October 2025

A Pumpkin as BIG as You!

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Build Your Own Pumpkin

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Learning Objective:

Children will compare different-sized pumpkins and determine their favorite.
 

Science Focus:

plants

 

Page 4 Skill:

read a diagram

 

Vocabulary:

weighs, forklift, float

 

CCSS:

RI.1.1 ask and answer questions; RI.1.4 determine meaning of words; RI.1.10 read informational texts; RF.1.2 vowels; SL.1.1 participate in collaborative conversations; L.1.1.F use adjectives

 

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