What Are We Learning About This Week?
Fall is the season when we can visit a farm to pick pumpkins and eat them.
This Week’s Big Questions
What kind of fruits or vegetables would you like to pick at a farm?
Fun at Home
Tell your child about an experience that you or a family member once had on a farm. Did you pick any fruits or vegetables? Did you make something special from whatever you picked?
Show Me! Our Words of the Week
Say It:
Orchard
Explain It:
An orchard is a piece of land planted with many fruit trees. Apples grow on trees in the orchard
Talk About It:
If you had an orchard, what kinds of fruit trees would you plant?
Say It:
Pumpkin patch
Explain It:
A pumpkin patch is a special garden where pumpkins grow.
Talk About It:
In this pumpkin patch, which pumpkin would you pick and why?
Say It:
Pumpkin
Explain It:
A pumpkin is a large, orange fruit that grows on vines. Pumpkins can be eaten or carved for decoration.
Talk About It:
Tell me about where you have seen pumpkins before.