Pumpkin Kindergarten Extension Pack

So, I’ve schedule some fun themed filled review days for the boy this school year.  He did this K Pumpkin Pack last Thursday, while he was staying with Grandma.  Lil’Bro had a heart study, so it worked out great.  He was able to do it by himself, therefore allowing the day to be “counted.”   If you’re looking for a fun theme day next week for your kindergarten, make sure and grab this new Pumpkin K Extension Pack.  If you need some pumpkin fun for your tot or preschooler, swing by this post.

Pumpkin K Extension Pack

Here’s what you’ll find inside: Pumpkin Math, Tracing Strips: Pumpkin Varieties, Skip Counting Puzzles, Pumpkin Parts, Pumpkin 100 Chart Art, Pumpkin Observations and Pumpkin Spin & Graph.  Add a few pumpkin books and your day is set.

Products We Use with Our Units
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Looking for more ideas?

• Preschool and Tot Activities
• Devotional & Memory Verse Helps
• Pumpkin Learning Center Ideas
• Pumpkin Observations (included in K Extension Pack)
• Recommended Books
• In the Kitchen- Pumpkins
• Tots Around Town- Pumpkin Pickin'
• Family Movie Night - Pumpkins

There are also more ideas, units, printables and crafts available on our Pinterest Board!


 

Scarecrows

Check out our BRAND NEW SCARECROW UNIT!  Since we’re heading to Relevant this week we wanted to leave you something that would be a perfect transition into November.  And since we are going to be away from the blog for a few days, we thought we would share it with you today!!!

Just click the image above to download a single zip file of all the printables. (Can’t unzip it. Try Hamster Free Zip Archiver approved by Amber’s husband. Remember to download carefully.)

You will need to be able to view pop-ups to download the unit, as it will appear in a pop up window from our site!
Here are the printables included in this unit:

• How Many Crows? (You’ll need our counting cards.)
• Cc Letter Sort
• Number Order Puzzle (1-10 and 11-20)
• Roll & Graph
• Magnet Page
• Spelling Page
• Count & Clip
• Which is Different?  
• Patterns (ABAB and AABB)
• Writing Maze
• Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice  
• Size Sort 

Book Suggestions

Tot Pack
Looking for some ideas for a younger tot?  Check out our Scarecrow Tot Pack. (Tot Packs inspired by 1+1+1=1.) Here are the printables included in this pack:

• Scarecrow Match
• Crow Shapes 
• Count the Crows
• Scarecrow Colors (mini book)
• Size Sequencing
• Scarecrow Picture Puzzle

Products We Use with Our Units

There are also more  ideas, units, printables and crafts available on this theme.  Check out our Pinterest Board for some of our favorites!
We hope you enjoy these printables and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided. 

Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. You MAY link people here. When leading others to these printables, please link to THIS page, not to the file page.  Thanks! (See TOU)

Pumpkins {Expanded}

Check out our new and expanded “Pumpkin” unit!  We’ve added a few new printables, which you can download. 

Just click the image above to download a single zip file of all the printables. (Can’t unzip it. Try Hamster Free Zip Archiver approved by Amber’s husband. Remember to download carefully.)

You will need to be able to view pop-ups to download the unit, as it will appear in a pop up window from our site!

Here are the printables included in this unit:

• Number Order Puzzle (1-10 and 11-20) 
• P is for Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Parts
• Patterns (ABAB and AABB)
• Pumpkin Seeds Counting Mat (You’ll need our counting cards.)
• Spelling Page
• Spin & Graph
• Count & Clip
• Color by Letter
• Which is Different?
• Flip & Color (You’ll need our counting cards.)
• Writing Maze
• Pumpkin Measure
• Number Maze 
• Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
• Size Sort 

 

Tot Pack
Looking for some ideas for a younger tot?  Check out our Pumpkin Tot Pack. (Tot Packs inspired by 1+1+1=1.) Here are the printables included in this pack:

• Pumpkin Match
• Pumpkin Shape Puzzles 
• How Many Seeds?
• Pumpkin Colors (mini book)
• Size Sequencing
• Pumpkin Picture Puzzle

 

 

Products We Use with Our Units

 

Looking for more ideas?

• Pumpkin Kindergarten Extension Pack
• Devotional & Memory Verse Helps
• Pumpkin Learning Center Ideas
• Pumpkin Observations 
• Recommended Books
• In the Kitchen- Pumpkins
• Tots Around Town- Pumpkin Pickin'
• Family Movie Night - Pumpkins 
• Last Year's Post

There are also more  ideas, units, printables and crafts available on this theme.  Check out our Pinterest Board for some of our favorites!
We hope you enjoy these printables and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided. 

