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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's Inside a Pumpkin?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As part of a study on pumpkins, students will discover what's inside a pumpkin by observing a pumpkin, making individual booklets, and tasting baked pumpkin seeds.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pumpkins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this instructional activity students will be involved in hands-on discovery activities using pumpkins and pumpkin seeds. They will compare the size and weight of their pumpkins. They will also have an opportunity to taste pumpkin...
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Other

Brightly Beaming Resources: From Seed to Pumpkin

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Five day lesson plan uses a variety of resources to cover the book, From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pfeffer.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Peeking at Pumpkins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
As part of a unit about pumpkins, students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin. Student understanding will be aided by the use of the flannel board, individual booklets, and Kid Pix software.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: From Seed to Plant

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will use the illustrations and details in the text to describe how plants grow. This lesson uses a complex text to allow students to analyze the pictures in From Seed to Plant and From Seed to Pumpkin. Included are videos and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pumpkin Time!

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how a seed grows into a pumpkin. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Pumpkins Are Popping Up Everywhere!

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text showing how pumpkins grow. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Pumpkin Seeds

For Students 9th - 10th
This close up photo shows a large number of pumpkin seeds.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Pumpkin Potpourri (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Some cute ideas on integrating a pumpkin theme into many subject areas, based on reading "Pumpkin, Pumpkin," by Jeannie Titherington. Activities include making a pumpkin story wheel, creating a mural, and making a paper pumpkin patch.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Gardening

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this site to get the "dirt" on dirt. Explore a savage garden or choose from the various aspects of gardening: feed, control or bloom.

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