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Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 3rd
The pumpkin might be the single most amazing plant for youngsters. It's so big! It's leaves, it's stems, it's fruit! And it is easy to grow! This lesson describes all sorts of wonderful pumpkin ideas. Everything from pumpkin stories,...
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Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 2nd
An excellent lesson plan about pumpkins is designed for young learners! This thorough plan has terrific suggestions for activities to do using pumpkins, ideas for art projects, books to read, some nice coloring sheets, and a page of...
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Pumpkin Potpourri

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore pumpkins through numerous hands-on activities. They read the book, "Pumpkin, Pumpkin." Students create a story wheel. They illustrate sections of the book. Learners design a mural, create a paper pumpkin patch, and write...
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Museums in the Classroom Pumpkin Project

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners identify the 5 stages in the life cycle of a pumpkin. They create a model showing the correct order of pumpkin life stages. They explain a pumpkin's life cycle to a partner, using their model.
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Pumpkin Carving Sequencer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students arrange illustrations in sequential order. In this text organization lesson, students access a webpage where they must follow the instructions to learn about the steps of pumpkin carving. Students then click and drag...
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Pumpkin Picking! Mad Lib

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this pumpkin picking mad libs worksheet, learners complete the fall story by using clues to fill in the blanks with correct words. Students fill in sixteen blanks.
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness activity, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Learners...
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Pumpkins . . . Not Just Part of Halloween

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the pumpkin. In this pumpkin activity, students participate in different activities that explain the history of pumpkins and how pumpkins develop and grow, read "The Great Pumpkin Story" and answer comprehensive questions...
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Pumpkin Unit

For Teachers 1st
First graders create their own pumpkin stories on the computer.
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Spookley the Square Pumpkin

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete activities with the story Spookley the Square Pumpkin. In this holiday lesson, students listen to the story and create their own Spookley pumpkin with Popsicle sticks and paints. They use their character counts traits...
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Pumpkin Web

For Teachers 1st
First graders use the software program, Kidspiration, to create a web. They listen to the book, The Biggest Pumpkin Ever and discuss what they know about pumpkins. They use words that were listed on the board during the discussion to...
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Halloween Literature Unit: Pumpkin Patch Unit Project

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners simulate an agriculture project. In this sequencing lesson, students observe their classroom pumpkin patch, make journal entries, and predict how the pumpkins will grow. They discuss as a class how to keep their pumpkins safe...
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Halloween Literature Unit: The Magic Pumpkin

For Teachers K
Students are read The Magic Pumpkin. For this reading comprehension lesson, students practice their sequencing skills and listening skills. They participate in various activities after the story to promote their ability to recognize the...
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st
First graders understand that pumpkins grow slowly over several months. In this pumpkin lesson, 1st graders listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin and recall the sequence of the pumpkin life cycle. Students create pumpkin artwork showing...
Organizer
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Fall Treasures: Scarecrow/Pumpkin Emergent Reader 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood fall activity emergent reader booklet worksheet, students cut out the 11 pages and construct a pumpkin counting booklet that may be read again and again. Students provide pumpkin illustrations based on the numbers...
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Fall Treasures: Scarecrow/Pumpkin Emergent Reader

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood fall activity emergent reader booklet instructional activity, students cut out the 11 pages and construct a pumpkin counting booklet that may be read again and again.
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin. They create words using the cluster ump.
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The Pumpkin Patch Missing Letters Worksheet- Upper and Lower Case Letter Matching

For Students K - 1st
For this upper and lower case letter matching worksheet, students cut out 15 lower case letters which are printed on pictures of pumpkins. They match the pictures to the upper case letters shown on the worksheet.
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Tomatoes and Potatoes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Youngsters take a look at some of the foods made of tomatoes and pumpkins, and they see that potatoes grow underground. Pupils acquire new words associated with these vegetables, and write simple sentences about tomatoes and potatoes....
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Picture Prompt: Girl in Pumpkin

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Picture Prompt: Girl in Pumpkin

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these language arts worksheets, students are presented a picture and a space is provided for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students synthesize a story using the given word list related to the...
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Poultry

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a simple lesson that combines reading, coloring, and a puzzle for young learners. In it, pupils read the selection Great Pumpkins, then they color in the hen puzzle with colors based on the three distinct categories that the...
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Find the Fall Harvest Vegetables Word Search

For Students 2nd
In this fall harvest vegetables wordsearch, 2nd graders locate 6 words from a word bank listed at the bottom of the page. They find the words pumpkin, broccoli, peas, gourds, cabbage, and kale on a page which includes a small picture of...
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PreKinders

Colors of Nature

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The colors of nature are the most beautiful and vivid colors in the world. Show kids the ways that colors are striking and changing throughout different habitats with a set of images that feature two animals or plants for each color.