We’re linking up to: Preschool Corner.

Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. You MAY link people here. When leading others to these printables, please link to THIS page, not to the file page.  Thanks! (See TOU)

Pumpkin Observations

We haven’t purchased any pumpkins yet, but I’m looking forward to doing this with the boy in the next week or so.

Click to Download.

This particular observation sheet is for before carving. 

Have fun exploring pumpkins!

Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. You MAY link people here. When leading others to these printables, please link to THIS page, not to the file page.  Thanks! (See TOU)

Pumpkin Centers

This week we are expanding our Pumpkin Theme printables. 

To get you started, I’ve found some fabulous resources that can be use in independent centers. 

Fine Motor

My Montessori Journey has wonderful pumpkin based activities that will help your child work on their fine motor skills. 

Pumpkin Transfer with a Spoon

Pumpkin Art Project

You usually can find various decorative pumpkins at your nearest craft store and even dollar store.  However, you could also use candy corn pumpkins!  If all else fails, orange pom-poms would work perfectly as well.

Art

Making Learning Fun has a pumpkin Easel Art Page.

Easy Easel Art: Pumpkin

Play-Dough

Make some pumpkin scented play-dough or just use an orange one with our Pp for Pumpkin play-dough mat.  To keep your kiddos engaged longer, provide a few pumpkin cookie cutters and brown pipe cleaners for stems they can stick in rolled up balls. 

Pumpkin Play-Dough Mat

Hopefully these ideas will keep your kiddos entertained for awhile.

Kite Printables

Check out our BRAND NEW KITE UNIT! Pull it out on windy fall days and then get outside and actually fly a kite with your kiddo!

All our printables are in one easy download. Just click on the image above where you will be able to download a single zip file of all the printables from Google Drive. 

You will need to be able to view pop-ups to download the unit, as it will appear in a pop up window from our site!

Here are the printables included in this unit:

• Magnet Page 
• Patterns (ABAB and AABB)
• Roll & Graph
• Count & Clip 
• Spelling Page
• Which is Different? 
• Writing Maze
• Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
• Size Sort
• Number Order Puzzle (1-10 and 11-20)  

Tot Pack

Looking for some ideas for a younger tot?  Check out our Kite Tot Pack. (Tot Packs inspired by 1+1+1=1.) Here are the printables included in this pack:

• Kite Match
• Kite Shape Puzzles 
• How Many Kites?
• Kite Colors (mini book)
• Size Sequencing
• Kite Picture Puzzle

 

Book Suggestions

Check out our Pinterest Board for more ideas, units, printables and crafts available on this theme!

We hope you enjoy these printables and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided. 

Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. You MAY link people here. When leading others to these printables, please link to THIS page, not to the file page.  Thanks! (See TOU)

Leaves Unit {Expanded}

Check out our new and expanded “Leaves” unit!  We’ve added a few new printables, which you can download. 

Just click the image above to download a single zip file of all the printables. (Can’t unzip it. Try Hamster Free Zip Archiver approved by Amber’s husband. Remember to download carefully.)

You will need to be able to view pop-ups to download the unit, as it will appear in a pop up window from our site!

Here are the printables included in this unit:

• L is for Leaf
• Leaf Observations
• Leaf Parts
• Patterns (ABAB and AABB)
• Leaf Shadows
• Spin & Graph
• Count & Clip 
• Spelling Page
• Which is Different? 
• Writing Maze
• Beginning Writing/Cutting Practice
• Size Sort
• Leaves Spelling Page
• “L” for Leaves Letter Craft
• Fall Leaves Counting Mat (You’ll need our counting cards.)
• Number Order Puzzle (1-10 and 11-20)  

Tot Pack

Looking for some ideas for a younger tot?  Check out our Fall Tot Pack. (Tot Packs inspired by 1+1+1=1.) Here are the printables included in this pack:

• Leaf Match
• Fall Puzzle 
• Fall Colors (mini book)
• Pumpkin Size Sort
• Shape Leaves
• How Many?
• Pumpkin Match & Clip

Products We Use with Our Units

Looking for more ideas?

• Devotional & Memory Verse
• Learning Center Ideas
• Outdoor Fun- Nature Walk and Leaf Collecting
• Recommended Books
• Craft- Leaf Person
• Family Theme Night Ideas- Leaves 
• Last Year's Post

There are also more  ideas, units, printables and crafts available on this theme.  Check out our Pinterest Board for some of our favorites!

We hope you enjoy these printables and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided. 

We’re linking up to: Preschool Corner.

