Oh my goodness, we had SO MUCH FUN on Friday carving pumpkins! Parents, thank you so very much to those of you who were able to come, and donate a pumpkin! I appreciate your help so much! We could have done this as a group, but with your help, each child was able to be so much more involved. It was a wonderful experience in teambuilding and cooperation for the children!
Each team had to decide what type of face to carve on their pumpkin. They agreed on the shapes, and divided up the jobs. They had to draw the facial features, scoop out the pumpkin, and collect the seeds!
Carving pumpkins can be messy work...we love it!!
All during the week, we have read fiction and non-fiction stories about pumpkins. We've learned about the pumpkin life cycle--how pumpkins grow from a seed into a sprout, then a vine that produces flowers. The flowers become pumpkins! Pumpkins start off small and green, then they turn orange when they're ready to be picked. After that, you can carve them, and when they're carved they become jack-o-lanterns! Look at our six fantastic jack-o-lanterns!
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