First graders in Mrs. Haswell’s and Mr. Bitner’s classes had a fun time exploring pumpkins for a math lesson recently. Students answered various math questions about the pumpkins, measured, as well as counted seeds within the pumpkins.
The class counts the lines on the pumpkin
Mrs. Haswell scoops out seeds for each student
A student outs her seeds onto a napkin for counting
Students watch as their pumpkin is scooped out
Mr. Bitner models how to find the height of the pumpkin
A student gets to look inside the pumpkin
Mr. Bitner gives students a claser look at the pumpkin
A student watches as Mrs. Haswell scoops out seeds
Students in Mr. Bitner’s class listen to directions about their activity
Mr. Bitner holds the pumpkin so a student can collect seeds
A student puts her seeds onto a towel for counting
A student answers questions about the pumpkin
Taking a break for a picture as she waits for her pumpkin seeds
A student reaches into the pumpkin to gather seeds for counting
A student gets his seeds to count
Pausing for a quick picture before he counts his pumpkin seeds
Students watch as Mrs. Haswell begins to scoop out the pumpkin
A student puts his seeds onto a towel
A student counts her groups of ten
Mrs, Haswell shows seeds under the stem of the pumpkin
Putting his seeds into groups of ten for easy counting
