November 28- December 2, 2016
Can You Guess What It
Is? Squash!
What has seeds, grows on a vine, and is eaten in the winter months? Winter squash, which is what we'll be focusing on for the month of December!
We started out by reading the book Sophie's Squash, by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf. It's a delightful story about a young girl who adopts a butternut squash and names her "Bernice". Be sure to ask your child what the surprise was in the end!
We started out by reading the book Sophie's Squash, by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf. It's a delightful story about a young girl who adopts a butternut squash and names her "Bernice". Be sure to ask your child what the surprise was in the end!
In our "mystery bag", I brought with me three types of winter squash, all cut in half and wrapped in cellophane so that the children could see what they looked like inside: an acorn, butternut, and spaghetti squash. We talked about how squash grow from seeds, and all of the delicious things you can make with squash. Next week, Ms. Kathy is planning to make spaghetti squash for lunch, in place of pasta. We're really looking forward to it 😊!
Super Sleuth Questions
1. What did Sophie find growing on the squash vine in the end of the story? (answer: two new baby squash)
2. What did you find inside the squash? (answer: seeds)
3. What types of squash did you get to look at? (answer: acorn, butternut, and spaghetti, or green , orange, and yellow)
