Pumpkins and Apples and a Freebie!

October just would not be the same with out some pumpkins and apples! As many teachers do, I always would spend the last week in September celebrating Johnny Appleseed's birthday and teaching all about apples. As October began, I would then use the previous lessons to dive into a unit of pumpkins. My students often found it quite exciting to compare the two fruits. If you are in need of some fun and research based lessons to teach about pumpkins and apples then check out my Pumpkins and Apple Unit by clicking here.

This unit is designed with fall in mind. It is a great unit to explore apples and then compare them to pumpkins. It has a venn-diagram comparing the two, a printable to explore and learn how to describe the inside and outside of an apple and of a pumpkin, a pumpkin and apple comparison through investigation activity, inside a pumpkin craft, pumpkin vocabulary cards and assessment, how to carve a pumpkin sequencing and procedural writing activity, and The Great Pumpkin writing activity and craft. Check out the samples below!

For those of you who are starting to plan for Red Ribbon Week here is a fun graphic freebie. Click Here to grab your free graphics!