Pumpkin Activities Bundle | Pumpkin Life Cycle, Science, STEM & Crafts K-2

Pumpkin Activities Bundle | Pumpkin Life Cycle, Science, STEM & Crafts K-2

This Pumpkin Activities Bundle gives K–2 teachers a full month of engaging October pumpkin activities for science, STEM, math, reading, writing, crafts, and map skills. Students investigate real pumpkins, explore the pumpkin life cycle, complete hands-on pumpkin science and STEM activities, practice measurement and 2D shapes, read and write about pumpkins, explore pumpkin patch map skills, and participate in a memorable Adopt a Pumpkin experience.

Instead of searching for separate October activities each week, use this collection throughout the month of October to build a connected pumpkin theme. Choose individual activities as they fit your plans, use them in centers or small groups, or combine several resources into a complete pumpkin unit for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade.

With hands-on investigations, science experiments, engineering challenges, literacy activities, math connections, pumpkin patch learning, and seasonal crafts, this bundle gives you weeks of meaningful pumpkin learning without having to plan every activity from scratch.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Adopt a Pumpkin Activity Kit

• Classroom pumpkin adoption experience
• Pumpkin Adoption Certificate
• Mini Pumpkin Patch craft
• Make Your Pumpkin Face activity
• Pumpkin measurement activities
• All About My Pumpkin foldable
• Pumpkin nonfiction mini reader
• Pumpkin writing planning pages
• Informational pumpkin writing craft
• Teacher directions and lesson plans
• Printable pumpkin option

Pumpkin Investigations

• Observe and describe a real pumpkin
• Draw and identify pumpkin shape
• Count pumpkin ribs
• Count and examine pumpkin seeds
• Make a sink-or-float prediction
• Test and record sink or float
• Measure pumpkin height
• Measure circumference
• Weigh a pumpkin
• Explore pumpkin parts
• Connect learning to the pumpkin life cycle
• Interactive pumpkin flipbook format
• Single-page investigation format
• Whole-class and small-group options

Pumpkin Life Cycle Interactive Flipbook

• Seed
• Sprout
• Vine
• Flower
• Pumpkin
• Student-friendly nonfiction reading
• Pumpkin plant parts
• Drawing and labeling
• Life cycle sequencing
• Science response activities
• Pumpkin-themed review activities

Pumpkin Life Cycle STEM Activity

• Build each stage of the pumpkin life cycle
• Use hands-on materials to model pumpkin growth
• Sequence the stages
• Observe and record learning
• Connect a physical model to pumpkin science
• Student recording activity

Pumpkin Gate STEM Challenge

• Plan a pumpkin gate
• Build with simple classroom materials
• Test how many pumpkins the gate can hold
• Count and compare results
• Reflect on the design
• Improve and rebuild the structure
• Engineering recording sheet
• Teacher lesson plan
• Extension ideas
• Differentiation support
• Assessment ideas

Decomposing Pumpkin Jack Science Experiment

• Set up a real jack-o’-lantern decomposition experiment
• Make predictions
• Observe Pumpkin Jack over time
• Record observations across multiple days
• Compare before and after
• Observe changes in color, shape, texture, smell, and mold
• Draw conclusions
• Write and share results
• Classroom experiment sign
• Teacher experiment guide

Shape Pumpkin Math Craft

• Build a pumpkin using 2D shapes
• Identify 2D shapes
• Count shapes
• Record totals
• Graph shape data
• Compare results
• Analyze the graph
• Writing connection
• Hands-on geometry practice
• Teacher lesson plans and standards

Pumpkin Patch Map Skills Activity

• Pumpkin Patch Map
• Interactive mini reader
• Map key
• Compass rose
• Follow-the-map activities
• Locate pumpkin patch landmarks
• Practice north, south, east, and west
• Follow directions
• Build beginning geography and map skills

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Activities

• Pumpkin Patch Look & Find nature viewer
• Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt
• Pumpkin observation activities
• Field trip recording activities
• Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch writing
• Describe and compare pumpkins
• Activities to use before, during, or after a pumpkin patch field trip

A FULL MONTH OF OCTOBER PUMPKIN LEARNING

Use these resources throughout October instead of trying to squeeze everything into one pumpkin day.

Choose activities for:

• Week-long pumpkin themes
• A complete October pumpkin unit
• Fall science lessons
• STEM Fridays
• Science centers
• Math centers
• Literacy centers
• Writing lessons
• Small groups
• Whole-group instruction
• Pumpkin patch field trips
• Parent volunteer stations
• Seasonal enrichment
• Early finishers
• Halloween science

Pick the activities that fit your pacing and revisit the pumpkin theme across several weeks.

PUMPKIN SCIENCE

Turn your October pumpkin theme into meaningful hands-on science.

Students explore:

• Pumpkin life cycle
• Plant growth
• Pumpkin parts
• Observation
• Prediction
• Sink or float
• Pumpkin decomposition
• Changes over time
• Seeds, flesh, pulp, stem, leaf, and vine
• Scientific recording
• Comparing results
• Drawing conclusions

Students are not simply completing pumpkin worksheets. They are observing, measuring, building, testing, recording, and discussing real science concepts.

