Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

How do plants change as they grow? Question Of The Week… How do plants change as they grow?

Add text here without effort! Add Title Here Add text here without effort! Genre: Expository Text Expository Text tells facts about a topic.

In the story this week we will look for facts about how a pumpkin grows. Discuss with your shoulder partner what you think happens in the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Pumpkin Sight Words fruit soil root harvest vine bumpy smooth

What do those words mean? fruit- part of a plant that contains seeds soil- top layer of Earth’s surface

What do those words mean? root- part of the plant that takes in water and holds the plant in place harvest- to gather crops

What do those words mean? vine- a plant with a long, thin stem bumpy- covered with high spots or lumps smooth- flat or even

What do those words mean? vine- a plant with a long, thin stem bumpy- covered with high spots or lumps smooth- flat or even

READ THE STORY! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfwn5ulN2vo

2 facts you learned about pumpkins. Tell a partner… 2 facts you learned about pumpkins. 2 sentences to tell about the setting.

NOTES Notes are short sentences that can tell facts about a topic. In your thinking journal write some notes about pumpkins.

Fact or Opinion Fact- A statement that can be proven true or false. Opinion- A statement that cannot be proven true or false because it tells ideas and feelings.

Fact or Opinion Game Give students a white board. Display the sentences on the board. Students write fact or opinion.

Fact or Opinion Pumpkins grow on vines. FACT

Pumpkin pie is very yummy. Fact or Opinion Pumpkin pie is very yummy. Opinion

Yellow flowers grow on the pumpkin vines. Fact or Opinion Yellow flowers grow on the pumpkin vines. Fact

Orange pumpkins are my favorite. Fact or Opinion Orange pumpkins are my favorite. Opinion

Pumpkins are usually shaped like a sphere (ball). Fact or Opinion Pumpkins are usually shaped like a sphere (ball). Fact

Pumpkins are popular decorations during Halloween. Fact or Opinion Pumpkins are popular decorations during Halloween. Fact

Jack-O-Laterns are scary. Fact or Opinion Jack-O-Laterns are scary. Opinion

The tradition of Jack-O-Lanterns started in Ireland. Fact or Opinion The tradition of Jack-O-Lanterns started in Ireland. Fact

SEQUENCING The order in which things happen in a story. To retell the sequence of a story, use words like first, next, and last.

SEQUENCING With your partner, write the sequence of the life cycle of a pumpkin.

These are not in order. Use sequencing words. green pumpkin flower seed sprout plant orange pumpkin

FIRST LAST Next THEN

Parts of a Pumpkin

1. 4. 5. 2. 6. 3.