Pumpkins/ Las calabazas

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This week was all about pumpkins. Thanks to the parents that donated pumpkins to our classroom. We learned that pumpkins grow on a vine. We learned that pumpkins can be different sizes and some pumpkins can be green or white. We learned that gourds can be smooth or bumpy. At sensory table, we practiced our eye hand coordination by hammering golf tees to our pumpkins. At block center the children added small pumpkins to their structures and made awesome pumpkin paths. At dramatic play, the children pretended to bake pumpkin pies and rake leaves. At math, we used pattern blocks to make different faces to our jack-o- lanterns and we measured with snap cubes the width of their pumpkin. At art table the children painted a representation of a pumpkin, used scissors to cut a pumpkin and cut out and painted with watercolors. At science we explored the inside of a pumpkin and we learned that pumpkins have many seeds. The children used a magnifying glass to explore the pumpkin. At literacy, we continued learning about letters. We wrote and learned about the letter L and the sound. We finished this week with our annual field trip to the pumpkin patch. The children and parents had the opportunity to play indoor and outdoor, eat ice-cream and pet and see some animals. It was a fun morning to share with the parents and our students! 

 

Esta semana fue todo acerca de las calabazas. Gracias a los padres que donaron calabazas a nuestro salón de clases. Aprendimos que las calabazas crecen en una vid. Aprendimos que las calabazas pueden ser de diferentes tamaños y algunas pueden ser verdes o blancas. Aprendimos que las calabazas pueden ser lisas o irregulares. En la mesa sensorial, practicamos nuestra coordinación ojo-mano martillando tees de golf a nuestras calabazas. En el centro de bloques, los niños agregaron calabazas pequeñas a sus estructuras e hicieron impresionantes caminos de calabazas. En el juego dramático, los niños simularon hornear pasteles de calabaza y rastrillar hojas. En matemáticas, usamos bloques de patrón para hacer caras diferentes a nuestras calabazas y medimos con cubos de presión el ancho de su calabaza. En la mesa de arte los niños pintaron una representación de una calabaza, usaron tijeras para cortar una calabaza y recortaron y pintaron con acuarelas. En ciencias exploramos el interior de una calabaza y aprendimos que las calabazas tienen muchas semillas. Los niños usaron una lupa para explorar la calabaza. En alfabetización continuamos aprendiendo sobre las letras. Escribimos y aprendimos sobre la letra L y el sonido. Terminamos esta semana con nuestra excursión anual al huerto de calabazas. Los niños y los padres tuvieron la oportunidad de jugar adentro y afuera, comer helado y acariciar y ver algunos animales. ¡Fue una mañana divertida para compartir con los padres y nuestros estudiantes!




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