Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!

Isn't this the best time of year? Here in Room 207, we are learning all about pumpkins!  We have been able to incorporate this into our science, reading and writing.  We have been reading several pumpkin books such as From Seed to Pumpkin and A Day at the Pumpkin Patch.

After reading the book From Seed to Pumpkin, we matched sentence strips to pictures that retold how a pumpkin grows.  During this time, we also worked on one-to-one matching (pointing to the words while when we say them) and finding sight words within our sentences.

 Today, we read the book A Day at the Pumpkin Patch.  Afterwards, we thought about all the things we learned and wrote about them on small squares of paper.  Students were given three options to demonstrate their new knowledge:  draw a picture, draw a picture and label it with a word, or write a sentence.  This allowed for students to work up to their comfort level as we are learning how to apply our knowledge of letters and sounds to our writing.  Check out this great work!

Ellie and Caden told us that pumpkins have flowers before they become pumpkins.

Brooke told us that pumpkins have seeds and Aidan told us how pumpkins turn green first before they turn orange!

 We also presented our October Family Projects!  Wow!  Students spent a great deal of time working with their families to create these pumpkins!  Thank you for taking the time to spend with your child.  Each student is truly so excited to share their project with their friends.  Pictures to be posted soon!