Fall Fun!

What a fun fall it's been so far! Our units recently have dealt with spiders, bats, and pumpkins, and we've had a lot of fun with everything.

This "roll-a-pumpkin" activity required students to work in pairs, which is always a great learning opportunity! Each part of the jack-o-lantern's face was assigned a number. They had to roll a dice and draw the appropriate facial feature onto their jack-o-lantern, continuing until the pumpkin was complete. This activity helps build number sense while giving them a chance to be creative!

On Halloween, we continued our pumpkin lessons with Mrs. Shepard sharing the pumpkin parable.

One of our sweet and creative girls brought in special treats that she and her mom made -- mummies! (Oreos covered in white chocolate.)

We also finished up our leaf unit by demonstrating the way leaves release oxygen. This is seriously the world's easiest experiment. Submerge a leaf in a clear container of water and wait about an hour. You'll find lots of bubbles on the leaf and in the water! Oxygen at work!

Next time, I'll share pictures from our bat-flying experiment and our spider guided painting. Fall is FUN in kindergarten!