Our class pumpkin Jack also helped us do some counting.  We really wanted to know how many seeds were inside Jack.  We decided that the easiest way to count a large number of seeds was to put them in groups of 10.  Here we are counting the seeds. 

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We were amazed to find that our tiny pumpkin Jack contained 338 seeds.  We learned the size of a pumpkin is not indicative of the number of seeds that are inside.  We know that there are more seeds in darker orange pumpkins and pumpkins that have a lot of lines on the outside.

Division 10 has been working on measurement with the help of our class pumpkin Jack.  First, we made an estimate about how tall we thought our pumpkin was, and then we measured its height.   Then we made an estimate about what we thought the distance around our pumpkin was, and then we used string to measure its circumference.   

Fantasy is a necessary ingredient of living.   Dr. Seuss

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.  Albert Einstein

Division 10 pretended to be our favorite characters for Halloween.  Imaginative and creative play is a very important part of a child’s cognitive and social development.

Pretend play may even enhance a child’s capacity for creativity (Russ, 2004; Singer & Singer, 2005).  Other research concluded that Nobel Prize winners and MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant awardees participated in early childhood games about make-believe worlds more often (Root-Bernstein, 2012). 

What a great reason to encourage your little genius to use his or her imagination.

Thank you to all the parents for attending the assembly, helping with the activities and providing creative snacks for our party!