down by the bay where the watermelons grow...

we just finished up our watermelon unit today!

it was a fun one. today was math. we measured the watermelon with blocks, all the same size. our watermelon was 9 blocks long and 7 blocks tall. then everyone got to pick something in the room and we compared the items to the watermelon. some were taller, some were bigger, most were lighter. it was fun. then we ATE the watermelon! we cut into it and talked about it. and while we ate it we saved the seeds, and counted them after (i resisted the urge to have a seed spitting contest, i wasn't sure how many of you moms would like that. although it would have been fun!) but we had fun counting them :) then we finished the day coloring and cutting out (they were so excited to use scissors!) a watermelon match game. we worked on our numbers counting vs what the number looks like. they did really great!
on Thursday we had fun learning about the watermelon and how it grows. from seed, to plant to watermelon. we took guesses on if our watermelon would sink or float. then we put it in a big bucket of water to find out. It floated the kids thought that was so cool!

watermelons were a big hit in the class!

we will be doing show and tell on wednesdays. every child can bring one item to show the class. that day at stations they will have the option of playing with a toy if they bring a toy instead of playing at a station. all other days i ask that toys stay home (if they sneak into preschool we will just keep them in their backpacks) thanks!! if they don't want to bring a toy for show and tell they can always bring something else you approve of.