Old Man Johnny Came to Town

Pumpkin Math

This was my fourth year to teach Pumpkin Math, and it was just as fun as the years before. Pumpkin Math is a great way to engage students in math and science during the Fall season. This year we had a few special guests. Jackson's mother, Mrs. Guzman, came to volunteer. Also volunteering was Mrs. Lujan, Marian's mother. Our wonderful counselor, Mrs. McGlamery, experienced Pumpkin Math for the first time as well! All you ladies were PROS! Thank you so much for spending your time with our students last Friday. They really enjoyed it. =]

A few things we did during Pumpkin Math:

1. Since the pumpkins were round, we had to use a string to measure the circumference. We used cubes to measure the string.

2. We predicted the weight of the pumpkin. Even though it felt like 100 pounds, most pumpkins were under 10 pounds. That surprised them!

3. The groups predicted whether the pumpkins would sink or float.

4. We estimated how many seeds were in the 

pumpkins. Mrs. Guzman's group had over three hundred seeds! We counted the pumpkin seeds by 10s.

5. BEST PART: Carving the pumpkins and giving them a face.

 Most of the pumpkins had a facial and ended up with bushy eyebrows, mustaches, and glasses. My group named our pumpkin Old Man Johnny. Too bad they can't stick around for 50's Day coming up this Tuesday. What a great way to finish up the week. =]