Pumpkin Jack: Observation Day 20

Today we looked at our Pumpkin Jack. I can tell you this, he is definitely decomposing VERY fast!  Just take a look at what he looked like on day 20!

Read what some of our observations were. 

Glued Sounds

We have learned three glued sounds.

These glued sounds can help us when we spell and when we are reading.  We have also learned about Chunky the Monkey.  Chunky the Monkey looks for glued sounds when trying to read a word.  This helps really hear all the parts of the word.  This strategy is also much more efficient that tapping out every single letter.

Here is how you can encourage your child to use Chunky the Monkey when reading at home.

Happy Veteran's Day

 We read a beautiful story called the Poppy Lady.  This story gave the history of why poppies are given out on Veteran's Day.  Ask you child to share with you what they know.  You and your child can watch this story yourself at home.


   

Halloween

Happy Halloween from the Wonderful Whales. 

Check out all of our awesome costumes.

Pumpkin Jack Day 1 (2015)

Pumpkin Jack Experiment
Day 1

We placed a Jack-O-Lanterns into the box to decompose.

We can't wait to observe the changes that will take place over the next few weeks and months.

This box is gonna get messy!

Do you want to do this at home along with us?

Place your pumpkin in the corner of your yard.  When we check our pumpkin at school. Check your pumpkin at home. You will know when we check our pumpkin because I will update our blog with our observations.