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Watch The Pumpkin Grow
When doing a unit on pumpkins it is fun to discuss
how they grow. In the pocket chart you see sentence strips with
the order that a pumpkin will grow. Watch the pumpkin grow.
Plant the seeds. A vine begins to grow. Green leaves form on the vine.
Pumpkin flowers grow on the vine. A little pumpkin starts to grow.
Time to pick the pumpkin.
We will:
- mix these up and have the kids sequence them as a center activity.
- print a set of these sentence for the children and have them illustrate each sentence
and/or put the sentence in order on a long piece of contruction paper.
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Pumpkin Poems, Songs, and Fingerplays
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Song: "Five Little Pumpkins"
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said, Oh, my it’s getting late!
The second one said, There are owls in the air!
The third one said, But we don’t care!
The fourth one said, Let’s run and run and run!
The fifth one said, I’m ready for some fun!
Then Woooo went the wind
And out (clap) went the lights
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!
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Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Had a wife and couldn't keep her.
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well
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PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS ON THE VINE
Pumpkins, pumpkins on the vine
Growing big - taking their time.
First a seed, then a sprout.
Then, a vine that spreads way out.
Next, two flowers on the vine.
Then, two pumpkins in a line.
Two green pumpkins on the ground
At last turn orange, big and round.
Now it's time to harvest them.
I pick them up and cut their stems.
Two big pumpkins just for me.
What will I do? Wait and see!
One I'll make into a pie
Then eat with whipped cream, that's no lie!
The other one, I'll scoop it out.
Then, turn it slowly all about
And when I find the perfect place
I'll carve out holes to make a face.
Pumpkins, pumpkins on the vine.
Are worth the wait, every time.
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The kids will estimate the pumpkins weight, then actually weigh the pumpkin. To make it more interasting - we will use a bathroom
scale. First the children weigh themselves and then they get on the scale with the pumpkin. We will subtract the first weight
from the second to get the weight of the pumpkin!
Estimate the circumference of the pumpkin by cutting a piece of yarn that they think will fit around the pumpkin. We will
also sort pieces by too short, too long and just right
Carve a Pumpkin On-Line Farmer Ken let's you carve your own pumpkin on-line.
We will try a pumpkin science lesson.
Use the five senses to describe the pumpkin...It looks like________. It feels like_______. It smells like_____________.
etc.
We will compare pumpkins to apples, using a Venn Diagram to do this!
We will pass out cards with numbers on them, and have the have kids glue seeds to the given number.
- pumpkin seeds to make a picture.
- chart of pumpkin facts.
Pumpkin Books
Pumpkin Pumpkin
Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night
Pumpkin Things to print
Peter Coloring Page With Poem
P is for Pumpkin Coloring Page
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Recipe:
Many teachers look for this recipe. It has been a hit in my classroom. I found it was easier to use the paper cups.
Pumpkin Pudding Cones:
1/3 can of pumpkin pie filling with spices
8 oz. prepared whipped topping
2 packages of instant vanilla pudding
milk
ice cream cones
Let the children help mix the pudding with the milk according to instant pudding directions.
Add the pumpkin pie filling and stir well (or use electric mixer). The children then spoon the mixture into ice cream
cones.
"Frost" the tops with whipped topping. This works well with small paper cups rather than
the icecream cones!
PUMPKIN MATH IDEAS
PUMPKIN MATH WITH SEEDS: Do not throw away those seeds, you can do many math activities with them. We will do many activities
with them.
- Estimate how many seeds are in the pumpkin, graph the estimate. Count the seeds to see who was the closest. Guess how
many cups the seeds will fill. Measure with unifix cubes how long the seeds will line up on the floor.
(place value counting)
- As we are cutting into the pumpkin we will discuss the possible number of seeds it may contain, record predictions and
determine the "range" of the children's predictions. - (Take this opportunity to review the life cycle of the pumpkin
and point out the relationship between the flower and the pumpkin fruit they now see.)
Once the top has been removed, we will enjoy the messy fun of feeling the pulp and seeds as we help to clean out the
pumpkin. Chidren will separate the seeds from the pulp.- we will count them up to 100!
Do Pumpkins Float?
We will have a large graph with the above question, a column for yes (yes, pumpkins float) and one for no (no they don't
float). Each childwill have a cut-out of a pumpkin and place their pumpkin on the class graph. -Discuss how many students
think the pumpkins will float and how many think they won't.
-each group of students will have a sand pail filled with water and a small pumpkin, allowing them to see if the pumpkin
floats. We will discuss ourfindings with the group.!
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