Before Thanksgiving, we spent a lot of time learning about the first Thanksgiving, comparing our lives to the lives of Pilgrims, and talking about all the things that we are thankful for in our lives.
   One afternoon, the Kindergartners were challenged to create their very own Mayflower. Using only a sheet of tin foil, the Kinders had to create a boat that would hold all of the Pilgrims looking to get to America. We planned out our design, brainstormed with our partner, and then started building! During the first test, there were several ships that only help 5-6 Pilgrims. The Kindergartners then problem solved with their partner, trying to discover a way to build a stronger, better ship. 
   By the end of our experiment, there were Mayflowers that were holding over 90 Pilgrims (which was all that Miss Keenan had!)

When Election day rolled around this past week, the Kindergartners did a little voting of our own! We read 2 different books (Duck for President and Splat the Cat for President) and then decided which book character we would rather have for president! We made campaign posters, we registered to vote, and then we were able to vote on Nov. 8th like our moms, dads, and teachers! 
   It was a really close race and Duck was officially voted in as President here at NDA!

After all the Halloween festivities, the Kindergartners learned all about pumpkins! One of our favorite parts of the week was our pumpkin investigation. We spent a few days measuring the height of our pumpkin, measuring the circumference of our pumpkin, and even testing to see if our pumpkins would sink or float!
    The Kinders were amazed that each and everyone of our pumpkins floated, especially since a few of them were really heavy!