This week was all about pumpkins! This big pumpkin greeted us on Monday, along with little mini pumpkins for everyone. We began a science experiment with one of the mini pumpkins...we cut it up and put it in a jar. Some kids predicted that it might "rot", "turn black" or "turn to compost". We're keeping a little science log to record what we see happen.
We learned all about how a pumpkin grows and what plants need. We created a pumpkin life cycle book to show our learning.
On Friday we conducted a "Pumpkin Investigation". We measured our pumpkin, described it and put it in water to see if it would float! It did!
We decided on a face for our pumpkin and carved it - we put it on our back porch!
We did a fun pumpkin cooking activity - we made Pumpkin Pudding.
We worked with a partner to design and build a house for a little ghost - there was a lot of good teamwork and ideas!
In our social skills lessons we have been working on the "Group Plan".
The group plan is the plan that everyone agrees on for the expected behavior. When someone doesn't follow the group plan, other people might feel uncomfortable. We wrote group plans for our group time, for center time, and for going to PE, art and music.
You could make some group plans with your child for things you do at home too...maybe for bed time, getting ready in the morning, or even going to the store with you. When kids help create the group plan, they begin to understand what the "expected behavior" is, and which behaviors are not on the group plan.
Next week is OWL WEEK in our classroom!
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