How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? (Mr. Tiffin’s Classroom Series)-Fast Shipping

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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 asthey 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 has500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guessesthat the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn’thave 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 Charliehappily exclaims, “Small things have a lot going on inside ofthem.”

And don’t miss the newest addition to the Mr. Tiffin series, The Dinosaur Expert!