Please do not sell or host these files anywhere else. You MAY link people here. When leading others to these printables, please link to THIS page, not to the file page.  Thanks! (See TOU)

Heading Outdoors

I don’t know how many of you out there love fall, but it is without a doubt my favorite time of year.  Fall brings cool nights by a campfire, caramel apples, chili, and of course, leaves burning in their true color.  I love the fact that E and I will soon be able to head out on hikes through the woods and see all of the trees putting on their best show. 

It can all seem idyllic, but lets be honest.  Its hard to keep kids entertained on a nature walk.  :)  So, for those times when your kiddos need a little something extra to do you can download this Nature Observation Sheet and a set of Leaf Bingo cards! 

           

Hopefully they will help with any outdoor plans you may have this lovely fall season!

Tots in Action-Pumpkins

Here is a look at our what we did in our Pumpkin unit!  Below you will also find our grab and gather list, so you can get everything together to teach the unit!  We hope it helps you and that you enjoy it as much as we have!

Pumpkins

This unit has been expanded. So, make sure and check out the additional printables here.

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Here is what we’ve been doing this week. Let us know what you think.  We hope by providing these materials to you free of charge, it will make your life easier! 

Lesson Plan: The lesson plan includes all the lessons for the week, as well as optional ideas. Items following the lesson plan are just the printables or links to websites we used to teach these plans.  (Please note: On top of our lesson plan we are reading books daily that relate to our theme.)

Memory Verse: This memory card is for daily use during our calendar time.  You can learn more about calendar time at 1+1+1=1 or Homeschool Creations.  Our weekly devotional is an object lesson that will help your child apply the meaning of the verse to them.

(Not sure why all of the image is not showing up on 4Share. Sorry.)

 

Day 1: 
P is for Pumpkins- Teaches your child how letters are linked to sounds to form letter-sound correspondence. (For this activity you can do a lowercase p or a capital P.)

 

Number Maze: Pumpkin Patch-  This activity will help your child practice counting whole numbers 1-10 in order by 1s.

 

Day 2:
Color By Letter Pumpkin- Reinforces capital letter and lowercase letter recognition.

Flip & Cover: Pumpkin Patch- This activity will help your child begin to read, count and model whole numbers 1-10.  (Pick the counting cards that would be best for your child.) You can use a variety of objects to cover your pumpkins, such as: orange pom poms, bingo chips, pumpkin stickers, dot paint, magnets, etc.

 

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin- To do this activity we read a book and as we read, I allow my son to use picture clues from the story to identify the next stage in the pumpkin life cycle.  Then I had him find the printed image and glue it on to the paper plate. A couple of good books include: It’s Pumpkin Time! and From Seed to Pumpkin. We found several life cycle cards that you could use: Kizclub- Sequencing Cards and Montessori for Everyone-Life Cycle of a Pumpkin.

Note: The Life Cycle images above were not created by us, I just colored them in Photoshop Elements.  You can download the original blackline master from A to Z Teacher Stuff.

Day 3:
Build a Letter P- Teaches your child how letters are constructed by building them in a fun way. (Download the whole alphabet below and laminate. Print on cardstock for more durability.)

 

Measure the Pumpkin Vines- This activity will help your child gain experience in measurement by using a non-standard measuring tool.

Fall Lapbook- We went ahead a created a fall lapbook to use with this unit.  It touches on a variety of skills, such as shapes, colors, size sequencing, etc..

We hope you enjoy these lesson plans and please let us know if you have any issues with downloading or using the items provided.  

 

 

Questions?  Post questions or comments on our Facebook Page.  You may have the same question as someone else.  If you don’t have a Facebook account, feel free to email us.

Pumpkin Pickin’

This week’s field trip is a given.  Most of you either have already done it or are planning on it.  If you haven’t figured it out from the title, we headed to a pumpkin patch to pick our very own pumpkin.  (We will be bisecting it to learn all about its structures.)

This week we actually have had the privilege of going to two pumpkin patches.  Yes, we did! To top it off, we are planning to go a 3rd time with Daddy.  Lil’man had so much fun visiting both. 

Pumpkin Patches sure have changed since I was a kid.  Each place we visited was full of “extras.” The only patch that I brought my camera to had tractors to ride and hay stacks to climb.

There was a silo full of corn sensory tables.  This was one of the boy’s favorite.  They shoveled it, poured it, transported it and dumped it.  They also enjoyed shooting down the tube slide.

Once we finished playing, about a good hour later, we took a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch.  Unfortunately, the pumpkin patch wasn’t as fun as the “extras.”  Little feet get easily tangled in the vines, which leads to frustrations and tumbles and eventually cries of “up please.” 

 

We ended the day with a photo op.  Aren’t these two kiddos just adorable?

  

So, even if you aren’t going to purchase pumpkins, make sure you visit a patch just for capturing some great fall pictures.