Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Pumpkin Week!


This week, students will be enjoying relating their learning to pumpkins! It's amazing how many ways you can take a holiday or any idea and integrate the curriculum. For example, here is a little snipit of how we're integrating pumpkins into various areas this week:


Music/Reading: Halloween songs to the tune of familiar Christmas carols and rhymes

Reading: reading pumpking stories

Math: Measuring, Predicting, and Calculating information about the size of pumpkins

Composition: Writing fictional narratives about pumpkins

Art: Using arylic paint and other materials to create designs on our pumpkins

English: Correcting sentences and using pumpkin words to discuss sentence concepts


p.s. We'll also enjoy some pumpkin snacks on Friday during our Reader's Theater Preformance!

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