Best Kindergarten and Preschool Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plan

If you are planning for Halloween or prepping for fun preschool themes for your school year this pumpkin theme is perfect. You’ll read pumpkin books, learn all about the pumpkin life cycle, explore pumpkin STEM, make fall recipes and so much more. We are so excited about this Kindergarten and Preschool Pumpkin Theme and lesson plan. I am sure you will love it too. It’s filled with fun activities and skills perfect for younger children. Plus, everything you need to teach your children an array of skills.

Don’t you love Pumpkin activities in the fall?

Pumpkin Lesson Plans for Kindergarten

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The Best Kindergarten and Preschool Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plan

Don’t you love pumpkin activities in the Fall?

Pumpkins are perfect for celebrating the season, Halloween, and even Thanksgiving. These big orange vegetables create fun ways to introduce lots of important early learning concepts with preschoolers this Fall. Try visiting a local pumpkin patch to learn more about how pumpkins grow, the life cycle of a pumpkin, and even choose your own lovely pumpkins to take home.

Looking for the perfect pumpkin themed lesson plan for your preschool and kindergarten learners this year?

Keep scrolling to download this amazing fall lesson plan you’re going to love!

Kindergarten and Preschool Pumpkin Theme Lesson Plan

This lesson plan is perfect for a kindergarten or preschool pumpkin theme this season. There are lots of important skills to practice and tons of fun activities to explore with your early learners this Fall.

Keep reading to learn more about what’s included and how you can add these pumpkin themed lessons to your unit study this year.

Pumpkin STEM – Reggio Provocation

This fun pumpkin STEM activity will help you to explore science, math, and engineering with your preschool and kindergarten learners this season. Many of the activities in this lesson plan are hands-on learning activities and this pumpkin stem activity is ideal for a Reggio Provocation.

Reggio Emilia believed, unlike Montessori, that a collaborative approach to learning was needed. He believed that children needed to be steered in the right direction as they learn through exploration. Reggio Provocations focus on provoking thoughts, ideas, and actions in the minds of the students.

What kind of thoughts and ideas will your students come up with while exploring this pumpkin STEM activity?

Preschool Pumpkin Theme

These Math counting cards are such a delight to look at. The fall pictures make them so much fun to work with. We used mini pumpkin erasers, but you can also use clothespins, acorns, rocks, glass beads or whatever else you have.

Language – Beginning letter sound works

I’ve included these adorable Fall templates to be used with letter cards, wooden letters, or even alphabet fridge magnets. Each printable template card has 4 Fall themed images for children to practice identifying.

Then, kids can build phonemic awareness and letter recognition skills by choosing the correct letter to begin the word. For example, “S” is for scarecrow. This activity will help kids learn important early reading skills in a fun and engaging way this year.

These are just a few examples of the many activities you’ll receive with this wonderful Pumpkin Theme.

Natural No Cook Pumpkin Playdough

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Pumpkin Lesson Plans

Kindergarten and Preschool Curriculum Made Easy!

This Pumpkin/Letter Pp Unit has everything you need for a week packed full of Pumpkin activities and learning.

The Kindergarten – Preschool weekly plans are designed with a 3-6 year old child in mind. Every activity can be used at home with one or more children or adapted for use in a classroom.

These Units are about exploring and learning while exposing children to a variety of skills and concepts.

Features:

• Academic skills:
Retelling a story, letter identification, counting/recognizing numbers, one to one correspondence, sorting by color, sorting by size, color identification, building sight words, and more

• Science and STEM

a mix of weekly activities

• Fine motor skills:
Stamping, painting, clipping, writing, cutting, building and gluing

• Gross motor skills:

Weekly mix of activities

• The week at a glance:

See all books and activities for the week on one convenient page. Plus, daily pages written out with explanations, Every week includes 5 books, Language/Phonics, Science/STEM, Art, Fine motor activities, Gross motor activities, Math, Practical Life, Sensory, and snacks along with a few other activities you may want to try!

• Suggested Materials:
Prepping for the week is super easy with this laid out plan.

• Activity Pages:
Learning activity pages include everything you need to know to complete the activities for the week. I’ve also included pictures and recipes for a variety of activities and snacks.

• Printables:

Printable activities and materials to make weekly prep a breeze! Lots of printable options to save you from purchasing additional hands-on materials that you may not have available.

KINDERGARTEN AND PRESCHOOL PUMPKIN THEME LESSON PLANS

More Pumpkin Activities You’ll Love

Check out these other great pumpkin themed activities you can explore with your kids this Fall:

You’re going to love this pumpkin playdough recipe. It’s the perfect sensory play activity for preschoolers!
Learn more about the letter P and build early literacy skills as you read these pumpkin books together.
This pumpkin volcano will be a big favorite with your kids this Fall! Plus, it’s a great way to encourage budding scientists.
You’re going to love this beautiful Charlotte Mason and Montessori inspired pumpkin unit study.

Do you have a pumpkin themed lesson idea or activity I forgot to include? I’d love to read about the fun fall activities you have planned with your preschool or kindergarten learners this season. Don’t forget to share your Fall learning plans in the comments.