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The Ultimate List of 20+ Pumpkin Activities for Kids

October is one of my favorite months of the school year! We get to celebrate Fire Safety Week, Halloween, and my favorite of the month…Pumpkin Week! During our pumpkin week celebration, I love to incorporate as many pumpkin activities as possible! These pumpkin activities integrate math, literacy, science, and social studies. Not only are these pumpkin activities great for hitting multiple content areas, they are also fantastic for boosting engagement mid-fall!

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

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Pumpkin Read Alouds

To kickoff our pumpkin week celebration, I like to read a few books about the life cycle of a pumpkin. “Pumpkin Pumpkin” by Jeanne Titherington is one of my favorites!

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As the week progresses, I continue to read other books about the life cycle of a pumpkin. “From Seed to Pumpkin” by Wendy Pfeffer is another favorite.

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Math Pumpkin Activities

After we enjoy some pumpkin read alouds, we begin our pumpkin activities for math! These pumpkin activities can be completed as stations or as a whole group.

First, I have the students estimate the height, weight, and circumference of a pumpkin.

With snap cubes, we measure the height of the pumpkin.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

To measure the circumference, we use chain links. I have found that chain links are so much easier for students to use versus a piece of yarn.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Next, we weigh the pumpkin using a scale.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Then, I cut the pumpkin open so we can make further observations of the inside. First, we estimate how many seeds we think are inside the pumpkin.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Then, I scoop out the seeds and we use our “Seed Scooper” hundreds chart to help us count our seeds.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Literacy Pumpkin Activities

As we are completing our pumpkin activities, we integrate a little reading and writing along the way.

We label the parts of a pumpkin including the outside of a pumpkin and the inside of a pumpkin.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

We also work on these mix and fix pocket chart sentences in which students place the cards in the correct order of the pumpkin life cycle.

Students can then work on these sentences independently at our pocket chart center.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Science Pumpkin Activities

After learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin with our life cycle books and pocket chart sentences, we complete this life cycle of a pumpkin activity.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

We then hypothesize whether the pumpkin will sink or float. This activity is always a class favorite as most students think the pumpkin will sink.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Social Studies Pumpkin Activities

Not only do these pumpkin activities integrate literacy, math, and science, they integrate social studies as well.

First, we examine where pumpkins grow on a map. Then, we discuss the items that use pumpkins and do not use pumpkins with this pocket chart sort.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

Pumpkin Pie in a Cup

At the end of the week, we enjoy this yummy pumpkin pie in a cup!

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

After making this snack and trying it out, I have students survey eight friends to get their opinion on whether they liked the pumpkin pie. Then we analyze and graph the results.

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

All About Pumpkins Book

On Friday, we assemble our “All About Pumpkins” book!

Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

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Celebrate Thanksgiving, as you review math and literacy skills, with these engaging Thanksgiving centers for kindergarten & first grade. These Thanksgiving Escape Room activities can be used for a classroom Thanksgiving Party or turkey math and literacy centers. Students will practice CVC words, syllables, rhyming words, decomposing five and more. They will enjoy finding out which turkey in disguise stole the pumpkin pies with these Thanksgiving math centers and Thanksgiving literacy centers!

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Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!
Celebrate Pumpkin Week as you investigate pumpkins with these interactive and engaging pumpkin activities for kindergarten and first grade! These pumpkin activities are perfect for integrating science, literacy, math, and social students into your pumpkin unit. After reading some pumpkin books for kids, students get to engage in pumpkin investigation activities. Students get to work on counting by 10, determining if a pumpkin will float or sink, and measuring the height & weight of a pumpkin!

 

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7 responses to “The Ultimate List of 20+ Pumpkin Activities for Kids”

  1. Sandy Cangelosi Avatar
    Sandy Cangelosi

    I absolutely love all of these activities. Thank you!

  2. Krista Mahan Teaching Momster Avatar
    Krista Mahan Teaching Momster

    Oh my goodness! I love these pumpkin ideas! Thanks for sharing!

    Krista
    Teaching Momster

  3. Karen Kennedy Avatar
    Karen Kennedy

    Ashley ~ GREAT activities! I use to do this with my class many years ago.. your blog post has inspired me to do my Pumpkin Unit again! ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks for sharing!!

  4. Sebrina Burke Avatar
    Sebrina Burke

    Fun activities! Loved the idea of using a hundreds chart to count the seeds.
    Sebrina
    Burke's Special Kids

  5. Mrs. King Avatar
    Mrs. King

    Love love love these ideas! Thanks for sharing!

  6. ronnie Avatar
    ronnie

    Thank you.

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