October is an exciting month at Sunflower. We spend more time talking about the changing seasons and do lots of art work with leaves. Yesterday, we made leaf rubbings and today we collected oak leaves from a tree in our yard and made leaf prints. In preparation for our field trip next week to the pumpkin patch, the kids made pumpkin bread for snack next week.
Our classroom also has new curriculum in it. The science room features bats, spiders, owls and even REAL human bones. In our big room, the top of the climber has been transformed into a bat cave for dramatic play. In conjunction with our curriculum, we also get Discovery kits from the CU Henderson Museum. Last week, we finished up our Colorado mammal unit with a discovery kit full of animal skulls and furs. In a few weeks, we will have the owl kit and the kids will be able to investigate owl pellets.
Don’t forget the biggest event of the year at Sunflower…OUR Halloween PARTY! It promises to be a big hit this year with games, prizes and lots of yummy treats!