The children were curious about our rotting pumpkin that was still hanging out in our class! We looked at it in our circle today and talked about our observations of the pumpkin and were trying to figure out what was happening to it! Our conversation led to wondering what would happen to other fruits or vegetables left for long time, so I will be bringing in a few different ones so we can observe the results! I was thinking I would just put them in different bowls and label them. However, as I was talking to Theo's mom Lisa about this, she was telling me about 'Change Jars" that she had in her Grade 3/4 class - where they watched things, such as vegetables and fruits, change. I thought that was a great idea for our class! If you have any extra Mason Jars with lids that you can send in that would be great - that way, we can observe the transformations under a closed lid!
Today we also looked at worms and set up our worm jar on the science table! We looked at the tunnels the worms made in the soil and watched the worms wiggle. Another day, the children can try and hold one if they wish. We fed the worms apple and carrot and talked about the types of food we can feed the worms. We added dead leaves from our sensory table into the jar and made predictions about what would happen to the leaves on the top of the soil. We are also encouraging the children to draw what they see!
