October 2026

Is This a Pumpkin?

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Make a Pumpkin Face

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Skill Sheets and Lesson Plan

Depending on your program, you might use printables as a welcome activity, send-home pages, or in a center.

What We Are Learning

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

Children will identify different attributes of a pumpkin.

 

WORDS TO KNOW:

vine

 

KNOWLEDGE FOCUS:

Pumpkins; Plant Characteristics

 

KEY SKILLS AND STANDARDS:

ELOF: Engages in scientific talk; Compares and categorizes observable phenomena; Asks and answers questions about a text

Standards

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