This quick-prep pumpkin seedcount the room center is a perfect way to incorporate movement in your math center rotation. This is a great way to allow your students to get up and move about the classroom while being on task.

Simply tape the 20 pumpkin-themed cards around the room. The student will then find each of the cards, count the number of apples on the basket/s, and write the number in the basket on the included recording sheets.

What’s included:

20 numbered count the room cards that are pumpkin-themed.

2 recording sheets – one with numbers 1-10 and one with numbers 1-20 so the activity can be differentiated.

The pumpkin cards come in both color and black and white printing options

Laminating is suggested for longer use if you use it as a center.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the pumpkin cards and place them around the room and you’re set for a fun pumpkin-themed center for the week or month!

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In this pack, the students learn writing, sequencing, retelling, life cycles, and much more. It’s a great hands-on activity to get the students excited to learn.

What’s included:

• 2 retelling writing pages – one with lines one without
• 2 writing pages – How Does A Pumpkin Grow?– one with lines one without
• A sequencing page for the students to number the steps of how a pumpkin grows.
• Cut and glue sequencing page.
• Sequencing center in color – print on cardstock and laminate
• Larger sequencing cards in color that can be used on an anchor chart.
• Supply pieces to be printed on card stock and laminated for the kids to pretend to grow a pumpkin.
• One easy reader – How Does A Pumpkin Grow? It 2 options plus comes in both color and black and white.

These activities will keep your students engaged and having fun all while learning!

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Prep is simple and quick for all of these pumpkin week center rotations. To make it even more fun, use these centers with your buddy class!

What’s Included:

There are 7 center rotations included. Table tents for each activity are also included.

1. Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt Write the Room – Tape the picture cards around the room. The students will find them all and write each word.

2. Pumpkin Patch Map Making – The students will get to design/draw and label their own pumpkin patch.

3. Make A Snack – The students will have a pumpkin bread snack. They will also learn how to make the pumpkin bread using the sequencing activities.

4. Pumpkin Seed Measurement – The students will use pumpkin seeds to measure the different items using non-standard measurement.

5. Make A Craft – The students will make a pumpkin craft.

6. Pumpkin 2D Dough Mats – The students will create 2D pumpkin shapes using playdoh to help build fine motor skills..

7. Make A Pumpkin Hat – The students will create a hat to wear showing the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Extra supplies that you will need.

Playdoh and pumpkin bread snack.

These pumpkin week centers will be such a fun addition to your pumpkin unit this year!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Judith N. says, “My students enjoyed the supplement as they worked on the parts of a pumpkin. Plan to use the materials again this fall.”

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These addition mats are a fun hands-on way to practice addition facts. They are perfect for small groups, individual work, centers, or morning work.

There are 2 mat options, one that the student can place the printed number answer in the box to finish the problem and the second sheet allows them to write in the answer with an Expo marker. You would need to laminate the mat for this option so it could be erased.

We used pumpkin seeds for counting. You could also use play dough balls or pom pom balls. There is a sheet of small printable pumpkin seeds you can use too.

There are

Addition problems 1-10 and

Addition problems 1-20

Recording Sheet

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These no-prep pumpkin patch bingo cards are perfect for class parties, fall festivals, as a whole class reward on sub days family literacy nights, before or after your field trip to the pumpkin patch, to use during your pumpkin unit. or for Fun Fridays! They are also a great way to review pumpkin vocabulary!

What’s Included:

Included are 30 different bingo cards and a set of teacher calling cards.

Laminating the bingo cards and calling cards is suggested.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Having Fun With First says, “This was a perfect addition to my Pumpkin Day! My first graders loved it! Thank you!”

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Get this as part of my Counting Mats Bundle and save big.

These counting mats are a fun hands-on way to practice numbers. The students will help gather the correct number of pumpkin seeds. They can then practice writing the number. Laminate the pages so they can be reused over and over with a dry erase marker.

These work great for math centers and during small groups.

We used real pumpkin seeds or you can use play dough or small puff balls from the craft section. I have also included a page of printable seed pieces both in color and black and white in case you’d like to use those.

Here’s what’s included:

Number 1-20 in full page size mats

Numbers 1-20 half page mats

Numbers 1-20 quarter page mats

Printable pumpkin seed pieces

All come in both color and black and white.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Krystal C. says “This was perfect for my class during Halloween. They loved to use the big pumpkin mats and we used real pumpkin seeds to count. They were also aloud to draw on them since we laminated it.”

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Get this as part of my Life Cycle Hat Bundle and save big.

These no-prep hats are a fun way to review seed life cycles. The students will get to cut and glue 4 circles representing the seed on the front of the hat. They will then cut and glue the life cycle in the correct order on the back strip of the hat.

