Elias was excited when he opened a pumpkin today only to see that there was cantaloupe inside! Cantaloupe? Really? Well, the color was the same, but does the inside of the pumpkin feel like cantaloupe? Well there was one way to find out….get a cantaloupe!
Elias and I went on a cantaloupe hunt and we were so excited that we were in luck that there were two cantaloupes in the upstairs fridge. We excitedly brought one downstairs and then Micah Rosin, Zach and Elias eagerly used plastic knives to cut up the cantaloupe into many manageable pieces. I was amazed at the focus and the dedication that all three boys used to cut the cantaloupe. We then brought the cantaloupe over to the pumpkins and examined the inside color, outside color, texture, seeds and taste of both the pumpkin and the cantaloupe. We found out that they are indeed very different and that pumpkin doesn’t taste very yummy unless it’s cooked! We took out the cantaloupe seeds and examined them and added some to the tray with the pumpkin seeds to so tomorrow we will see what they taste like!
It was so neat to watch how Elias’ connection of seeing orange in the inside of a large round plant led many children into an in depth comparison between cantaloupes and pumpkins. After we were done the three boys cut up the cantaloupe and handed bits out for all the Tel Aviv class to eat. As you can see, it was quite delicious!!
Elias and I went on a cantaloupe hunt and we were so excited that we were in luck that there were two cantaloupes in the upstairs fridge. We excitedly brought one downstairs and then Micah Rosin, Zach and Elias eagerly used plastic knives to cut up the cantaloupe into many manageable pieces. I was amazed at the focus and the dedication that all three boys used to cut the cantaloupe. We then brought the cantaloupe over to the pumpkins and examined the inside color, outside color, texture, seeds and taste of both the pumpkin and the cantaloupe. We found out that they are indeed very different and that pumpkin doesn’t taste very yummy unless it’s cooked! We took out the cantaloupe seeds and examined them and added some to the tray with the pumpkin seeds to so tomorrow we will see what they taste like!
It was so neat to watch how Elias’ connection of seeing orange in the inside of a large round plant led many children into an in depth comparison between cantaloupes and pumpkins. After we were done the three boys cut up the cantaloupe and handed bits out for all the Tel Aviv class to eat. As you can see, it was quite delicious!!
Way to take advantage of a wonderful discovery opportunity. A great chance to do compare and contrast in real time!!!
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