Happy Fall Y'All

I am back.  Things have been hectic here but I will strive to post at least 3 days a week.  Just a quickie to get back into the swing of things.  I found a wonderful door decoration on Pinterest and decided to copy it.

I absolutely love pumpkins and scarecrows.  Next to it will be the fence with the pumpkin glyphs on them.  Shari Sloane is the site for the pumpkin glyph directions.  Click on the left side to find glyphs and then you will find the pumpkin glyph directions when you scroll down.  You can use a pattern (you will need a tall thin pumpkin and a short fat one) or get lucky like me and have access to a large die cut for both.

This is our board with our October family involvement project.  I read the book The Pumpkin Blanket to the students and they had to create a "quilt square" for a class quilt.  They are only told to use whatever materials they want to.  It is amazing how different they always are and from year to year.  I think this is my 15th year or so of doing this project and I still love it.

One of our fun fall activities is to see how many pumpkins tall we are.  The students then use small die cut pumpkins or stickers on a recording sheet then draw themselves next to the pumpkins to show how tall they are.  Great lesson in proportional drawing.  Will figure out how to link files soon so you can have the recording sheet to go with this idea.  We use all sorts of die cuts or premade cut outs to see how tall the kids are. 

Booksie, our class mascot, had a great time at a local pumpkin farm with the class.  We are now using the pumpkin for a long term science observation that links to the book Pumpkin Jack.  After it has been carved, students complete a monthly observation of the current condition of the pumpkin.  It will go outside in a planter when the smell gets bad.  I did remember to leave a few seeds this year so hopefully there will be some sprouts in the spring to continue the cycle.
Happy Fall Y'all.  Mrs. B