Students are beginning their amped up, candy-driven, crazy imaginations leading up to Halloween. It seems as if every book, every conversation, and every teachable moment brings on the discussion about Halloween and costumes!! Why not insert a fun, educational theme around pumpkins? I have created multiple resources about pumpkins and pick and choose which fun and engaging activities I use throughout the week.
I ALWAYS begin the unit with my BOOM Cards™. They are a fun and interactive way to kick off the week! The thematic unit has 10 activities ready to go. Towards the end of the week, we LOVE carving a pumpkin as a whole group! Add in the adorable counting activity with these pumpkin mats and your week is complete!!! Click the buttons below the covers to read more!
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Thematic Unit
Use this super comprehensive unit to help your students learn about pumpkins. Each activity is created around Preschool Standards. Perfect for lesson planning and differentiated instruction. There is a page at the beginning to help you print out the color or black and white activities with all of the page numbers. A data sheet is included at the end to help keep the progress of your students.
All activities are in color and in black and white!
LITERACY ACTIVITIES:
- vocabulary cards with the beginning sound in green and the ending sound in red
- sequencing the pumpkin life cycle
- rhyming word matching pumpkin game
- lowercase letter tracing cards with a picture that starts with the letter
- WH- question book with pumpkins holding different school tools
MATH ACTIVITIES:
- counting pumpkin seeds 0-10
- sizing pumpkin activity
- measuring pumpkins with paper cubes or real cubes
- comparing different sets of pumpkins with more, less, and equal signs
- subtracting different amounts of pumpkins
BOOM Cards™
These 28 task cards have 3 different kinds of slides. There are vocabulary slides, pumpkin life cycle slides, and counting pumpkins up to 10 slides.
How to Carve a Pumpkin
Try this sequencing unit on carving a pumpkin. It’s fun, engaging, and super hands-on! The cards are differentiated with and without numbers. There are 3 sizes to help you deliver the lesson with the whole group, utilize visual cards for a small group, and then have each student sequence the activity alone.
This mini-unit contains:
- vocabulary cards
- sequencing cards in 3 sizes (2½x 3½”, 4×5″, 5×7½”)
- interactive question book with sentences to answer
Use it for:
- a whole group activity
- differentiated center activities
- individual understanding of an activity
Every activity is in color and in black and white, just in case you don’t have access to a color printer!
Number Mats 0-10
Use these pumpkin number mats 0-10 for various purposes, such as math center cards, whole-group interactive cards, early finishers, or individualized assessments.
There are four different ways to show the number:
- counting 0-10 seeds inside of pumpkins
- counting 0-10 seeds inside of base ten boxes
- counting 0-10 pumpkins inside wheelbarrows
- counting 0-10 pumpkins in fields with scarecrows
All of the cards come in color and in black and white! Laminate the cards so you can reuse them!
FREE Five Little Pumpkins Activity
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If you’re interested in all things pumpkins, check out my blog on making your classroom more engaging and interactive.
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