TEACHERS:
I've
gotten some emailed questions about
how I manage the pumpkin carving in
class.
The
pumpkin carving is really just for
fun. The kids carve out side of
class time, either at home or during
a meeting of our school biology
club. The pumpkins are brought in
to school on Halloween and must be
taken home that afternoon. If kids
leave their pumpkins, they don't get
the extra credit points. Basically,
I don't want to have a room of
rotting pumpkins!
I give
extra credit points for the
pumpkins, each kid has a limit of
two. They must be carved, not drawn
or painted. Of course, there must
be a clear biology theme.
Each
class votes on a class favorite,
which gets the carver 2x the extra
credit. Then, each class winner
competes for the "staff favorite"
prize.
It's
pretty fun; pretty low key. We
spend maybe 15 minutes of class time
on Halloween day looking at and
voting on the pumpkins.
