In a Pumpkin Shell
…Everything Pumpkin! This book offers multiple pumpkin projects, ranging from growing pumpkins in a garden to pumpkin seed jewelry….
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The Very Best Pumpkin
…Peter helps his grandparents grow their famous pumpkins on their farm. One pumpkin grows all alone and receives special attention from Peter. When a new girl moves in next door and is looking for the perfect pumpkin, will Peter decide to share his special pumpkin with her?…
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin
…Mr. Tiffin’s class is on a mission to see how many seeds are in three different sized pumpkins. They pull out all the seeds and count by twos, fives and tens to see which pumpkin has the most, and are surprised by what they discover. This book is a fun way to introduce kids to estimation; they too can count how many seeds are in a pumpkin!…
Growing Minds Day by Day: Second Week of December
…ent based activity. Pumpkin Exploration (preschool): Introduce children to pumpkins and how they grow. Use a pumpkin seed activity to practice sorting and counting in 2s, 5s, and 10s. Seed Tapes (K-2): Students will learn proper spacing for planting in the garden. Seed Starting (K-2): Students will observe germination of different types of seeds and learn how to transplant seedlings into soil. Other Resources: ASAP Growing Local Radio Episode: Sa…
Meet Your Farmer: TK Family Farm
…melia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie Apple Butter Time Apples A to Z Apples and Pumpkins Applesauce Applesauce Season Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story Johnny Appleseed One Green Apple The Hayride: A Resource for Educational Farm Field Trips Are you planning a field trip or outing to an apple orchard this fall? Many apple orchards in Western North Carolina begin opening to the public for u-pick in m…
Growing Minds Day by Day: Second Week of April
…ng planted, and inside them there are ten-foot-tall sunflowers and mammoth pumpkins and beans that just go on forever. And though the scarecrow knows that he can as quickly be turned back into straw and buttons as he was turned into a man, he doesn’t care. He has been with the owls in evening and the rabbits at dawn. He has watched a spider work for hours Making a web like lace. He has seen the sun tremble and the moon lie still.” Local Food…
The Garden That We Grew
…After planting the seeds and watching them grow, huge pumpkins appear in a patch. Now we can make pumpkin pie and jack-o’-lanterns! Planting a garden is so much fun, and this rhyming reader shows us how. A Penguin Young Readers Level 2 book. …
Growing Minds Day by Day: Third Week of June
…members of the cucurbit (or gourd) plant family, along with winter squash, pumpkins, watermelon, cucumber, cantaloupe, chayote, bitter melon, and more. Plants in this family are grown in tropical and temperate areas and are usually frost-sensitive. The annual vines feature sticky, curling tendrils that help the plants to climb up trellises and other structures, and the flowers are generally large and yellow. While winter squash plants typically sp…
Preschool lesson plans
…Exploration How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin Through a creative exploration of pumpkins, students gain a new understanding of this vegetable and all of its diverse uses. Students use a pumpkin seed activity to practice counting. October Roots and Shoots Up, Down, and Around Teach students about how vegetables grow and guide them in tasting veggies that grow below ground and above ground. November Sweet Potato Exploration Potato Joe Children use their…
ASAP’s Farm to School Program
…es to keep the cucumbers off the ground. They belong to the same family as pumpkins, zucchini, and other squashes. Explore September resources » Meet Your Farmer A video series by Growing Minds Meet some of the people who grow your food! Our Meet Your Farmer and Junior Farm Tour videos provide students and families with virtual tours of family farms in Western North Carolina. Watch more from our video series » https://youtu.be/WXj1SlrRbF8?si=Y7t5O…