Yesterday during carline, Mr. Cohen enjoyed a peach while chatting with several Oak children. When he finished, he showed them the peach pit, sparking their curiosity about what might be inside. Mr. Cohen gave us the pit, which became the focus of today's morning meeting.
The goal of our meeting was to open the peach pit. Mrs. Mahern brought scissors, a hammer, and a magnifying glass to help. The children decided to start with the scissors, but after several attempts, we realized the pit was too hard to cut. We then tried the hammer, but still had no success. Even using a push pin with the hammer didn’t work. The children brainstormed other solutions, including using a block to strike the pit. Although a tiny piece chipped off, the pit remained mostly intact. Finally, we tried using a sharp nail with the hammer. This caused a crack, and after a few more blows, the pit finally opened—revealing a tiny seed inside.
Discussions about pits and seeds led Mrs. Mahern to share that she had an avocado for a snack. The avocado was opened to show the pit inside. This led to further discussions about whether the children had any snack foods with seeds inside. At that point, we transitioned to snack. Two children discovered orange seeds in their snack, and another child had kiwi seeds. Our class has begun a collection of seeds. Families are encouraged to send in seeds to add to our collection.
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