Pumpkins are planted and harvested during the school year, providing rich opportunities for children to observe and care for the plant during its entire life cycle. This pumpkin life cycle booklet and sequencing activity are perfect for your. The life of a pumpkin starts by planting a pumpkin seed in the warm ground. Attach the yarn to the half plate by stapling the end closest to the apple. Tell them they will watch their potted pumpkins sprout and grow, then show students the piece of fullygrown pumpkin and tell them that were going to keep it in a jar so it wont smell and watch the pumpkin grow old and decay. Tell students that you will watch a pumpkin grow, from the beginning to the end of the pumpkin life cycle. This pumpkin life cycle booklet and sequencing activity are perfect for your halloween and october units. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity printable and. Also, instead of yellow yarn we used orange, obviously, and we also did a three hole punch book.
Pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity printable and lesson plan. This is an easy book that introduces the steps of the pumpkin life cycle through the use of fictional characters. Color and cut out the life cycle stages from the printable below. This nonfiction childrens book depicts children gathering apples and pumpkins in the autumn. The vine can be stuffed inside the pumpkin and gradually pulled out as students retell the pumpkin. We have an adorable pumpkin life cycle craft and an amazing ladybug. In addition to reading a ton of great pumpkin books, we will learn about a pumpkins life cycle, learn about different varieties, work on a few pumpkin crafts, and work through some fun pumpkinthemed printables. Picking apples and pumpkins by amy and richard hutchings. Some of our favorite pumpkin books are pumpkin, pumpkin by jeanne. Life cycle of a pumpkin pumpkin seed seedling vine flower green pumpkin print on cardstock and laminate. Then, once the seed drank up all sorts of water and sunshine, a sprout will pop up through the soil.
More from my site fall pumpkin craft pumpkin life cycle activities one sharp bunch colorful candies kindergarten 2020. Sep 15, 2016 during center time, the kiddos mix and fix these pumpkin life cycle pocket chart sentences. I especially like the huge photo of the yellow pumpkin flower. Pumpkin song, pumpkin books, a pumpkin, pumpkin life cycle, planting pumpkins. Kindergarten, life cycle crafts, preschool, pumpkins, seasons this post may contain affiliate links. Make a simple yarn pumpkin garland 22 easy fall crafts for kids to make fun. Leave a section unstapled so the pieces can be stored inside the pumpkin. The pumpkin book by gail gibbons is a nonfiction book for children ages 48. Before completing this activity, read the story life cycle of apumpkin by fridell and walsh. Make a jackolantern for the last stage in the life cycle. Sep 28, 2017 when halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. All you need is yarn for the pulp and some pumpkin seeds. Let the children use the control card to check their work.
Brightly colored photographs with large, simple text make this book appealing as a good read aloud. Young children relate easily to experiences and in this book there is a young boy who experiences the plant life cycle in a very realistic way. My other current favorite is its pumpkin time by zoe hall and shari halpern. Students will learn about the life cycle of apples, their origin in the united states, as well as their uses. The story of a garden by george levenson, pumpkin seeds, several varieties of pumpkins, green curly ribbon one curled strand to be used to show what a tendril looks like, flannel board, flannel board pieces seed, sprout, plant, flower, pumpkin, brown pumpkin, example of the accordionfolded pumpkin life cycle book. Attach pictures to the yarn that represent each of the steps leading up to the jackolantern. Pumpkin life cycle flower plant 5th stage of a pumpkin a yellow flower begins to grow from the pumpkin plant and vine. Pumpkin life cycle planting pumpkins by simply kinder tpt. If harvested, the seeds are often recovered, dried and then used as food for humans and a seed source for future cultivation, thereby starting the life cycle over again. Have students glue the pumpkin life cycle pictures in the correct order in the center i provide my students with a printable page to cut out. Followup a reading of the book with adiscussion of the life cycle of an apple.
Pumpkin life cycle a mini cut and paste unit about this book. See more ideas about pumpkin life cycle, pumpkin and life cycles. The leaves and vine grow larger and finally, pumpkin flowers blossom. Color and cut out the life cycle stages from this printable. Note i usually print books 2 or 4 to a page to save paper.
Parts of a pumpkin free printable primary theme park. You can staple two paper plates together and decorate it like a jackolantern. Before beginning this activity, discuss with students the definition of a life cycle. As an amazon associate, i earn from qualifying purchases. The life cycle of a pumpkin fall paper plate craft for kids. This book is about a boy who plants a pumpkin seed. We explore the pumpkin life cycle from seeds to plants to pumpkins and seeds again. This, of course, means that all the children will be sick soon because our bodies cant handle the shock sadly this includes my sick little guy, wrapped up in a blanket next to me. Be sure to point out the stages the apple goes through before it is picked. Pumpkin labeling parts of a pumpkin fall preschool. We kick off the pumpkin season with a field trip to a pumpkin patch. After learning about the parts of a pumpkin, we move on to learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin the next day.