What’s included:

There are 4 different seeds included. Each seed comes with a front of the hat and a back strap that can be stapled together. You can add an additional strip to the back if the hat needs to be made larger to hit the child’s head.

Includes

Apples

Pumpkins

Flowers-

Sunflowers

No prep is required.. Just print the insect hat pages and you’re ready for a fun life cycle activity!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Mary R. says, “My kindergarteners LOVE crowns! This was the perfect activity to go along with our seed unit. Thank you!”

Jessie S. says, “My students love making and wearing their life cycle hats! These are a great, beyond the worksheet, activity!!”

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Save big by buying the October Craftivities Bundle

This pumpkin craft is perfect for your bat unit, or during the month of October! They look adorable hanging on the bulletin board or in the hallway

What’s Included:

There are two different ways to make the pumpkin craftivity.

-Print a black and white page that has all of the pieces to make the pumpkin on it for each student and have them color and assemble the pumpkin.

-Print each of the parts pages on the corresponding color paper accounting for how many students you have, and hand out the parts to the students to cut and assemble.

After the craft is assembled, the students will need a long piece of construction paper to glue on their pumpkin and writing page of your choice. They look adorable displayed in the classroom!

There are 3 writing prompt pages included along with both a writing paper option along with regular a regular lined version.

I’ve also included an additional blank sheet in case the students need to staple an an additional page for writing

-Pumpkin

-Pumpkin Facts

-My favorite thing to do with a pumpkin

Prep is quick and easy…. and they look adorable displayed in the classroom or hallway!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

Katrina K. says, “This pumpkin writing craft was so cute to make during the month of October. They also added some fun decor to our hallway, when we were finished!”

Amy S. says, “I loved this so much…used it the past 2 years. The pumpkin faces the kids come up with are adorable! Thank you!”

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Here’s what’s included:

Included in this life cycle bundle are 3 variations of life cycle activities.

• Option 1: Color, cut, and put the life cycle wheel together.
• Option 2: Color, cut, and glue the word or sentences describing the life cycle steps in the correct spot, then put the wheel together.
• Option 3: Print in color, laminate and put together to be used at a center.

You will need one brass fastener per child to put the wheels together.

Life cycles that are included:

• Ladybug
• Bat
• Butterfly
• Pumpkin
• Plant
• Apple
• Penguin
• Bee
• Frog
• Sea Turtle

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID….

Melinda T. says, “My students loved this resource. We used this with our CKLA Cycles in Nature unit. It was so cute and easy to use.”

Jayne C. says, “I love this resource. It has so many different life cycles that can be used throughout the year!”

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This is a 9 page book explaining how a pumpkin grows in a few easy sentences on each page. The last sentence is reworded with a fill in the blank for reading comprehension. It’s an easy project for the kids to cut, color and staple the book together when finished!

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Get this unit as part of my No Prep Math, Literacy and Science Packet Bundle and save big.

This packet includes the following pages:
-1 Pumpkins can, have, are plus cut and paste answer sheet.
-1 Venn diagram comparing apples and pumpkins.
-1 I can compare apples and pumpkins worksheet
-1 Addition crack the code math sheet including answer key.
-2 How would you grow a pumpkin writing pages 1 page is writing paper
-4 Pumpkin facts writing pages 2 pages are writing paper
-1 Let’s describe pumpkins writing page
-1 Word search reviewing pumpkin vocabulary includes answer key
-1 Addition/subtraction math sheet
-1 Greater or less than math sheet
-3 Pages of spinner addition
-2 Pages of pumpkin vocabulary cards – black and white and color option
-2 If I went to an pumpkin patch writing sheets one is writing paper.
-2 If I had a pumpkin writing sheets one is writing paper
-1 Pumpkin book cover pages
-2 ABC order pumpkin words plus write a sentence using 2 of the words. 1 regular lines and one hand writing paper.
-2 All about pie writing sheet comparing apple and pumpkin pie. One is handwriting paper.
-1 Real or nonsense word sort
-1 Hundreds chart hunt
-1 Pumpkin count and graph
-1 Set of 6 write the room cards -pumpkin vocabulary
-2 Pumpkin lifecycle pages 1 black and white 1 color
-2 Pumpkin lifecycle fill in the blanks
-1 Writing sheet to use for write the room
-1 Telling time page
-1 How to carve a pumpkin
-1 Have you ever visited a pumpkin patch graph-student survey
-1 Pumpkin investigation page

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The students will enjoy practicing their real and nonsense words in this engaging activity. The student will choose a pumpkin, say the word and then place it on top of the correct hay bale. This is great to add as a monthly center rotation, early finishers, or group guided reading activity. The possibilities are endless. Be sure to check out my store for other themed options as well.

Included is a color and black and white option. 30 real words and 30 nonsense words are included.

Laminating for durability is recommended.

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