Key Takeaways:
- Short on time? Combine disciplines into one lesson.
- Pumpkin exploration gets explosive with pumpkin volcanoes.
- Extend your pumpkin theme to some fun math activities.
“I have so much extra time in my schedule, I don’t know how I will fill the minutes!” are words you will never hear a teacher say. That is why I like to combine various disciplines into one lesson period.
This month’s Let’s Find Out “Pick a Pumpkin” issue thrilled my kindergarteners and helped me pull together a rich and varied lesson. Here are the pumpkin activities we did:
- Practiced word-attack strategies
- Read informational text for meaning
- Completed a graph
- Explored chemical reactions and recorded our findings
- Practiced counting and comparing
- Played a fun “Making 10” game
We did all of this in under an hour. WIN!