Pumpkin Patch Displays

We went on a lovely field trip to a local pumpkin patch.  The kids and grown ups had a great time.  We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin, fed goats, picked a pumpkin, had an apple snack, went threw a hay maze, and took a hay ride.  It was a first for many of my students.  Once we returned I printed pictures I took from our trip and let each students select one to write about in their journal.  Then I used the extra to make displays for the hallway.

One of the other activities we did to reinforce the color orange, as well as the shape circle, is to paint a pumpkin.  Below are the pumpkins my students painted on display.  I was really impressed with their painting skills.

The Letter T

We have been learning about the letter Tt.  We have sung songs about the letter T, we have made the letter T out of various things, we have named things that begin with T, and we have added names to our word wall that begin with T.  Here is a picture of a display of one the letter T making activities we did.

Color Practice

To help my students practice colors I have made the following item.

Then I sing to the kids show me yellow, show me yellow, like the sun, like the sun, hold it up high, hold it up high, good job, good job (sung to "Where is Thumbkin").  And they hold up the bear that is the color I am singing about.  That is just one way to use it.  You can show them a color and ask them to find the same color and name it.  You can simply call out colors and have students hold up that color.  They are a versatile tool I use all the time in my pre-k classroom.

Cookie Jar Book

Sorry it took me so long to post this, but we finished our cookie jar book a while back and I took photos with my phone and then never posted them.  This is our cookie jar book.  Under each cookie jar is a picture of that child taking a bite out of a cookie.  I of course double checked all allergies and other issues before this activity and have a fake cookie for anyone who has issues with gluten or other food items in cookies.

I send it home with a letter explaining how we made the book after reading and singing the Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar book and song.  They get to keep it for a few days and then send it back for another child to have a turn.