkins and corn were available to explore in the science area.
• The Bunnies used shape sponges to create faces on large paper pumpkins.
• Fiction and nonfiction books about pumpkins were available on the bookshelf. Some we read as a group, some were for individual exploration.
• We measured our pumpkin, and we measured ourselves.
• Mrs. Magee made a pumpkin patch and Weston B. cut all the "grass" for the garden.
• Sofia had fun fingerpainting with orange glittery fingerpaint.