Celebrate fall with four pumpkin themed hands-on activities! After learning about pumpkins, scholars complete two activity sheets that reinforce estimation and word problems. They then plant pumpkin seeds and bake a pie in a bag.   

Concepts

halloween, Holidays, holiday celebrations, united states holidays, celebrations, pumpkins, estimation, weight, size, seeds

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask parents and guardians for material donations 
• Conduct activities in center rotations; invite adult volunteers to support and supervise pupils 
• Copy and staple worksheets into a packet for quick and easy reference between activities

Classroom Considerations

• Take classroom allergies into consideration prior to bringing in food 
• Coordinate with cafeteria personnel to save time and space for baking pies, or have a finished pie ready to present after the recipe demonstration 

Pros

• Provides engaging background knowledge that sparks learner interest

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.3.1 RL.4.1 RL.5.1 SL.3.1.a SL.3.2 SL.4.1.a SL.4.2 SL.5.1.a SL.5.2 L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a MP5 MP6