Today many children in the Levana class spent some time exploring the inside of some pumpkins. We touched them with our hands and used forks to explore the seeds and interior of the pumpkin. Hannah said the insides felt, "Slimy." Eli said the outside felt "like an apple." At one point Eli asked me, "Why did I put the seeds inside?" It made me realize that they may not understand that this is what is in the inside each and every pumpkin! We then found a whole pumpkin and I cut it open. This drew a large crowd of children and they were all ecstatic to see that there were seeds inside! It was a very engaging station this morning and allowed children to have a sensory experience with their hands , develop fine motor skills with the forks, explore science and communicate with each other. I enjoyed hearing their thoughts and ideas and hopefully we can do it again soon!
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