Pumpkins Preschool Circle Time brings five days of songs, stories, science, and hands on activities to your fall theme. Children explore a real pumpkin, discover how pumpkins grow, investigate what is inside, and compare pumpkins by color and size. The lesson plans, posters, crafts, and worksheets provide connected learning opportunities for preschool, Pre K, and kindergarten.
📦 This resource is included in the Preschool Circle Time MEGA BUNDLE. Please check your previous purchases before buying separately.
✨ What’s Included in Pumpkins Preschool Circle Time
This 46 page printable PDF includes a weekly overview, five daily lesson plans, song posters and props, classroom posters, and related activities and worksheets.
Five Daily Pumpkin Lesson Plans
Each lesson includes an introduction, a song with suggested actions, a recommended read aloud with discussion questions, and an activity.
- Day 1: Introduction to Pumpkins. Explore a real pumpkin and describe its skin, stem, and shape.
- Day 2: The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin. Sequence the stages of a pumpkin’s life cycle, from seed to pumpkin.
- Day 3: Parts of a Pumpkin. Investigate the inside of a pumpkin by scooping out seeds and exploring the pulp.
- Day 4: Pumpkin Colors and Sizes. Sort pumpkins by color and size, count the groups, and compare their sizes.
- Day 5: Pumpkin Fun: Arts and Sensory Exploration. Create pumpkin seed art and explore a pumpkin sensory bin.
Song Posters and Pumpkin Props
“The Pumpkins on the Vine” is sung to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus.” The resource includes one complete song poster, five individual verse posters, and orange, green, and white pumpkin props. Use the props on a felt board or magnetic board, or attach them to craft sticks for children to hold.
Pumpkin Science Posters
Introduce pumpkin vocabulary with the Pumpkin on a Vine photo poster, Pumpkin Life Cycle poster, Parts of a Pumpkin posters, and Pumpkin Shapes and Colors poster. The Parts of a Pumpkin posters include two vocabulary versions and matching explanation pages. The life cycle poster shows seeds, a sprout, a flower, and a pumpkin.
Pumpkin Activities and Worksheets
- Day 1 printables: Pumpkin shape craft in color and black and white, plus straight, zigzag, and wavy cutting practice.
- Day 2 printables: Pumpkin Life Cycle cut and paste activity and a Color by Code worksheet using numbers 1 to 6.
- Day 3 printables: Counting Pumpkin Seeds worksheets for numbers 1 to 5 and 6 to 10, plus a Pumpkin Dot Activity page.
- Day 4 printables: Orange, green, and white color sorting crates; big and small size sorting crates; matching pumpkin cards; and a Big and Small Pumpkins cut and paste worksheet.
- Day 5 printables: Pumpkin Seed Craft template and a three picture sequencing worksheet about making pumpkin pie.
✏️ How to Use the Pumpkins Preschool Circle Time
Follow the five daily plans for a week of pumpkin learning, or choose individual activities to complement your existing fall plans. Use the song, read aloud discussions, and posters during circle time, then offer the related crafts and worksheets during small groups or center time.
Print the pages you need, prepare the activity cutouts, and laminate reusable posters and props as desired. Gather the suggested books and materials before beginning. The lesson plans identify the supplies needed for each activity.
This is a printable PDF resource. Suggested read aloud books, real pumpkins, and hands on supplies are not included.
🌟 Pumpkins Preschool Circle Time: Educational Benefits
- Oral language and listening: Children describe observations, answer questions, make predictions, and join in the pumpkin song.
- Early science: Children investigate pumpkin parts, sequence the life cycle, and compare the features of different pumpkins.
- Early math: Children practice counting to 10, matching quantities to numerals, sorting by color and size, and comparing measurements.
- Fine motor practice: Children cut, trace, glue, color, use dot paint, and place pumpkin seeds to create textured artwork.
💡 Teaching Tips
Use the optional extensions to revisit the theme beyond circle time.
- On Day 1, invite children to guess how heavy a pumpkin is and compare it with classroom objects.
- On Day 2, plant a pumpkin seed in a clear cup to observe its growth.
- On Day 4, measure the width or height of real pumpkins with a ruler or measuring tape.
Choose the worksheets and activities that suit your group’s interests and abilities. Keep the posters nearby so children can refer to them during investigations, sorting, and sequencing.
Make your fall theme a week of exploring, singing, sorting, and creating with Pumpkins Preschool Circle Time.
Happy Teaching! 😊
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