Autumn offers much opportunity for exciting color and texture exploration at Play by the Park. This week we got elbow deep in pumpkins and used our hands to explore its smooth surface and seed filled, gooey innards.
Our study extended to the color of pumpkins ("ORANGE!" offered enthusiastically by the class) and inspired an Orange Scavenger walk through the neighborhood. Afterward we brought back photos of our orange neighborhood finds and created our own masterpieces with bright orange paint!
Practicing our cutting with orange paper strips illuminated by our classroom light table, we observe the many shapes and sizes we can create with our scissors.
Finally, we celebrated our fun pumpkin study with a hands-on session of Cooking with Ms. Gilly, creating amazing pumpkin bread that proved a delectable autumn treat!
Yum Yum! Autumn continues with wonders for all of our senses!
