Comments on: Pumpkin Seed Estimation

By: brittany

brittany — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:31:55 +0000

I do too really like this idea. I find it beneficial for counting and having fun!

By: Alisha Jack

Alisha Jack — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:42:36 +0000

What a fun and creative way to add some autumn-inspired math to the classroom! I have yet to meet a child that doesn\’t love pumpkins. Having the children estimate the number of pumpkin seeds three different times is a great way to teach them that there is always still the same amount of seeds, no matter how they are organized. Not to mention, there are so many ways to extend this activity (painting the pumpkin, making pumpkin bread, pumpkin goo, etc.)! I also have to comment on how much I love your father\’s thoughtfulness in covering your sister\’s arms so she could partake in the sensory explosion that is carving pumpkins!!

By: valencia

valencia — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 15:00:04 +0000

I think that this is such a cool idea. i love how in the blog it mentioned that the sister was allergic to pumpkin, because in the field of early childhood, there are going to be children with all different types of allergies but they would still like to participate. the garbage bags were a great idea for wrapping the childs arms up so that they wont have a reaction. the estimating game is a wonderful idea as well. children do love to guess. they can get excited about guessing the number of seeds and even more excited when they see if they were right. all of these ideas are great and i think i will try this with my own children.

By: min zheng

min zheng — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:45:11 +0000

I love this idea because the young children are so familiar with the pumpkins in this season. Through this funny activity, the yound kids will learn what is estimation, what is actual numbers. Pumpkins can be used in various ways not only making masks for Halloween.

By: LaShanda

LaShanda — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 04:41:37 +0000

This is a fantastic seasonal math activity for young children. I wonder if the children could also chart the stages on a bar graph. Then they could compare and contrast the bar graphs from each stage.
Thanks for the fun ideas for autumn.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:47:47 +0000

Jen:

What a cool idea!
Pumpkins provide so many \”math moments\” for us- This is a lovely way to explore numbers – once a group of first graders I had the pleasure of working with had a fantastic time measuring the circumference and the height of pumpkins they chose after a field trip to the pumpkin farm using the plastic link chains we had in class at the time.

Counting Seeds and baking them – can lead to story dictation .
we could use an easel to write the ingredients for our pumpkin treat
we could figure out how much of the ingredients we decide should go in our recipe create a recipe for pumpkin muffins or some other wonderful pumpkin delight.
Parent helpers for extra supervision ( no pumpkin seeds in the mouth before cooking)
Of course parents would be advised this was taking place and would remind us about allergies etc that should be in the health logs for children in our care
More fun will be had as a result of this fantastic math moment with pumpkin seeds