Seeds

This week we explored all sorts of seeds. We crumbled corn off of the cob, drew around a glued corn kernel, and glued all sorts of seeds.

 We took a walk outside to find seeds, and learned that seeds travel!

There are fluffy seeds, seeds in berries, seeds with flowers, and seeds like pine cones and nuts. We found them all!

 There was a tree down! and the challenge was to make your way through the branches safely. Everyone made it easily.

It's interesting to think about seeds in the fall. The cycle  continues, from flower, to seed, to winter sleep, to growing again. We'll look at plants again in the spring. We have a few seeds to hopefully sprout in our window this fall.

We made corn muffins, and learned that cornmeal comes from ground up corn. Delicious!

After polling the classroom, we created an impromptu restaurant in the dress up area. The children helped to create a list for the restaurant, and all of the materials were gathered. We wrote a menu together that includes "fish fry well done" and "pasta with sprinkle cheese." There's always a line for the cash register, but there are also willing wait staff and customers. We hear language appropriate to a restaurant, and see exchanges that are serious and friendly.  Next, we'll have to name our restaurant.

Also, happening in the classroom.......

Until Next Time,

Michele

Fall is Here, We Love It!

Fall explorations and inquiries are in full swing in the PreK 4 classroom. We cut open a pumpkin this week and learned that there are many parts to a pumpkin, including "skin" and "blossom end" and "seeds".  There was an opportunity to create a leaf rubbing/painting, and a lovely time out in the forest while leaves were falling. 

We made salt dough shapes of the season, pumpkins, leaves, and acorns, and pressed dried beans into them and painted them. They will look wonderful when they are threaded with ribbon!

Our big story of the week was the visit to our school by the oil truck! We noticed something happening and were able to go outside and get the true story from the delivery people, including how they measure how much oil is in the tank! 

Until Next Time,

Michele