Assessment
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From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer

For Students 1st Standards
Conduct a lesson that leads into a writing assessment. After reading an excerpt from From Seed to Pumpkin, first graders demonstrate their interpretation of sections of the passage by sketching the details from each part.
Worksheet
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Ranger Rick: Dissect a Pumpkin

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this pumpkin activity worksheet, students examine pumpkins inside and out and then respond to 4 short answer questions regarding their observations.
Organizer
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Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this life cycle of a pumpkin instructional activity, students color pictures of the life cycle stages, cut out and tape onto a string in the correct order. Page has a link to additional activities and instructions.
Lesson Plan
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Color Me

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four common pond creatures: red-bellied turtle, giant pond snail, American toad and pumpkin seed.
Worksheet
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Plant Life Cycles

For Students K - 2nd
Follow the life cycle of a dandelion with a lab sheet for kindergartners. They learn about the order of events in a dandelion's life, then put the stages of life in order. Can they describe the life cycle of a pumpkin? For extra...
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Bee Pollen Popular

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....
Lesson Plan
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Units Of Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this units of time worksheet, students cut out ten strips of time and then match up the strips of time to their actual times.