Wednesday, October 7, 2015

StoryWalk–It’s Pumpkin Time

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  I set up the book “It’s Pumpkin Time” by Zoe Hall in the pumpkin patch.
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                 It’s a perfect story to tell the life cycle of a pumpkin.
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It also was a way to encourage the families to take time and walk around the patch.
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Shannon, the farmer, pointed out that the pumpkins this year are reseeding themselves.  As we walked through the story we saw evidence of that happening.
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                      New blossoms were growing on vines.
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           And we saw small green pumpkins attached to vines.
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I overheard parents making comparisons to the book and their child’s pumpkin choice.
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   In the end they all found their perfect pumpkin for Hallowe’en.

You can watch a video of the book here.


More Than a Pumpkin Patch

                 Today was our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.
                    It rained but it didn’t dampen the excitement. 
                             Here’s a photo tour of our morning.
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                  We also did a StoryWalk in the pumpkin field.
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                            Watch the next post for more on it.