We went to Minnetrista today for a field trip on pumpkins. The boys used their senses to explore the pumpkin - feel the smoothness of the outside, feel the sliminess of the inside, taste the pumpkin meat (raw and in a cookie), and taste the pumpkin seeds (raw and cooked).
We learned the life cycle of the pumpkin - seed, to leaf, to flower, to pumpkin. They made a vine with pictures of each of these items glued to it and made a pumpkin bag to keep it in.
Then we learned the differences between a pumpkin and a squash and gourd.
Finally, we got to see a real pumpkin vine and the boys each picked a pumpkin to bring home.
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