October is the perfect month to teach your children about pumpkins! There is so much you can learn with pumpkins!
Practical Life: Exercise their fine motor skills by pin pricking a pumpkin or snipping and gluing orange construction strips on a paper plate.
Sensorial: Make a pumpkin sensory bag! Cut open a pumpkin. Fill a large ziplock bag with the insides of the pumpkin. Let the children feel and see the seeds and the pulp!
Language: Read a favorite pumpkin story to the kids and let them take turns acting out the story.
Cultural/Science:
- Does a pumpkin sink or float?
- What is the life cycle of a pumpkin. How does a pumpkin grow?
Math:
- Weigh a pumpkin.
- Measure around the pumpkin using a piece of yarn.
Art: Finally, have your child paint a silly face on a pumpkin and display it in your house!
A Blog by Anne Orcutt
Fall is the perfect time to explore the five senses with young children. Take your child for a nature walk and look for the signs of Fall. Look for leaves changing colors or squirrels collecting acorns. Encourage your child to collect Fall specimens like leaves, pine cones, acorns and make a journal. Take your child to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch. Try to cook some Fall foods with your child like applesauce or pumpkin pie. Enjoy the beautiful Fall weather with your child and make some everlasting memories.