Mr. Tiffin and his students explore skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment! This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it’s a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home.

How many seeds are in a pumpkin? Mr. Tiffin asks his class as
they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert,
the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor,
sounding like she knows what she’s talking about, guesses the medium one has
500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses
that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn’t
have a guess.

Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once the slimy job is done,
to everyone’s surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds! As Charlie
happily exclaims, Small things have a lot going on inside of
them.

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