The pictures are meant to be folded on the dashed line and glued to the yarn so that the picture is on one side and the word is on the other side. You can read more about our pumpkin investigations here. You can print and use all the pages or just the ones that you prefer to use. Free life cycle of a pumpkin activities, including pocket chart sentences and sequencing. These pumpkin life cycle books give children a complete scientific overview of plant life cycles, but it is the hands on learning and growing that really provides a. The case of the missing pumpkin national agriculture in the. Practice reading the words i can see a there are 12 pages in this book. One of the best plants to grow in school gardens has to be pumpkins. This printable has a full lesson plan for the book pumpkin, pumpkin and a printable. Nov 28, 2015 there are six stages to a pumpkin life cycle.
Once they have assembled each sentence, they read to make sure that the sentences are. Seed i am the first stage of the pumpkin life cycle. Your students will enjoy reading and coloring the pumpkin life cycle book, as well as cutting and pasting the stages of its life cycle. The book begins with a cascade of pumpkins tumbling across a two page spread. It illustrates the life cycle of a pumpkin in terms that a kindergarten student can understand. Oct 09, 2017 pumpkin life cycle activities free life cycle of a pumpkin activities, including pocket chart sentences and sequencing printable. Use the students experiences of sprouting a pumpkin seed and investigating a decomposing pumpkin in activities 1 and 2 to discuss the life cycle of a pumpkin plant. Pumpkin 7th stage of a pumpkin the green pumpkin grows bigger, and the color changes from green to orange. Celebrate the fall season with this investigative nonfiction pumpkin unit.
A nice touch is to have a pumpkin on hand and cut one open to look inside. Pumpkin life cycle sequencing activity printable and lesson. Pumpkin story, or recite the steps of the pumpkin life cycle. The final page is blank to allow students to create their own page. Life cycle of a pumpkin by fridell walsh 20020425 jan 1, 1750. The pumpkin may also be eaten by animals which may help to disburse the seeds to an even greater distance from the parent plant. Mrs kelly s klass cross curricular pumpkin fun before november leaves us, i wanted to do a unit study on the lifestyle of a pumpkin. Each page of the story shows how the pumpkin seed grows, step by step.
We transport the pumpkins back to school, and those cheery squash have a sleepover so the children can study them the next school day. I chose this story because it is a very short and simple reading. After plenty of sunshine and water, the seeds will sprout a small plant. These lets read and find out books are fantastic for helping kids learn the science in their daily lives. The students are easily able to relate to the events in the book because many of them have had a jackolantern, or seen a jackolantern, at home or in their neighborhood. Staple the book at the stem or punch a hole in it and tie it with a small piece of green yarn. This pumpkin life cycle wheel helps students recall and retell what theyve learned with family and friends. Label parts of a pumpkin inspirational pumpkin investigation unit all about pumpkins life cycle label parts of a pumpkin. Teach your students all about the life cycle of a pumpkin with this set of adapted, leveled readers that doubles as great real life visual of each stage of the pumpkin s life cycle. Pumpkin life cycle adapted book life cycle of a pumpkin. Pumpkin life cycle worksheets mamas learning corner. Fall is a great time to study plant life cycles such as the pumpkin. After reading life cycle of a pumpkin, i wish that our school had bought more books about plants.
The female blossom produces a green pumpkin that ripens to an orange pumpkin. Th nsta shows the life cycle of a pumpkin from seek to harvest. Exploring pumpkins preschool science free lesson plan and. The vine can be stuffed inside the pumpkin and gradually pulled out as students retell the pumpkin, pumpkin story, or recite the steps of the pumpkin life cycle. A pumpkins life starts by planting the seed in the warm ground. Tape each stage of the cycle onto string in the correct order. Followup a reading of the book with a discussion of the life cycle of an apple. Attach a piece of yarn to the inside of the pumpkin with tape. The itsy bitsy pumpkin by sonali fry, the life cycle of a pumpkin book. The students can easily see which cards go together, because they have matching pictures. It is a simple story with great illustrations that shows the pumpkin life cycle in a straightforward manner.
The student will correctly sequence pictures of the pumpkin life cycle. Use the pocket chart photographs to sequence the life cycle with your. I love this craft because it gives students a creative visual of the pumpkin life cycle stages and requires them to put the stages in order. Pumpkin life cycle activities with images pumpkin life. In pumpkin circle by george levenson and shmuel thaler, the circle of life is showcased through vividly detailed photos that are punctuated by the wellchosen words that dance across the pages. This pumpkin life cycle booklet is now completely updated. It has actually been chilly here in southern california. My oldest girl in 2nd grade will work through this pumpkin life cycle minibook. These sentences match the sentences in our pumpkin life cycle emergent reader. Your students will learn all about the pumpkin life cycle, and their characteristics through the following handson experiments and activities. Read the book life cycle of a pumpkin by ron fridell and patricia walsh or pumpkins by ken robbins. I didnt really like the ebook version because i like the traditional way of reading a library book and flipping the pages physically.