It's Pumpkin Time - Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 It’s October, fall
is here, Halloween is near, all of which means — it’s Pumpkin
time! This month we are diving into pumpkins hands first. Before
my class could fully experience pumpkins, we started out by
reading a lot of books. Last week I shared a few of my favorite
fall books. This week I am sharing one more book, specifically
about pumpkins, along with some science activities that relate
to all of them. Getting in the Mood We began our week by reading
the story It's Pumpkin Time by Zoe Hall. Later, I will make the
book available in the listening center. After reading the story,
we made an anchor chart about pumpkins showing what we know
about them and what they need to grow. My students were very
excited to share their experiences with me. Many have even
planted their own pumpkins in the past. We followed this
discussion up with a short sequence activity of how to grow a
pumpkin I brought several pumpkins of different sizes into the
classroom for the students