Unit Content
Literacy
Ages 2 to 5: Use dot markers to learn the letter P as well as its corresponding sound
Ages 3 to 6: Differentiate between letters and numbers by sorting the pumpkins into the wagons
Ages 2 to 5: Support language development and practice counting with this playful rhyme
Ages 2 to 6+: Build fine motor skills and practice counting by ones, twos, fives and/or tens
Ages 3 to 6: Count out sets of pumpkin seeds and match them to the pumpkin with the correct number
Ages 3 to 6: Count the fall items before organizing the data into a bar graph
Ages 3 to 6: Practice counting and identifying written numerals by matching the numbers to a given quantity or simply count and write in the correct numeral
Ages 4 to 6+: Describe the characteristics of a pumpkin and practice counting and measuring skills by observing a pumpkin up close
Ages 4 to 6+: Build computation skills, model addition and/or subtraction number stories, and solve equations by counting the total number of pumpkins
Ages 5 to 6+: Estimate and measure the length or height of different pumpkin parts
Ages 5 to 6+: Estimate and count the total number of seeds in three different pumpkins before comparing the numbers
Ages 2 to 6: Activate the senses and encourage children to try new foods by taste testing a yummy collection of pumpkin treats
Ages 2 to 6: Make an easy pumpkin-themed treat and sequence a set of pictures to show the order in which each ingredient was used