Fall

 The leaves are changing and we're enjoying every minute of it! Here are some fun things we did to learn about Fall! We did 2 different investigations! First we examined an apple, inside and out, and described everything we saw and tasted! Then we did the same with a pumpkin. The pumpkin was much messier and I had to count the seeds on my own since there were over 500! (I would have easily lost their attention after awhile.) All in all, both investigations were a lot of fun and we were able to use great describing words, learn about how pumpkins and apples grow, and get a little messy too! 

 We took a trip to the pumpkin patch! It's always a lot of fun learning about the pumpkins and seeing some cool animals too! The giraffes are my favorite!

 We did out first measuring activity and compared how big we were against apples and pumpkins. It is neat to see the other classrooms and even teachers and parents measuring themselves as well! They realized quickly that they were more apples tall than pumpkins tall!

 We made a list of everything in Fall that could be red, orange, or yellow. Then they chose something from each list and drew their own pictures. It was fun coming up with the lists!

 We measured the pumpkin we got from the pumpkin patch with unifix cubes. First we took guesses on how tall it was and then we used the cubes to measure it. We had some close guesses!

We went on a nature walk outside and collected leaves in ziploc bags. The students used the leaves for sorting activities, and art projects. They loved taking the leaves home although I'm sure their parents weren't as thrilled! ;)