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Free pumpkin life cycle worksheet and reading passage
A pumpkin life cycle page (six stages, each with a painting, to number in order, then draw the cycle as a circle) and How a Pumpkin Grows, a short true reading for first grade with Words to Know, questions and a main-idea organizer. A good pair for October science.
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Pumpkin life cycle
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Ask for a life cycle of any plant or animal (an apple tree, a butterfly, a frog), or for another grade, and SCAFLI makes it.
Try asking for:
- “pumpkin life cycle sequencing”
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What it is
A life cycle sequencing page and a fact-checked true reading for kindergarten to second grade science in the fall.
How to use it
- Read How a Pumpkin Grows together first.
- Number the stages in order, then draw them as a circle and talk about what changes at each one.
- If you can, open a real pumpkin and look at the seeds.
Three quick tips
- Use the words seed, sprout, vine and flower out loud as you go.
- Ask what a pumpkin needs to grow.
- Pair it with a pumpkin story from the SCAFLI book library.
Questions
- What grade is it for?
- Kindergarten to second grade. The reading is written for first grade.
- Is there an answer key?
- Yes. The reading prints with its questions, organizer and a teacher key.
- Are the facts checked?
- Yes. SCAFLI checks every true reading against sources.
A starting point for your own professional judgment. Use initials only on any page about a student.