PUMPKIN LIFE CYCLE

The bundle gives students multiple opportunities to explore:

seed → sprout → vine → flower → pumpkin

Students practice pumpkin life cycle concepts through:

• Nonfiction reading
• Sequencing
• Labeling
• Drawing
• Hands-on modeling
• Pumpkin investigations
• Science vocabulary
• Interactive activities
• Written responses

Repeated exposure across different activities helps students build a deeper understanding of how pumpkins grow.

PUMPKIN STEM + ENGINEERING

Give students opportunities to plan, build, test, improve, and try again.

The Pumpkin Gate STEM Challenge introduces the engineering design process as students:

• Plan a structure
• Build a pumpkin gate
• Test the design
• Count how many pumpkins it can hold
• Compare results
• Explain what worked
• Improve the design
• Test again

The Pumpkin Life Cycle STEM activity adds another hands-on experience by having students construct a physical model of how a pumpkin grows.

PUMPKIN MATH

Pumpkin-themed learning naturally reinforces early math skills.

Students practice:

• Measurement
• Nonstandard measurement
• Height
• Circumference
• Weight
• Counting
• Comparing
• 2D shapes
• Graphing
• Recording data

Students measure real pumpkins, count ribs and seeds, build with shapes, graph results, and apply math skills in meaningful seasonal contexts.

READING + WRITING ABOUT PUMPKINS

Literacy is woven throughout the bundle.

Students can:

• Read pumpkin nonfiction
• Build pumpkin vocabulary
• Read about the pumpkin life cycle
• Draw and label
• Respond to informational text
• Plan pumpkin writing
• Write pumpkin facts
• Describe pumpkins
• Complete informational writing
• Record science observations
• Write about pumpkin patch experiences
• Practice seasonal editing skills

This makes it easy to continue your pumpkin theme during reading and writing lessons throughout October.

PUMPKIN PATCH ACTIVITIES

Bring meaningful learning to your pumpkin patch theme — whether you are taking a real field trip or bringing the pumpkin patch into your classroom.

Students can:

• Complete a Pumpkin Patch Scavenger Hunt
• Use a wearable Pumpkin Patch Look & Find viewer
• Observe different types of pumpkins
• Draw a favorite pumpkin
• Describe pumpkin characteristics
• Write about a pumpkin patch experience
• Read a pumpkin patch mini reader
• Use a Pumpkin Patch Map
• Practice using a map key
• Use a compass rose
• Identify north, south, east, and west
• Follow paths and directions

These activities help turn a pumpkin patch trip into a learning experience while also working as standalone classroom activities.

ADOPT A PUMPKIN

Create one of the most memorable parts of your October pumpkin unit by letting students choose and adopt their own pumpkin!

Students can:

• Choose a pumpkin
• Name their pumpkin
• Complete a Pumpkin Adoption Certificate
• Create a pumpkin face
• Describe their pumpkin
• Build a Mini Pumpkin Patch
• Measure their pumpkin
• Read to their pumpkin
• Learn pumpkin facts
• Complete pumpkin science activities
• Complete pumpkin writing activities

Use real pumpkins, mini craft pumpkins, or the printable pumpkin option depending on your classroom setup.

HANDS-ON LEARNING WITHOUT STARTING FROM SCRATCH

This bundle gives you a variety of activities so you can choose what works for your class throughout October.

Use the resources for:

• Pumpkin activities
• Pumpkin science
• Pumpkin life cycle
• Pumpkin STEM activities
• Pumpkin investigations
• Pumpkin crafts
• Pumpkin math
• Pumpkin writing
• Pumpkin patch activities
• Halloween science
• Fall centers
• October lessons
• Seasonal writing
• Science and STEM enrichment

SKILLS PRACTICED

Science

• Pumpkin life cycle
• Plant growth
• Pumpkin parts
• Observation
• Prediction
• Decomposition
• Changes over time
• Scientific inquiry
• Recording results
• Drawing conclusions

STEM + Engineering

• Planning
• Designing
• Building
• Testing
• Problem solving
• Improving designs
• Comparing results

Math

• Measurement
• Counting
• Graphing
• 2D shapes
• Data collection
• Comparing quantities

Reading

• Nonfiction text
• Science vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Sequencing
• Following directions

Writing

• Informational writing
• Descriptive writing
• Drawing and labeling
• Science recording
• Written responses
• Editing

Social Studies + Geography

• Map skills
• Map key
• Compass rose
• Cardinal directions
• Following a map

PERFECT FOR

• Pumpkin activities for Kindergarten
• Pumpkin activities for 1st Grade
• Pumpkin activities for 2nd Grade
• Pumpkin science activities
• Pumpkin life cycle activities
• Pumpkin STEM challenges
• Pumpkin investigations
• Pumpkin crafts
• Pumpkin math activities
• Pumpkin writing activities
• Pumpkin patch activities
• Pumpkin field trips
• Halloween science
• Fall activities
• October activities
• October centers
• Complete pumpkin units

Grades: K–2

Subjects: Science • STEM • Math • Reading • Writing • Social Studies

Themes: Pumpkins • Fall • October • Pumpkin Life Cycle • Pumpkin Patch • Halloween Science • Hands-On Learning

Use this Pumpkin Activities Bundle throughout the month of October to create weeks of connected, hands-on pumpkin learning. With pumpkin science, life cycle activities, STEM challenges, investigations, math, reading, writing, crafts, map skills, and pumpkin patch activities all in one collection, you can build an engaging pumpkin unit while saving valuable planning time.