Seeds, Seeds, Seeds

This weekend's marketing made me think of seeds! Pumpkins and melons are in season here, and we discovered white fleshed passion fruits.

Since I think just about every early childhood program I've ever worked with has had a seed study, I thought I'd post my fruit and veg prep pictures.

As a side note I roasted my pumpkin seeds with garlic powder, mustard powder, a bit of cayenne pepper, and salt. They turned out wonderfully!

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S Snake

Snakes are a regular occurrence here in the jungle. We see snakes slither across our outdoor hallway with some frequency, so the kiddos have a personal connection to them. This was reflected in lots of patterns, smiles, and familiarity.

E is for Elephant

Our E Elephants were not as big of a hit as the other letters so far. The kiddos didn't find it interesting. I think perhaps it might be the color choice? Ideas for future use: read Elmer stories and do a patchwork E Elephant instead. This way I can use the same templates and have the kids to torn or cut paper squares into the elephant.

O Octopus

The kiddos in my class are used to seeing octopus tentacles being grilled on skewers in the market stalls, but making a crafty one wasn't too much of a stretch! I'm happy to report that as a class that data for letter recognition and phonetic sounds has jumped up greatly since I launched the letter collages.

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