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Lesson Plan
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Pumpkin Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here is a nice lesson, which includes some good worksheets, on pumpkins and how they grow. It is an ESL lesson designed for beginning and early intermediate young scholars. After listening to some books about pumpkins, learners label...
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Lesson Plan
Education World

My Pumpkin Story

For Teachers K - 5th
Have young pumpkin carvers use technology to create a unique pumpkin face and write a short story about the special characteristics of their pumpkin.
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Lesson Plan
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Pumpkin Carving for K-2 Students

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students carve pumpkins, draw pictures and label layers of a seed, and write steps needed to carve pumpkin.
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Lesson Plan
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Pumpkin Puzzler

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Light the Halloween festivities with an exercise that connects math, physical science, and language arts. After watching a demonstration of a burning candle, learners use division, multiplication, or algebra to determine how many boxes...
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Printables
Centervention

Halloween Worksheets: Emotions Jack-O-Lanterns

For Students K - 5th
Scholars give life to a pumpkin as they design a Jack O'Lantern that exudes a certain emotion. Participants choose one of nine feeling words, or add up to three that aren't listed, locate and cut out face pieces, then glue them to the...
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Lesson Plan
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Decaying Pumpkins

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover life and death even in vegetables as they examine a dead pumpkin.  In this plant life lesson, 1st graders collect pumpkins after Halloween and examine the differences between a fresh pumpkin and a very old,...
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Pumpkin Pumpkin

For Teachers Pre-K
Pupils study the very basics of pumpkins. By looking at where pumpkins grow, what they grow on, and what can be done with a pumpkin. They create a graphic organizer and then carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
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Pumpkin Carving Sequencer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students arrange illustrations in sequential order. For this text organization lesson, students access a webpage where they must follow the instructions to learn about the steps of pumpkin carving. Students then click and drag...
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Lesson Plan
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Glue-On Pumpkin Faces

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make Jack-O-Lanterns --- without the carving ---in this Halloween activity ideal for the early-elementary classroom (including pre-Kindergarten). If computers are available the activity can be adapted so that the students...
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Assessment
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Halloween

For Students 5th - 9th
In this online interactive ESL worksheet, students respond to 10 fill in the blank questions regarding Halloween. Students check their answers immediately.
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Interactive
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Halloween Activities

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this online/interactive Halloween worksheet, students view and listen to the "Five Little Pumpkins" video to fill in the blanks to complete sentences, use picture clues to unscramble words about Halloween, match sentences and...
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Silly Pumpkins: Just for Fun

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create works of art from pumpkins. In this art lesson, students decorate pumpkins in fun and goofy ways. Students use their imaginations while decorating.
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Assessment
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Halloween Online Interactive Quiz

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this online interactive Halloween worksheet, students respond to 6 fill in the blank questions. Students may check their answers with the click of the mouse.
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Lesson Plan
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Creative Writing: Halloween Theme

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are read a book about different authors. They identify the parts of a story such as plot and setting. They brainstorm topics for their own paper and begin the writing process. They create a final copy of their story about...
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Writing
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How to Carve a Pumpkin Expository Writing

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students write a paragraph to inform someone how to carve a pumpkin. In this expository lesson, students follow directions on how to write a proper expository lesson that includes an image, questions to ask yourself, and a paragraph...
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Lesson Plan
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The Carving of Old Jack

For Teachers 3rd
For this comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders read directions on how to carve a pumpkin. Students answer questions related to sequencing, definitions, and understanding of the story to demonstrate comprehension.
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Worksheet
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Squigly's Halloween Crossword

For Students 4th
In this Halloween crossword puzzle worksheet, 4th graders will solve more than 40 clues to complete the puzzle. Words include "trick" and "mask".
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Lesson Plan
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What's Inside a Pumpkin?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the properties of a pumpkin. In this What's Inside a Pumpkin lesson plan, students use a real pumpkin to investigate pumpkin facts, sing a song "Five Little Pumpkins", paint pumpkin patch artwork, participate in a...
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Worksheet
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Pumpkin Carving Time

For Students 1st
For this Halloween coloring page worksheet, 1st graders discuss the activity of carving a Halloween pumpkin. Students then color the picture.
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Halloween 2

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen carefully to songs and identify specific things. They demonstrate knowledge of songs by sing- along with class.
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Pumpkin Talk

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
A pumpkin and a candle are all you need to help teach your learners about what keep a flame going, and what factors lead to its going out. A lot of rich discussion should result from this fun activity. A great addition to a science...
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Lesson Plan
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Jack-O-Latern Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Have a Happy Halloween and build strong oral language skills. Special needs Pupils functioning at a moderate level can practice sequencing, writing lists, and using oral language by explaining how they carve a pumpkin. 
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Lesson Plan
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Halloween Creative Writing Project

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a creative essay from a pumpkin's point of view. They role play that they are pumpkin in a patch and need to convince a visitor to the patch that they are the best choice for a Halloween pumpkin. They focus on using...
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Handout
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The Story of Jack O'lantern

For Students Higher Ed
In this Halloween reading worksheet, students learn the origin of the Jack O'Lantern by reading the Irish tale. Note: There are references in this story to selling souls to the Devil, purgatory, the fires of Hell and Jack who gets drunk...