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!…
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…
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: Week of August 3
…: peas, beans, and peanuts), and cucurbit family (examples: summer squash, pumpkins, and cucumbers). Knowing which plants are in the same family helps scientists, gardeners, and farmers draw on helpful information. For instance, plants in the same family often require similar growing conditions, and they may be susceptible to the same pests and diseases. Growers can use this information to decide when and where to plant their crops each year. Th…
Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of October 12
…ecord daily temperatures. Pumpkin Exploration (K-2): Introduce students to pumpkins and how they grow. Use a pumpkin seed activity to practice sorting and counting in 2s, 5s, and 10s. Sweet Potato Applesauce (K-2): A no-heat recipe that features local apples and sweet potatoes, with literature and curriculum connections. Harvesting the Garden (K-2): Students will review characteristics of mature produce and learn how to harvest different types of…
Growing Minds Day by Day: Week of June 22
…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…
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
…Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o’-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. But when they discover that their choice pumpkins are actually the same one, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever!…