Pumpkin Investigation Worksheets and Activity
Fall is officially here and Iโm so excited about it! This is my favorite season, so Iโm ready to celebrate with all things caramel apple and pumpkin spice. In the spirit of pumpkins and fall celebrations, Iโve created some super cool pumpkin activities for kindergarten. Check out these free Pumpkin Investigation Worksheets and activities to enjoy all season.
Pumpkin Investigation Worksheets and Activity
This printable bundle includes a hands-on pumpkin investigation station activity to explore with your early learners this Fall. You can explore pumpkins, discover the life cycle of a growing pumpkin, and learn all about pumpkin parts through hands-on exploration and play with these fun pumpkin activities. Keep reading to see whatโs inside this pumpkin printable pack!
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Pumpkin Activities
Pumpkin Investigation Station
Iโve put together this cute printable bundle filled with pumpkin activities for kindergarten to help encourage all kinds of early learning this Fall. Your kindergarteners can practice building fine motor skills, learning about early science concepts, and more!
Printable Pumpkin Activities
Hereโs what youโll find in this printable pumpkin activities pack:
Life is Gourd Coloring Page
This cute coloring page is perfect for decorating the fridge or making an adorable bulletin board for your kindergarten classroom this Fall. Plus, coloring is an awesome way to help early learners practice fine motor skills, color identification, and build concentration while getting creative.
Pumpkin Parts Identification
This fun printable encourages kindergarteners to explore pumpkins and learn all about their parts: the stem, seeds, vine, etc. Itโs a great way to encourage your kindergarteners to be curious and explore the world around them.
Plus, itโs perfect for learning about parts of a whole if youโre pursuing a Montessori education.
My Pumpkin Investigation Worksheet
Get ready for a hands-on pumpkin science experiment thatโs perfect for kindergarteners and other early learners too! Cut open a big orange pumpkin and get ready to get messy as you explore all the things hidden inside.
You can use this pumpkin printable to record discoveries with your kids at home or in the classroom.
Pumpkin Activities for Kindergarten
Learn About Pumpkin Life Cycles
Introducing kindergartners to life cycles is a great way to help kids begin to understand the natural world. All living things go through life cycles. Exploring these cycles with fun pumpkin life cycle worksheets and activities is a great way to talk about changes in life with your kids.
The pumpkin life cycle has many parts: seed, sprout, plant, flower, green pumpkin, and finally the big orange pumpkin we all know and love.
Learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin can help kindergartners understand natural order, give them opportunities to practice sequencing, and help them understand the role of the farmer growing the pumpkins too.
Sensory Pumpkin Investigation Station
I love hands-on learning experiences that incorporate many senses for kids of all ages, but especially for kindergarten and preschool learners.
This Fall, you can explore your big orange pumpkin with your sense of sight, smell, touch, and even taste as you complete this pumpkin investigation station activity.
Multisensory learning activities encourage whole-brain learning. Itโs all about involving multiple areas of the brain to help your kindergartners really master a concept. With this pumpkin investigation station, youโll be helping your kids master important early science concepts with a fun multisensory approach.
First, examine the outside of the pumpkin. Talk about the texture of the pumpkin, its color, the stem, and the sound a pumpkin makes when you thump it. Try to lift the pumpkin, try to roll it, you can even weigh it or measure it.
Then, crack open your pumpkin and explore the inside. You can provide tools for your kindergartners to scoop, scrape, and investigate whatโs inside the pumpkin. Really encourage your early learners to get into the pumpkin with their hands.
Ask questions like โWhat does it feel like? Is it slimy? Squishy?โ
Your kindergartners can use the pumpkin investigation station worksheets in the printable pumpkin activity bundle to help record all the things they see and discover as they investigate.
Then, use the worksheets to encourage your kindergartners to write about what they have found or make a graph recording the class responses.
Pumpkin Books to Read Aloud
Want to have more pumpkin learning fun with your kindergartners this Fall? Studies have shown that literacy skills grow when approached with multisensory learning techniques.
Combining pumpkin themed books with these printable pumpkin activities for kindergarten is an easy way to encourage a love of books in your early learners.
Plus, itโs a fun way to learn more about pumpkins too!
Check out some of my favorite pumpkin themed books for kindergartners:
- Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie by Jill Esbaum
- From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer
- Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson
- Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
What are your favorite pumpkin-themed books to read aloud?
Share your favorites in the comments, I canโt wait to read them to my kindergartners too!
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Pumpkin Activities for Kids
Are you looking for even more pumpkin activities and fun to enjoy in your kindergarten classroom or homeschool this year, then don’t worry, Iโve got you covered.
Here are some of my favorite pumpkin activities for kindergarten:
Montessori Pumpkin Washing Station
I love this Montessori-inspired sensory experience! Itโs the perfect way to prep your pumpkins before you begin your pumpkin investigation station activity. Plus, thereโs so much to discover with this Montessori pumpkin washing station. Youโll love it!
Kindergarten Pumpkin Lesson Plans
Need some lesson plans, printables, and activities that are ready to go? Check out my pumpkin lesson plans and activities perfect for the kindergarten classroom or homeschool.
There are some great STEM projects and activities for Fall in this one that you wonโt want to miss!
Pumpkin Volcano Science Experiment
If youโre looking for another hands-on science experiment to enjoy with your kindergartners this fall, look no further. You can explore fizzy, exciting chemical reactions with this pumpkin volcano science experiment. Itโs definitely one your early learners will remember!
Pumpkin Pie Play Dough Recipe
Talk about a sensory experience, you can see, touch, and smell this pumpkin pie scented play dough. Plus, itโs perfect for hands-on exploration with your kindergartners this Fall. Use it to build STEM projects, form sight words out of dough, or even as counters for addition and subtraction problems.
There are all kinds of fun ways to learn with play dough this Fall. What are some fun ways you can use pumpkin pie playdough to teach your kindergartners?
Share your ideas in the comments.
Donโt forget to grab your printable pumpkin activities for kindergartners with a hands-on pumpkin investigation station worksheet your kids are going to love. Plus, I canโt wait to read about all the fun you have with this one, so donโt forget to come back and share.
Pumpkin Investigation Worksheets
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