Pumpkins/La calabazas

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This week was a short week, but we learned so much! We learned that a pumpkin is a fruit that grows on a vine, but we need to cook it before consuming it. The children describe the inside and outside of a pumpkin. We estimated how many seeds were inside of our pumpkins? Our pumpkin has 100 seeds! Also we found out that pumpkins can float due to air and liquid inside it. At block center, the children added small pumpkins to their structures. The children were very creative. At dramatic play, the children pretended to sell pumpkins and bake pumpkin pies. At sensory table, the children hammered golf tees to our pumpkin, they love it and it was a great hand- eye coordination activity. At art table, the children painted their representation of pumpkins, used scissors to cut pumpkin cut outs, made a pumpkin window decoration and played with playdough. At writing table, we are encouraging children to write words/practice their name. Also, they use stickers and markers to make a pumpkin vine. At manipulative table, the children count 1:1 correspondence, created patterns with snap cubes and they measure the width of a pumpkin. At literacy, the children used handwriting without tears materials to practice writing the letters L, F and E and sort pictures by the first letters. At science, the children explored gourds, measure the height of pumpkins with unifix cubes and used magnifying glasses to explore pumpkins seeds. Also, we put a small pumpkin in a plastic jar and the children will make observations over the next months. We finished this week by treat or tricking twice. First on Wednesday with trunk or trick from our neighbor and then around school. Thanks to all the parents for participating. It was a wonderful time!

 

¡Esta semana fue corta, pero aprendimos mucho! Aprendimos que la calabaza es una fruta que crece en una enredadera, pero debemos cocinarla antes de consumirla. Los niños describen el interior y el exterior de una calabaza. Calculamos cuántas semillas había dentro de nuestras calabazas. ¡Nuestra calabaza tiene 100 semillas! También descubrimos que las calabazas pueden flotar gracias al aire y al líquido que contienen. En el centro de bloques, los niños agregaron pequeñas calabazas a sus estructuras. Los niños eran muy creativos. En el juego dramático, los niños pretendían vender calabazas y hornear pasteles de calabaza. En la mesa sensorial, los niños clavaron tees de golf en nuestra calabaza, les encantó y fue una excelente actividad de coordinación ojo-mano. En la mesa de arte, los niños pintaron su representación de calabazas, usaron tijeras para cortar calabazas, hicieron una decoración de ventana de calabaza y jugaron con plastilina. En la mesa de escritura, animamos a los niños a escribir palabras/practicar su nombre. Además, usan pegatinas y marcadores para hacer una enredadera de calabaza. En la mesa manipulativa, los niños cuentan la correspondencia 1:1, crean patrones con cubos rápidos y miden el ancho de una calabaza. En alfabetización, los niños utilizaron materiales de escritura a mano sin lágrimas para practicar la escritura de las letras L, F y E y ordenar imágenes por las primeras letras. En ciencias, los niños exploraron calabazas, midieron la altura de las calabazas con cubos unifix y usaron lupas para explorar las semillas de calabaza. Además, metemos una calabaza pequeña en un tarro de plástico y los niños harán observaciones durante los próximos meses. Terminamos esta semana regalando o engañando dos veces. Primero el miércoles con baúl o truco de nuestro vecino y luego por la escuela. Gracias a todos los padres por participar. ¡Fue un momento maravilloso!



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