The Great Pumpkin Experiment

After great anticipation we finally opened our classroom pumpkins! Before we opened the pumpkins,  we had a class discussion about what may be inside of them. The teachers received a plethora of responses including a spider, a baby, and a nest and bird. We implemented this activity to go along with our theme of senses to act as the touch portion and the theme. The objective of this science activity was first to encourage lanuage and thought processing (what's inside a pumpkin?) Furthermore, touching the seeds and the inside of the pumpkin encourages sensory activity.