Pumpkin Investigators

 Reception loved discovering what the inside of a pumpkin was like this week. 

The children used all of their senses to explore the pumpkin, and they all had the opportunity to look inside the pumpkin and describe what they could see, feel and smell to Miss Gray. 
👀👂👃✋

The pumpkin was then left inside the classroom where the children were able to experiment with different tools to try and open the pumpkin as a group.




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