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First Grade Pumpkin Activities: Literacy and Science Bundle

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First grade pumpkin activities for fall include reading with Spookley, writing about the pumpkin life cycle, and hands-on science investigations. A complete, no-prep bundle for literacy and science.

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These First Grade Pumpkin Activities include three literacy and science resources. Inside, you’ll find:

  • Spookley the Square Pumpkin Reading Activities
  • Pumpkin Life Cycle Worksheets and Mini Books
  • Pumpkin Investigation Posters and Recording Sheets (FREE with bundle purchase)

 

These materials help students build comprehension, sequencing, and vocabulary by completing skill-based reading tasks with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, reading and responding to their own printable pumpkin life cycle mini books, and recording their observations during hands-on science investigations. Everything is ready to print and easy to use across your fall unit, without extra prep.

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How It Works in the Classroom

Read Spookley the Square Pumpkin and revisit the story through comprehension tasks that target sequencing, character traits, and cause and effect. Assign activities during your literacy block, small groups, or centers.

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Use the printable Pumpkin Life Cycle Mini Books to teach nonfiction reading and vocabulary. Students read, label, and write about the stages of a pumpkin’s growth while building science knowledge and practicing informational text skills.

Guide students through hands-on science experiments with the Pumpkin Investigation Posters. Display each poster to introduce the activity, then use the matching recording sheet as students observe, measure, and describe their pumpkins. This is an easy way to build observation and recording skills during fall science lessons or lab day.

What's Inside The Pumpkin Activities Bundle

Spookley The Square Pumpkin

  • Story elements, sequencing, main idea, character traits, and cause/effect worksheets
  • Visualization, prediction, connections, and question prompts
  • Compare/contrast, summarizing mini book, and comprehension tasks
  • Shape sorting, graphing, Spookley craft, and cut-and-paste activities
  • Google Slides version with audio directions
  • Boom Cards with drag-and-drop and comprehension tasks
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Pumpkin Life Cycle Activities

  • Cut and paste labeling and sequencing activities
  • Numbering and labeling worksheets
  • Interactive notebook page
  • One-page mini book and eight-page foldable mini book
  • Pumpkin-shaped life cycle booklet
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Pumpkin Investigation Posters and Recording Sheets (FREE with bundle):

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6 investigation posters with matching recording sheets:

  • How big is our pumpkin?
  • What weighs the same as our pumpkin?
  • Sink or float?
  • How many seeds?
  • 5 senses observation
  • Describe your jack-o’-lantern
  • Bonus pages: roasted pumpkin seeds recipe + 5 senses writing extension

Why Teachers Love This Bundle

  • Covers fiction, nonfiction, and hands-on science in one easy-to-manage set
  • Reduces planning time with print-and-go resources for a full week of instruction
  • Builds literacy and science skills through engaging, seasonal themes
  • Flexible for use in whole-group lessons, small groups, or centers
  • Includes a FREE set of pumpkin investigation posters that fits perfectly with the other two activities
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Try It In Your Classroom

This bundle combines three pumpkin-themed resources that support first grade instruction in reading comprehension, nonfiction text, and hands-on science. Use it to plan a full week of integrated, skill-based learning that’s simple to prep and easy to manage.

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