Back to the pumpkins weekAdd your room's name and notes in the planner
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle time | Ask: How does a pumpkin start? | Calendar and weather | What did we learn so far? | Calendar and weather | What was your favorite part? |
| Books | Meg and the Seed | At the Farm | Meg and the Seed again | The Big Truck | The Enormous Turnip |
| Craft | Show the materials | Pumpkin seed counting card: steps 1–2 | Finish it | Show and tell | Take it home |
| Song | Ring Around the Rosie (learn) | Sing it again | Sing it with actions | Sing it again | Sing it for the families |
| Snack | No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Cups | ||||
| Letter pack | Trace P p | Find P in the room | Color: P is for pumpkin | ||
| Outside | Pumpkin patch walk | Free play | Pumpkin patch walk | Free play | Pumpkin patch walk |
| Notes |
Craft: Pumpkin seed counting card (orange card, round seed stickers, crayons), with a grown-up. Snack: No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Cups (swap: Graham crackers → gluten-free graham-style crackers), recipe at peabody.kids/kitchen/pumpkin-pie-cups. Outside: Set balls or cones around the yard as pumpkins. Walk, tiptoe, then hop to each one.
This week: pumpkins
A pumpkin week for twos to fours: from a seed to a vine to a big orange pumpkin, with counting, sorting and a pumpkin to touch.
Our letter is P: P is for pumpkin.
Our song is “Ring Around the Rosie”. The words are below, so you can sing it at home.
Our books: Meg and the Seed, At the Farm, The Big Truck, The Enormous Turnip. The ones marked free can be read at peabody.kids, no sign-in.
Ring Around the Rosie
Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down.
Traditional; public domain.
Ask your child about…
- Ask your child what is inside a pumpkin.
- Ask your child how many seeds they stuck on.