Pumpkin Palooza!

Pumpkin Palooza Day was perfection! We had 6 centers, 11 pumpkins, and 6 student helpers that made it all happen! The kids were split into 6 groups and rotated through each table spending about 5 minutes per table. They had a booklet to track their findings. The centers were:

1. How fat is my pumpkin? Using yarn guess how fat it is and then see if it was too short, too long, or just right. 

2. What does the pulp feel like? Use a describing word to complete the sentence. 

3. How many lines are on my pumpkin? Guess and then Use a crayon to trace the lines. 

4. Does a pumpkin sink or float? My 5th and 8th grade helpers were so excited to discover the answer! 

5. How many pumpkins tall am I? Guess and then stand by the pumpkin wall to find out. 

6. How heavy is my pumpkin? Guess and then weigh it! 

We had some extra time to kill afterwards so we decided to carve our pumpkins! The kids loved gutting them. We made it a contest to see which team could get their pumpkin the cleanest and the fastest. I told them I would collect the seeds and cook them so we could taste the seeds tomorrow.

We've been learning a lot about pumpkins. We started by reading one of the common core exemplar texts. 

I also love this chart in our science program curriculum. 

We created anchor charts as we learned the parts of the outside and inside of a pumpkin and came up with describing words. 

Then we did a project where they had to use tear art to create the parts of a pumpkin including: fruit, vine, stem, leaf, and flower. I also took their picture at recess to attach to their project. 

We of course then had to write about pumpkins!

And then had some more fun by acting out the poem play "5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Gate". Probably the cutest thing ever. They practiced their lines and then at the end would roll out of their chair to roll away. 

You can get my Pumpkin Palooza booklet here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Math-Science-Pumpkin-Palooza-858700