Halloween Learning Trays: Pumpkins

I wish I could have gotten these up before Halloween, but it was all I could do to have them ready for our class on Friday. So, think of them as early for next year lol! Some could be used for Thanksgiving, so not all is lost.


Pumpkin Craft {ART}


I found this in a prepackaged craft at Walmart. I wasnt keen on it because of the 5.00sticker price, but our Dollar Tree had run out of all of their art kits and this was all I could find in town! Turns out, I was pleased and so were the kids.



Level of Difficulty: Any {though some will need more help then others}
Objective: Using the sample card, have your child pick a face they want to make. Take a pumpkin and the stickers needed to make the face. Have your child stick the eyes, nose, and mouth in the right spots to make the pumpkin face.



Pumpkin Match {Pre-Reading}


Using the same kit I talked about for the pumpkin craft, I made up some pumpkin sets. Since I was able to use the set for 2 different activities, the 5.00 price tag seemed a lot more justified. They are very cute, too!

Level of Difficulty: Medium
Objective: Match the sets of pumpkins. There are a total of 10 sets.
Control of Error: Each pumpkin has just one match
Going Beyond: Turn this into a memory game and play with a partner.

More tomorrow! God Bless!!

Pumpkin Craft

Our homeschool Co-op has started a weekly preschool group. I volunteered to teach once a month. I have opted to do a group 'Tot School.' I will be highlighting the September trays/learning centers over the next few weeks.



This pumpkin craft idea came from My Montessori Journey. Inside the bin I included everything a child would need to make their very own pumpkin.



I also included little cards with instructions to the parents. The card inside read:

Pumpkin Craft
Level of Difficulty: Any {though some will need more help then others}
Objective: Take a plate, 2 orange strips, 1 green strip, 1 pipe cleaner and a glue stick. Have your child rip the strips into smaller pieces then glue the pieces to the plate. Have your child glue the stem to the top of the pumpkin. Use the hole punch to create a spot to attach your pipe cleaner. Use your child's finger {or your own} to curl the pipe cleaner and create your vine. Help your child as little as possible-some may be able to complete all but the hole punch on their own. Refer to the example whenever needed.



The end result is a cute little pumpkin.

Counting Corn & Pumpkins

When your daddy is a farmer, you, likely, have a lot of corn around. When you are in Tot School, it is highly likely that there will be corn :) That is how this 'game' was born.

You simply take all the corn kernels off the cob and put them into a little bowl.





Then Mommy uses the corn for counters in math :)

I found this fun game here

I had Mustang put the pumpkins in order. Went really well until we reached 13. I had to help her, a lot. Thats okay. At least I know what we need to work on. Then I had her use the corn and count out the number of kernels to match the number on the mat.

Oh and no, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. We are working on right to left. She wants to put everything left to right.