Pumpkins and more pumpkins...

Our week in a nutshell…

• We continue to learn fun facts about pumpkins and the pumpkin life cycle

• We had opportunities to conduct a pumpkin experiment activity. We made predictions measured, compared sizes, counted lines and determined if pumpkins sink/float. We also tasted roasted pumpkin seeds.  

• We were able to go on a virtual field trip to see how pumpkins grow (time lapse video/life cycle of a pumpkin).  

  
  

• We made pumpkin still life paintings

• We are learning/reviewing about the globe, land/air/water. We discussed different vehicles (land/air/water). We went on a virtual field trip to see a spaceship with real astronauts. We were able to see what our Planet Earth looks from outer space. We are learning vocabulary words including rotation, axis,  atmosphere and gravity.

  
  

• We  used the globe and sun model to demonstrate Earth revolution/orbit around the sun (12 months in a year). 1 revolution equals 1 year (1 birthday).

• We are practicing games and songs during circle time to review colors in Spanish. We are learning the  months of the year and days of the week in Spanish

• We continue to practice grace and courtesy every day

• We continue to work on our goals  (one-on-one lessons). We are encouraged to practice previously learned concepts to help master skills. We also have opportunities to practice focus/concentration that will help us in future learning.

•  We continue to make independent activity choices and work/play cooperatively with our friends

We are here to support all of our students and help them along the way. We encourage them to explore, problem-solve and always do their "best work". We are also learning/practicing taking responsibility for our actions. We always tell the truth and acknowledge if we make a mistake. There are no punishments or time-outs. We remind each other that it's OK to make mistakes, (mistakes are part of learning).

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Watching the time-lapse 2 minute video from seed to pumpkin. They were fascinated!

They learned how time-lapse video works and how it takes a VERY long time (180 days) for the entire process from seed to pumpkin. They may not fully understand but they do know plants take longer than two minutes to grow :0)

Picture taken during "pumpkin exploration experiment"

Have a wonderful weekend!