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Monday, November 7, 2011

Pumpkin, Bats, and more!

The children had so much fun learning about pumpkins, bats, spiders, etc.- maybe too much fun!  Each class started out the week by exploring the inside of the pumpkin.  Some of the children really enjoyed getting messy while others enjoyed decorating the pumpkin more!  There were so many neat activities going on as they experimented with the pumpkin like estimating how many seeds were inside, counting the seeds, using their sense to describe the pumpkin, and even tasting the baked pumpkin seeds!
Not to sure what to think about all the gooey!!
Helping to paint her class pumpkin!
Carefully counting all the pumpkin seeds in their pumpkin!
Digging in deep to try and describe what he feels!
So focused!
Adding 10 Pumpkin Seeds to the pumpkin he made
We also made Pumpkin Muffins for the cooking project.  The children mixed up all the ingredients and then poured them into the muffin pans.  As you can imagine, the entire school smelled so good as they were cooking!  The children really enjoyed them as their snack too!

The children also did several activities to learn more about bats and spiders.  The Pre-K class learned about how bats use Echolocation to find bugs to eat.  They enjoyed singing to a fun song about Echolocation.  They also played a game to demonstrate Echolocation by one child ("a bug")standing in one corner of the room and making a sound.  The other child ("the bat") was blindfolded and had to try to find the other by just listening.
Echolocation game
Silly Spiders!
To celebrate everything we learned, we had a Pumpkin Party!  In the morning, the children had "Pumpkin Rotations" and moved from classroom to classroom with their teacher to do a different activity in each room.  The children got to "Go Fish", do a costume fashion show, pin a face on a pumpkin, make a Q-tip skeleton, and create cute masks!  Take a look at all the fun we had!
Bat mask!
Waiting to catch a "fish"!  They all caught a prize!
Q-tip Skeleton!
Pin a Face on the Pumpkin!
They weren't sure what to think about everyone dressed up!
 At the end of the day, some of our parents came and brought yummy treats for us to enjoy at the Pumpkin Party! 


 What a fun time we had!  The children seemed to love every second and all the teachers were exhausted!  Sounds like a successful week!

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