Pumpkin Patch Parent Center Day

So, I am attempting to do a Quarterly Parent Center Day - 1st up, Pumpkin Patch Center Day.  I asked for volunteers & had 3 show up.

I put my student-teacher & para professional each in a station, that left 2 remaining - so I ran those 2 myself {combining seed initials & seed planing}!  There were 3-4 kiddos at each center, so it was very manageable.  The rotations were:

1. Estimating - Pumpkin Weight & Circumference
2. Estimating/Counting - Pumpkin Seeds
3. Writing - Pumpkin Labeling
4. Planting - Plant a Pumpkin Seed
5. Buoyancy & Emotions - Sink/Float a Pumpkin, Draw Pumpkin Faces
6. Writing - Use Pumpkin Seeds to make Initials
7. Tasting - Ice & Eat a Frosted/Sprinkled Sugar Cookie

It took us from 8:45-11:20 {with a break from 9:30-10:15, for enrichments & snack/recess}.

The 3 parent volunteers loved it & here are some photos of our FUN:

Estimating Weight/Circumference

Tasting a Cookie

Initial Seed Writing 

Label a Pumpkin

Pumpkin Emotions

Estimating/Counting Pumpkin Seeds

Buoyancy 

Each kiddo carried a Pumpkin Measuring Book from center to center, recording various things in the book.  Our pumpkin had 285 seeds - it took all 7 rotations to count 'em!

I am so excited - 1. to have 2 weeks to relax {re-tile my master bathroom} & just BREATHE!  2. My para was offered a contract - Ms. Susan is AMAZING & I get to KEEP HER {we *HEART* Ms. Susan}!

Glad my district has Parent-Teacher Conferences completed before break...TGIFB {as a 4th grade pal said, "Thank Goodness It's Fall Break"},

Miss Kristan King