What better time is there for a pumpkin unit than October?! And resources are plentiful right now in the blogosphere.
I’ll be linking to Montessori-inspired pumpkin resources here and adding a link to my Pumpkin Unit Study Pinterest board filled with LOTS AND LOTS of pumpkin resources of all types and for all levels.
Montessori Pumpkin Printables
Montessori Print Shop has Pumpkins – Basic Unit Starter along with many other pumpkin materials available inexpensively.
Montessori for Everyone has a free Life Cycle of a Pumpkin pdf.
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities
Parts of a Pumpkin Cards (Photo from The Work Plan)
I had an Activity of the Week – Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities with links to many pumpkin activities last year (photo from The Work Plan of one of those activities).
Update: Here are all my pumpkin posts:
- Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Unit
- 20 Pumpkin Phonics Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Hammering for Toddlers
- 20+ Pumpkin Hammering Activities for Preschoolers
- 20+ Fabulous Fall Gourd Activities for Kids
- Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
- Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Montessori Pumpkin Scrubbing for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Pie Squares
- Simple Fun with Pumpkins and Pumpkin Seeds for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- How to Participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project with Non-Food Treats
- Pumpkin Unit Study Pinterest Board
Spooning Corn into Miniature Jack-o’-Lanterns (Photo from Olives and Pickles)
Olives and Pickles has spooning corn into miniature jack-o’-lanterns and transferring miniature pumpkins with tongs.
Pumpkin Seed Necklace Activity (Photo from The Work Plan)
The Work Plan has flower arranging in a pumpkin vase, scrubbing a pumpkin and Five Little Pumpkins with props, pumpkin seed necklace activity (photo), and making a pumpkin softie.
Pumpkin Hammering (Photo from My Montessori Journey)
My Montessori Journey has Pumpkin Hammering (featured in my post last year),
Spooning Pumpkin Transfer (Photo from The Education of Ours)
The Education of Ours has spooning pumpkin transfer with a hidden preparation for decimal system work.
Weaving Activity (Photo from To the Lesson!)
To the Lesson! has a number of pumpkin-themed activities, including a weaving activity using pumpkin-shaped muffin cups.
Itty Bitty Love has matching felt pieces to Jack-o’-Lantern Faces.
Making Montessori Ours has a number of pumpkin activities.
Labeling Parts of a Pumpkin (Photo from Homeschool Escapade)
Homeschool Escapade has many Montessori-inspired pumpkin activities, including labeling parts of a pumpkin.
Pumpkin Polishing (Photo by Jessie from The Education of Ours – at Mommy Moment)
Jessie from The Education of Ours has pumpkin polishing at Mommy Moment.
Joyfully Weary has upper- and lower-case letter matching using plaster of Paris pumpkins made in a pumpkin ice cube tray.
More Ideas for a Pumpkin Unit Study on Pinterest
Follow Deb @ Living Montessori Now’s board Pumpkin Unit Study on Pinterest.
On Pinterest, I have many more resources for a pumpkin unit study for a number of age levels. The resources aren’t all Montessori resources, but there are many fantastic ideas to choose from to fit into a pumpkin unit.
Does your child have a favorite pumpkin activity?
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Thank you for sharing – I love seeing all the different ideas.
I love all of these great pumpkin ideas! I featured it on my top pumpkin ideas from Mom’s library. Thanks so much for linking up!
What great pumpkin activities!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!
So many great ideas! I’m sharing this as part of my Halloween Round Up today.
You seriously always have the best roundups for everything!! I’ve already found a ton of ideas I’d like to do with my daughter’s Kinder class. Thank you so so much for linking up to this week’s Discover & Explore!
I never – ever would have thought of pumpkin polishing! But my wee one will love it! He loves playing ‘car wash’ – which turns into people/animal/anything wash! Such creative ideas for pumpkin learning! Thank you for the heaps of inspiration
Thanks so much for linking up with the Pumpkin Patch Blog Hop! I added this to my Pumpkin Board on Pinterest 🙂
Thank you for stopping by my blog again and for adding my blog to this post 🙂 I always appreciate encouragement and comments! Hope you had a nice Halloween!
My pleasure, Sierra! And thanks for all the wonderful ideas you share! My husband and I have nice, quiet Halloween nights now that we’re empty nesters (and live in a part of Colorado Springs that’s too hilly to get many trick-or-treaters). I miss all the festivities, but quiet is good, too. I hope your Halloween was wonderful! 🙂
What a fantastic collection of activities! I especially love the spooning corn into mini jack o’ lanterns and the pumpkin seed necklace activity.
Thank you for linking up to the Afterschool party!
Thanks, Maryanne! I love those activities, too! It’s great when fun, seasonal activities are so wonderful for eye-hand coordination as well. 🙂