Pumpkin Literacy Activities for K-3 Learners

Looking for some pumpkin literacy activities for your K-3 learners? I’m preparing for a PUMPKIN DAY with my Kindergartner, 2nd grader, and 3rd grader. So I whipped up a few literacy activities for us to do together.

If you’re looking for more science or social studies activities, you might like all the unit studies I’ve created so far {with more to come}.

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FREE Pumpkin Literacy Activities for K-3 Learners

This pack has 8 different literacy printables included. You can read a little about them below, with a couple of visual samples.

• Fun Facts about Pumpkins – a nonfiction read aloud
• Pumpkin Producers world map– sneak in some world geography!
• Pumpkins: True or False? comprehension coloring page

• Pumpkin Vocabulary Card Matching (color & blackline) – vocabulary is based on words pulled from the Fun Facts page
• Pumpkin Life Cycle Cut & Create (color & blackline)
• Pumpkin Word Bank (color & blackline)
• All About Pumpkins graphic organizer
• All About Pumpkins writing page (2 versions)

• How Do You Like Your Pumpkins? (2 versions)

Pumpkin Books I Recommend:

Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie by Jill Esbaum – as with all the National Geographic books in this series, I LOVE the simple information and amazing photographs!

It’s Pumpkin Time! by Zoe Hall – a simple books about the life cycle of a pumpkin

From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer- another simple book about the pumpkin life cycle

The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons – Like many of Gail Gibbon’s books, there’s SO much info packed into this book! Great for 2nd and 3rd graders as well!

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara- Do you know what determines the amount of seeds in a pumpkin? I do after reading this book, which also incorporates math concepts with pumpkins.

Related Units of Study for K-2 Learners:

Grab the free pumpkin pack below!

Enjoy!
~Becky