Amazing afternoon at the pumpkin patch!

What a fun afternoon!

We had a great time at the pumpkin patch. Before we left I read “I Like Pumpkins” by Jerry Smath and we reviewed the pumpkin life cycle (seed, sprout, vine, flower, green pumpkin and then orange pumpkin).

I also asked my very first question of the day “Have you ever seen a green pumpkin?”. This is a brand new activity for the students that I’ve introduced. I was wondering if they’d enjoy it. It went better than I expected, they were very engaged. Six students said they had not seen a green pumpkin and 15 students said they had! How many were being honest? Who knows! It doesn’t really matter- what’s more important is that this activity included their voice in a public forum. They each got a special turn to come up and decide Yes or No.

students answer the question of the day. Have you ever seen a green pumpkin- Yes or No? 

The question really had the children thinking about the way pumpkins look at different stages of their life cycle. When we went to the patch the children’s eyes were peeled for green pumpkins. We saw a few! By the time we left everyone could honestly put their name in the “yes” column.

The best part of the day was seeing all the kindergarten students lined up in the mud at the pumpkin patch waiting for our tour to start. Sheer excitement and while we were waiting they were all singing a song I taught them earlier today.

“Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin? Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows from a seed? 

A big one? a small one? 

A green one? An orange one? 

Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows from a seed?”