For a week we have had a special sort of "baby" in our classroom to cradle and care for in many playful ways on our nature table. This baby is a large, oblong, light orange squash from Finn's Grandmother. (Feel free to expand the story of the squash's "roots" Phoebe, if you wish). On Tuesday, the group gathered around an early morning table with Andre, Finn's Daddy for the drama of opening the squash. It smelled like a fresh melon and we each held it for several deep breaths. Sarah took out spoons from her ukelele case (she plays music on spoons!) and with her musical spoons we took turns to scoop out seeds. Some of those seeds we dug holes for in the earth outside.
On Thursday we will eat the squash as soup, cooked by Finn's family. His grandmother will join us and even hopes to read us a story..... STONE SOUP! We will even make a Stone Soup collage together. Maybe children can even help make soup at home soon in this fall season.
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